Charles Barkley Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly running a stop sign early New Years Eve day. Barkley was in Scottsdale's Old Town area, a trendy spot in Phoenix, Arizona. Police often concentrate their enforcement efforts on locations near popular bars and nightclubs in the early morning hours.

The NBA television commentator was subjected to field sobriety tests after the officer reportedly smelled alcohol on him, and he was arrested. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test and instead was given a blood test. Barkley was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star and league MVP in 1993. Last month was Barkley was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

 If you have been arrested for DUI, contact an attorney immediately to protect your rights and limit your liability.

Mark Malachowski is a San Francisco attorney in who provides DUI defense.
 (415) 983-0717 or  www.marklawdui.com)  

Aggressive, effective representation in your defense is your best bet on protecting your rights.

A loose tie or a rumpled shirt may be cited as evidence that you are drunk. Even your attitude, whether you are friendly, scared, annoyed or nervous, will be used as evidence against you. Every word you say to the police will be paraphrased or twisted into a confession.  The prosecutor will use your falling into the trap of not properly following instructions, such as by using your arms to balance yourself, which is a  normal physiological response, to nail the lid shut on his case. Even looking for your license and registration will be used against you.

Blood alcohol test methods are flawed, and are subject to interferences and operator error. The instrument most often used, the breathalyzer, measures a methyl group rather than ethyl alcohol (ethanol) itself, and thus the reading could be a result of a different chemical altogether.  High blood alcohol levels may not be indicative of alcohol consumption. Experiments have shown that a zinc deficiency can double the amount of alcohol found in blood, thus calling into question whether blood alcohol is a reliable measure of consumption.   

Do not gamble on going to court without an attorney.