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Thursday, June 24, 2010

MICHIGAN DUI/OWI FELONY CHARGE MAY SUFFER A BLOW BECAUSE OF POOR SCIENCE IN THE MICHIGAN BLOOD LAB. MIKE NICHOLS IS CHALLENGING THE ADMISSION OF THE EVIDENCE OF THE CITIZEN'S BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT

By Michael Nichols

A Michigan judge is considering a challenge to the testing and reporting procedures in the blood lab in Lansing, Michigan in a Michigan felony DUI/OWI case. The issue is the reliability of the procedures used in calibrating the instruments and testing the evidence in the Michigan State Police Blood Lab in Lansing, Michigan. "It seems complex on many levels, but when you break it down it's just a matter of basic science and basic statistics," said Mike Nichols. An expert witness, Dr. Karl Ebner testified on June 23, 2010 that the lab in Lansing has not demonstrated scientifically valid methods for the way it calibrates its instruments, the way it measures the evidence and the way it reports and cross-checks its results. The hearing is expected to resume in July, 2010.

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Peer Recognition

Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.