Fourth Amendment Issues in DUI Cases

Do You Trust the Police?

Before you just accept the belief that you are guilty because police officers are trustworthy, understand this one fact: The job of police officers and prosecutors is to convict you. Fourth amendment violations happen all the time in drunk driving cases!

Have Your 4th Amendment Rights Have Been Violated?
Three Things You Should Know

If you have reason to believe that your 4th amendment rights have been violated, here are three facts to consider:

Police must have a valid reason to pull you over: If you were pulled over for a reason unrelated to your DUI arrest, like a mudflap violation, having a license plate light out or something similar, you may have been the victim of 4th amendment violations.
Police can only investigate the issue they pulled you over for: If you were pulled over for speeding and then immediately forced to do field sobriety tests because the officer said he/she smelled alcohol, you could be the victim of 4th amendment violations.
Police need probable cause to make a DUI arrest: If you were arrested for no reason at a sobriety checkpoint or roadblock, you may have been the victim of 4th amendment violations.

It Happens All the Time

Police step on fourth amendment rights all the time. You wouldn't be the first person to be arrested without probable cause, to be the victim of illegal search and seizure, or other fourth amendment right, and you won't be the last.

At the Ayres Law Firm in Salt Lake City, Utah, carefully reviewing the evidence to learn about 4th amendment violations is an important step we take when representing you in your DUI arrest.

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If you have been arrested for DUI/DWI, contact a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible.

Call today at (801) 255-5555 or send us an e-mail.

About Tyler Ayres

As the founder of Ayres Law Firm, Tyler Ayres knows that the legal system requires specific strategies to get the best possible outcome for your case. This is why Mr. Ayres has assembled Utah's most experienced team of DUI defense trial attorneys, former prosecutors and drivers license experts. Together, the entire team works in concert on your case to ensure the best possible outcome for you.

"Being accused of a DUI does not make you a criminal," Tyler explains. "We treat you with respect and dignity as our team does everything possible to minimize the disruption of a DUI in your life.

Having defended hundreds of individuals accused of DUI since 2001, Mr. Ayres is one of Utah's most experienced and successful DUI attoneys. Daily he is representing his clients in their criminal proceedings in the courts as well as at the DMV hearings.

To remain on the cutting edge of DUI defense strategies and techniques, Mr. Ayres attends that National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers annual DUI conference. Additionally, Mr. Ayres devotes hundreds of hours every year continuing his study and understanding of DUI defense through personal study and attendance at legal summits, seminars and continuing education courses.

Areas of Practice:

DUI/DWI
Traffic Violations
Criminal Law
White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions:

Utah

U.S. District Court District of Utah

Education:

Willamette University College of Law, Salem, Oregon
J.D.

University of Utah, Salt Lake, Utah
B.S., Majors: Communications and Political Science

Professional Associations and Memberships:

National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys