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• Impact of Body Weight and Body Type on BAC Levels   
  Description: In general, the less you weigh the more you will be affected by a given amount of alcohol. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Rate of Consumption of Ethanol Alcohol   
  Description: People absorb alcohol and become drunk much faster than they can metabolize and eliminate alcohol and become sober. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Alcohol Content of Various Alcoholic Beverages   
  Description: If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Impairment and Food, Medication and Fatigue   
• Tolerance   
  Description: Tolerance is the reduction of the effectiveness of a drug after a period of prolonged or heavy use of that drug or a related drug. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Gender Differences and Body Water   
  Description: In general, if a man and a woman of the same weight were to consume the same amount of alcohol the woman would be expected to reach a higher peak blood alcohol concentration. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• What is a standard "drink"?   
  Description: Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) is partially based on how much an individual has to drink. How much an individual has to drink is relative to that individual's definion of a "standard drink". If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Distribution of Ethanol Alcohol   
  Description: Blood carries absorbed alcohol to various organs and tissues of the body and will deposit alcohol in proportion to the water content of the various organs and tissues. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Elimination of Ethanol Alcohol   
  Description: A relatively small percentage of consumed alcohol will be directly eliminated from the body in the breath, urine, sweat, tears, feces, etc., but the overwhelming majority of consumed alcohol is eliminated through metabolism. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Absorption of Ethanol Alcohol   
  Description: Alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream all throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Peak blood alcohol concertrations are achieved in as little as 30 minutes or as much as 6 hours. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• The Supreme Court of the United States Speaks Out in Melendez-Diaz: When we said bring in the witnesses, we meant it!   
  Description: The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed that the Right of Confrontation contained in the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution means exactly what it says: criminal defendants have the right to confront witnesses against them. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Crawford v. Washington and the U.S. Response   
  Description: In 2004, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down the decision in Crawford v. Washington which turned the rules of evidence upside down. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• What does the Melendez-Diaz Supreme Court decision mean for the state of Virginia?   
  Description: Since shifting the burden to subpoena the witness to the accused and deeming the failure to do so a waiver has been rejected and overruled by the Supreme Court of the United States, it will be interesting to see how Virginia courts respond. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• The Supreme Court says: Analysts are accusatory witnesses   
• The Supreme Court says: Analysts, like other expert witnesses, are subject to confrontation   
• The Supreme Court says: There is no Confrontation Clause exception for volunteered testimony, and by the way, these affidavits were prepared in response to a police request   
• The Supreme Court says: Forensic evidence is not immune from manipulation and has problems of subjectivity, bias and unreliability   
• The Supreme Court says: Affidavits made for use at trial are not traditional business records   
• The Supreme Court says: It is the government’s duty to produce witnesses to prove the case at trial and that duty cannot be shifted to the accused   
• The Supreme Court says: The Confrontation Clause is binding and cannot be disregarded because it makes prosecuting cases more burdensome for the government   
• How much does it cost to hire The Wilson Law Firm to handle a Virginia DUI / DWI?   
  Description: Clients of The Wilson Law Firm understand both the severity of the situation and the need for a lawyer who specializes in DUI / DWI defense. If you’ve been charged with DUI / DWI in Virginia, call The Wilson Law Firm at 888-DUI-LWYR (888-384-5997) for a free, no obligation consultation.
• 19 Questions You Need to Ask Before Hiring a Virginia DUI / DWI Lawyer   
  Description: Drunk driving convictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia have serious consequences that will stick with you for years if your defense is not handled properly. Far too often, people charged with DUI/DWI make the mistake of not taking their case seriously, hiring the wrong attorney or not hiring a lawyer at all. At The Wilson Law Firm, we are uniquely trained in the specific equipment and procedures the police used during your arrest and the evidence the prosecution will use against you in your case. We have extensive professional education, training and experience most other attorneys don’t. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• 9 Blunders Which Will Wreck Your Virginia DUI / DWI Case   
  Description: The period of time between being arrested and being tried for a DUI / DWI in Virginia is crucial. Learn how to avoid the common mistakes people make. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Stages of Intoxication   
  Description: The different stages of intoxication have predictable effects on people. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Ethyl Alcohol as a Central Nervous System Depressant   
  Description: Follow the trail of alcohol to the brain and why it is measured in the blood for alcohol realted criminal offenses. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Physiology of Alcohol in the Body   
  Description: How alcohol enters the body and then the blood. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Physical Effects of Alcohol   
  Description: Although, of course, everybody is different in degree, as a general rule once alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream and reached the brain, it has relatively predictable effects on us all. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• What is Alcohol?   
  Description: Understand the different types of alcohol and for what each are used. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Blood Alcohol Concentration   
  Description: There are many factors that determine an individual's Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC). If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• How is ethyl alcohol made?   
  Description: Ethyl alcohol is fermented and distilled to create alcoholic beverages. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.
• Blood Alcohol Concentration Charts   
  Description: Charts can give an estimated BAC reading for an individual based on gender, weight and number of drinks consumed. If you’ve been charged with a criminal, traffic, Drunk Driving or Reckless Driving offense in Virginia, call us at 1-888-384-5997 for a free, no obligation consultation.