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Advisory Witness

Someone, usually the DUI officer in DUI cases, who sits with the DA to help keep things organized; does not get to ask questions.

What Right Law Group attorneys say

Sometimes the district attorneys have what's called an advisory witness. On DUIs like the example we're using here, an advisory witness is someone who's sitting with them helping them. So in DUI cases it's usually the DUI officer. Some DAs do it, some don't it's a matter of their own personal preference. The judge usually allows that though. The officer, or the advisory witness doesn't get to ask any questions, they're just there to help the attorney out keep things organized and help them throughout the jury process.
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What clients say

The situation

a DUI case

What changed

knows the law and helps represent you to the best of their ability

The result

helped me get a DUI case dismissed in El Paso county

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The situation

pulled over in Manitou Springs and accused of a DUI… even though I was completely sober!

What changed

They took the time to hear me out, review every detail of my case, and make sure I was never left in the dark

The result

Dismissed at the DMV hearing, and dismissed in court

Dylan R. Zoe Levesque★★★★★Google verified
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