Santa Cruz DUI & Drugs Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer for DUI with Drugs Cases

If you have been arrested or charged with a DUI of drugs in Santa Cruz, or in the surrounding counties of Santa Clara, or Monterey, contact Christine McGuire at the Christine McGuire Law Office to arrange a consultation with the Santa Cruz DUI of drugs lawyer as soon as possible. Attorney Christine McGuire is a former prosecutor of over 25 years. As a former prosecutor, she understands what you are up against.

Driving Under the Influence of Drugs in California

When a person is arrested for a DUI of Drugs the person is admonished under the "implied consent" statute that he or she will be given a chemical test and has a choice of a blood test; a breath test; or if arrested for driving under the influence of any drug or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, a urine test.

To obtain a conviction for driving under the influence the prosecution must prove a person drove a vehicle while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug or the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug. Drug means any substance or combination of substances other than alcohol, that could affect the nervous system, brain or muscles of a person as to impair, to an appreciable degree his or her ability to drive a vehicle in the manner that an ordinary prudent and cautious person, in full possession of his or her faculties, using reasonable care, would drive a similar vehicle under like conditions.

A person has a right to have a sample, either of his or her blood or urine retested by an independent laboratory.

Contact the Santa Cruz DUI of Drugs Lawyer at the Christine McGuire Law Office today if you have been charged with driving while under the influence of drugs.