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Another criticism of standardized field sobriety tests is the statistical evidence behind them, and the ability of the test to actually judge for impairments related to alcohol. One study involved completely sober individuals who were asked to perform the standardized field sobriety tests, and their performances were videotaped.
McNeely failed field-sobriety tests administered by the officer. After refusing to blow into a handheld breathalyzer, and stating that he would refuse a breathalyzer at the police station, the officer drove McNeely directly to a medical center instead of the station.
In some states, the state may present evidence of refusal to take a field sobriety test in court, although this is of questionable probative value in a drunk driving prosecution. Different requirements apply in many states to drivers under DUI probation, in which case participation in a preliminary breath test (PBT) may be a condition of ...
Initially refusing to undergo field sobriety tests, Krone later agreed to provide a preliminary alcohol breath test, which returned at .117, court documents said.
Over the subsequent stop, Winters claimed he smelled alcohol on Galanakis, conducted field sobriety tests, then gave him a breathalyzer, which found no alcohol in Galanakis' system. Winters then ...
If you refuse to take these tests, ... officers may ask them to participate in a field sobriety test or take a breath test to determine if they can legally operate a vehicle. The legal blood ...
Silva testified that he is trained in field sobriety testing. He said during his observations that night he noticed Flint had “bloodshot glassy eyes” with “droopy eyelids.”
South Dakota v. Neville, 459 U.S. 553 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that prosecutors may use a suspect's refusal to submit to a blood-alcohol test as evidence of guilt and that the introduction of such evidence at trial does not violate the suspect's Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination.