San Diego Drunk Driving Attorney
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• Stopped For Drunk Driving
• Signs Of Drunk Driving
• Drunk Driving And Miranda
• The Two Drunk Driving Charges
• DMV Hearings For Drunk Driving
• The Cost Of A Drunk Driving Conviction
• After The Drunk Driving Conviction
• The Drunk Driving Per Se Hearing
• Drunk Driving out-of-state
• FAQ About Drunk Driving
  
  The initial stop
  
  If you were only stopped for a minor traffic infraction, can this give the officer probable cause to arrest you for drunk driving?
  
  YES
  
  The original reason the officer stopped you need not be related to drunk driving. In fact, routine stops for broken taillights, out-dated registration or even cracked windshields have been upheld as sufficient cause for San Diego officers to detain individuals and then to check symptoms for drunk driving.  In any given case, your attorney will advise you if there are grounds to have the case thrown out by the filing of a motion to suppress the evidence based upon an initial bad detention.
  
  
  When hiring an attorney to represent you, you should ask what his track record is, how many drunk driving cases has the attorney successfully handled in California.