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| Defendant taking the Stand |
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| In almost all criminal court hearings the rule of thumb is that if the defendant doesn’t take the stand then he or she is guilty in the minds of the jury. So the defendant should know in advance of going to trial that if they are going to aid their Seattle dui attorney they must be willing to testify. |
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| Popular Prosecutor Questions ::: |
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- 1. If the defendant told the officer he had not been drinking that night when the car was initially pulled over, later found out the defendant had been drinking.
The prosecutor will use this as evidence that the defendant is a liar and hammer this to the jury.
- 2. The defendant is non-credible if they go with the old two-beer rule. It is more credible if the defendant states they don't count and they don't know the number of drinks they had.
- 3. The reason for the stop will be used as grounds of the inability to drive. The defendant should be able to articulate exactly why they were stopped and what was going on at the time.
- 4. If the defendant performed poorly on one or all of the field sobriety tests they should be able to clearly express what their particular difficulties were with the tests.
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