The DUI Exception To The United States Constitution
I’ve been driving in Colorado and Wyoming fairly extensively this Labor Day weekend. The cops are out in force looking to break previous records in DUI arrests. The freeway marquees are blaring such...
View ArticleDA Throws Out 79 DUI Cases Due To False Police Reports
Fox40 News in Sacramento reports: Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully announced Friday morning that she is dismissing 79 criminal cases, mostly DUI cases in which a former Sacramento Police officer...
View ArticleFormer president of MADD arrested for DUI
I’m not one who thinks that a moral standard must fall simply because one of its proponents didn’t live up to it. Human beings are flawed creatures. We can all sometimes violate the very principles we...
View ArticleDrunk Drivers Are Actually Pretty Safe
There are about 11,000 alcohol-related deaths as year in America. Sounds pretty bad. But consider that “alcohol-related” does not mean that the accident was actually caused by alcohol, it just means...
View ArticleDUI law and double jeopardy
If you get caught driving with a BAC of .08 or more, how many crimes will you be charged with? The answer is three (3). The more important question is how many times can you be punished for these 3...
View ArticleHow To Protect Your Rights During a DUI Traffic Stop
Anyone who drives can benefit from reading “How to protect your rights during a DUI traffic stop” at the National Motorists Association website. Anyone who has just a sip of beer or wine within 2-3...
View ArticleActual impairment versus the breathalyzer machine
DUI prosecution has been called “trial by machine” because the reading on the breathalyzer is what convicts you of the crime. You are not allowed to introduce scientific evidence to refute the machine...
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