DUI: What a Urine Test Really Shows
If you were arrested for DUI and the officer believed you were under the influence of a controlled substance (something other than alcohol), he may have asked you for a urine sample. If the urine sample shows a controlled substance in your system, you may still be able to successfully fight your charge.
A urine result is only a marker of what was once affecting the system, not what is currently affecting the system. Obviously, for a result to be in the urine, it has since been eliminated from the system. The prosecutor must prove to the Jury that your system was under the influence of the substance in question at the time of driving, not before. Your Tampa or Pasco Criminal Attorney must make the jury aware of this obvious fact.
Furthermore, in most of the counties in Florida, they do not quantify the amount of the controlled substance found in the urine. Without knowing the amount in the substance, it is impossible for an expert to draw a conclusion as to whether the defendant was under the influence at the time the urine sample was taken.
To properly defend you in your DUI case, it may be neccessary to retain the services of a qualified forensic toxicologist. A toxicologist is able to explain to the jury the problems and issues with drawing a conclusion as to impairment from a urine sample.
Contact a Criminal Attorney Today
If you have been arrested or charged with a crime, contact Denmon & Denmon Trial Lawyers at 813-554-3232 (Hillsborough) or 727 -753-0049 (Pasco or Pinellas) to discuss your case. Ask to speak directly to an attorney.