Oklahoma Walk-and-Turn Test
When a person is pulled over under suspicion of a DUI, an officer of the law may try to administer a battery of field sobriety tests. One of the most common is the walk-and-turn test.
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The Thin, Straight Line
The walk-and-turn test is built around the principle that a person who is inebriated will have a difficult time keeping his or her balance. The officer will ask a person to walk nine steps in a straight line while putting heel to toe, turn and walk nine steps back. If the person fails to do this or uses their arms for balance, they will likely be arrested for a DUI.
There is no firm metric that constitutes a failure of this test. It is up to the discretion of the officer, but an even slight variation from their instructions will almost always end in an arrest.
Stepping Over the Line
The walk-and-turn test is subjective and can be failed for any number of reasons. Because of its subjectivity, there are many ways that an experienced attorney can question its validity in court. The team at the Hunsucker Legal Group has worked on many DUI cases, and knows how to make a compelling argument against biased an subjective sobriety tests administered by officers looking to make arrests.
Call the Hunsucker Legal Group at (405) 544-2992 to schedule a free, no-risk case consultation today.
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INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF DUI DEFENSE John Hunsucker, The Only Board Certified DUI Defense Attorney in Oklahoma City By The National College Of DUI DefenseAs a leading authority in Oklahoma DUI defense, John and the Hunsucker Legal Group have argued successfully to the Oklahoma Appellate Courts several issues relating to drivers license issues that resulted in thousands of clients having their license returned without any license revocation.
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