TV shows make DWI convictions hard : News : ConnectMidMissouri.com: "Meeting rooms across Missouri filled up with police officers needing a refresher course in DWI investigations Friday.
Prosecutors said DWI jury expectations create new pressures on drunk driving investigations.
However, a new state law offers a new tool to increase their conviction rates.
The situation has changed for officers in the field. First, DWI jury expectations have changed as the result of crime scene investigation TV shows.
'[TV shows] convince everyone that we're always gonna have scientific evidence in every single criminal case we prosecute, which is largely untrue,” Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson said. “So they're gonna compare you to that officer on the screen, who's actually an actor.”"
TV shows make DWI convictions hard : News : ConnectMidMissouri.com
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