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Drunk driving charges - or Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), as it is called in Indiana - have unique effects on a person's rights. The most serious consequence a defendant faces at the beginning stage of an OWI case is the suspension of his or her driver's license. In fact, the mere allegation of drunk driving or driving under the influence of an illegal drug, and the finding of probable cause by the court, is all it takes for a person's driving privileges to be suspended.

"Instead of only trying to identify the holes in the government's case from the defense side, I consider how I would prove the case if I was the prosecutor - what I view as the best path to reach "beyond a reasonable doubt" - and then analyze the State's witness list, exhibits, and other discovery to discern what strategy the State actually intends to use to prove its case."