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Several of the defenses that we use to help clients beat DUI charges in Colorado are to show that: The police lacked reasonable suspicion to pull you over. The police gave inaccurate field sobriety test instructions. The police lacked probable cause to arrest you. The blood/breath test results were inaccurate.

If you have a Colorado state driver's license, you have already given express consent that you will submit to any type of blood, breath, or urine test for either drug or alcohol use, if a law enforcement officer finds probable cause that you were either driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while ability ...

In Colorado, the prosecutor must prove 1) That you were driving a vehicle, 2) After you had consumed drugs or alcohol, and 3) You had consumed enough drugs or alcohol that your ability to drive was impaired to a substantial degree (DUI), or to a slight degree (DWAI).

The way that a DUI per se offense differs from other DUI offenses requiring the state to establish a certain degree of intoxication is that the only fact that the state needs to prove beyond a reasonable doubt is the defendant's BAC was 0.08 or greater within two hours of driving.

Most judges will not sentence a defendant to jail in Colorado for a first offense. There are, however, some judges that do. And there are certain situations in which jail is mandatory-even for first time offenders. A DUI with a blood or breath alcohol content (BAC) of 0.20 or more requires at least ten days in jail.

The Court Process Your DUI case will be submitted to the local district attorney's office, which will prosecute the case. When you are arrested for a DUI, you will receive a Uniform Summons and Complaint (Summons), which starts your court process. You will be required to appear in court and enter a plea.