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Why Cameras Are Now Essential For Protecting DUI Defendants

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Why are cameras now essential in DUI cases? They capture what once was just an officer's word, explains Fort Lauderdale attorney Regina Tsombanakis. Refuse field sobriety tests and you'll likely be arrested anyway. Decades ago, the case rested on testimony alone; now dash and body cameras record the stop—footage that can contradict the officer, or show a driver failing tests.

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Answered by Regina Tsombanakis · Fort Lauderdale, FL

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— why cameras replaced what used to be just the officer's word

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Why are cameras essential in DUI cases?

They capture what once was just an officer's word—refuse field sobriety tests and you'll likely be arrested anyway, but where decades ago the case rested on testimony alone, dash and body cameras now record the stop, footage that can contradict the officer or show a driver failing tests.

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