“…Not challenging the police officer’s evidence, so not cross-examining the officer. Consenting to evidence going in that may not actually be admissible because you don’t understand the rules necessarily of evidence. Not understanding how to conduct a proper cross examination to call into question the evidence or the observations of an officer. Not understanding what the essential elements of the offence are that have to be proven and often patching that evidence up by giving your own testimony. And Finally, not understanding the consequences of certain plea deals and negotiations with police as far as how they’re going to impact you in the long term.”
“If you do not blow or participate in any sobriety test that’s demanded of you at a check stop, you will either be issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition or charged criminally with Refusal To Comply. So if you’re asked to do it – participate in it… The consequences of refusing are worse than the consequences of being convicted of impaired driving.”
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