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The Anatomy of a DUI<br />
An Overview of Alcohol<br />
By Manuel J. Barba,<br />
DUI Defense Attorney<br />
<strong>in</strong>struct the subject to follow the stimulus<br />
with his eyes only, not mov<strong>in</strong>g his head.<br />
Check<strong>in</strong>g the left eye first, the officer is<br />
tra<strong>in</strong>ed to slowly move the stimulus towards<br />
the right at a speed that would take approximately<br />
four seconds for the stimulus to<br />
reach the edge of the subject’s shoulder. The<br />
officer is tra<strong>in</strong>ed to watch the eye carefully<br />
for any sign of jerk<strong>in</strong>g to beg<strong>in</strong>. When the<br />
officer observes the jerk<strong>in</strong>g beg<strong>in</strong>, he should<br />
stop the movement, verify that the jerk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ues, and note the position where the<br />
jerk<strong>in</strong>g began (what degree po<strong>in</strong>t). The<br />
officer will then move the stimulus to the<br />
left (to check subject’s right eye) aga<strong>in</strong> at a<br />
speed that would take approximately four<br />
seconds for the stimulus to reach the edge of<br />
the subject’s shoulder, and aga<strong>in</strong> watch the<br />
eye carefully for any sign of jerk<strong>in</strong>g to beg<strong>in</strong>.<br />
When the officer sees the jerk<strong>in</strong>g beg<strong>in</strong>, the<br />
officer should stop, verify that the jerk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ues, and note the position where he<br />
observed the jerk<strong>in</strong>g beg<strong>in</strong> (what degree<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t). <strong>This</strong> procedure is repeated for a total<br />
of two passes for each eye for this part of the<br />
test.<br />
If the po<strong>in</strong>t at which the jerk<strong>in</strong>g beg<strong>in</strong>s is<br />
prior to 45 degrees (between 0 degrees and<br />
the 45 degree po<strong>in</strong>t), then the officer can<br />
score it as a clue. Remember, if the center of<br />
the face is 0 degrees and the tip of the shoulder<br />
is 90 degrees, then 45 degrees will be <strong>in</strong><br />
between those two po<strong>in</strong>ts on an arc (aga<strong>in</strong><br />
th<strong>in</strong>k of a protractor).<br />
If the po<strong>in</strong>t at which the jerk<strong>in</strong>g beg<strong>in</strong>s is<br />
either at 45 degrees or after the 45 degree<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t (between 45 degrees and the 90 degree<br />
In the last article I discussed procedures<br />
relat<strong>in</strong>g to the first two clues of the Horizontal<br />
Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test – Lack of<br />
Smooth Pursuit and Dist<strong>in</strong>ct and Susta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
Nystagmus at Maximum Deviation. In this<br />
article I will cont<strong>in</strong>ue the discussion with<br />
the procedures for the third clue – “Onset of<br />
Nystagmus Prior to 45 Degrees.”<br />
The third clue, “onset of nystagmus prior to<br />
45 degrees, is the po<strong>in</strong>t at which the eye is<br />
first observed to beg<strong>in</strong> jerk<strong>in</strong>g. It is alleged<br />
by the research studies that if the jerk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s prior to 45 degrees it is a clue that the<br />
person has a blood alcohol concentration<br />
of 0.08% or above. It is believed that the<br />
higher the amount of alcohol <strong>in</strong> the subject’s<br />
system, the sooner the nystagmus will be<br />
observable.<br />
Where is 45degrees you might ask? Beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with the stimulus properly positioned<br />
at the center of the subject’s nose, this<br />
position is considered 0 degrees. The tip of<br />
the subject’s shoulder would be 90 degrees.<br />
Thus 45 degrees would be <strong>in</strong> between those<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts (th<strong>in</strong>k of a protractor).<br />
To perform this part of the test (clue #3), the<br />
officer beg<strong>in</strong>s with the stimulus positioned<br />
at the center of the subject’s face with stimulus<br />
positioned 12 to 15 <strong>in</strong>ches away from<br />
the subject’s nose. The officer is tra<strong>in</strong>ed to po<strong>in</strong>t), then the officer should not score it as<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on page 45<br />
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