2. Does it matter that I wasn't read my rights?
Usually not, because Miranda rights typically apply to custodial interrogations involving verbal utterances, but in most DUI encounters the Mendocino County police officers have already noted observations of your driving and other behavior, your breath alcohol odor, your performance on field sobriety tests, and breath machine results (mostly non-utterances anyway), long before you are placed in custody. However, Ukiah DUI attorneys know that are many ways to fight a DUI. Click on TEN TIPS FOR FIGHTING A DUI on this site for a more detailed discussion. Consult with a Mendocino County DUI lawyer about your specific case.