Angola DWI Lawyer Discusses Drug Recognition Experts

As an experienced Angola DWI Lawyer I am often asked about drug recognition experts.  I was recently representing a client in Angola, New York. He was coming from Mickey Rat’s, which is a bar on Lake Erie down in the southern tier. He was pulled over and charged with driving while impaired by drugs. Earlier in the day he had smoked a lot of marijuana and got in his car and left. In order to prove a DWAI, which is driving while ability-impaired by drugs, police agencies must utilize a drug recognition expert. We call that a DRE. That is a police officer who has gone through special training and certification to recognize the symptoms of someone who has ingested or smoked different types of drugs.  The DRE will give an opinion as to whether or not they are impaired by drugs.

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Arthur L. Pressman, Esq.

Attorney Miami School of Law, National College for DUI Defense, New York State Bar

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Arthur Pressman focuses his practice in the areas of DWI, traffic law and criminal defense. Arthur is a 1982 graduate of the State University of New York at Albany. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1985 and practiced with the law firm of Heller & Rubin in Miami, Florida from 1986 to 1988. In 1988, Arthur relocated to Buffalo, where he opened his own practice where he has continued to defend those accused of crimes in the Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York area.

Areas of Expertise: DWI Penalties, Traffic Violations, Speeding Tickets, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Driving Without Insurance, Reckless Driving, Traffic Tickets, Out-of-State Drivers, Criminal Defense, Probation Violation, Drug Crimes, Domestic Violence, Assault and Battery

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