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Recent DUI Posts

Ohio Supreme Court Decides Constitutionality of Prolonged Traffic Stop

October 18, 2024 No Comments

Suppose a police officer has a valid reason to stop a vehicle. As the officer approaches the vehicle, the officer realizes the reason for stopping the vehicle is no longer valid. Nevertheless, the officer detains the driver to request a driver’s license. Is that detention legal? Should evidence obtained after that detention be admissible in court? These questions were answered by the Ohio Supreme Court in State v. Dunlap.

Substance Abuse Treatment Jail Credit for Tennessee DUI Second-Offenders

October 16, 2024 No Comments

Some of my clients ask me how they may avoid spending so much time in jail for a second offense in the event they are convicted. Unfortunately, many lawyers are not even aware that Tennessee law provides for exceptions to the minimum mandatory jail time of 45 days in confinement. A commonly used exception permits credit for a portion of the driving under the influence jail sentence if the defendant received alcohol or drug treatment. If this option is used to receive jail credit for either inpatient or outpatient treatment, the defendant may elect to participate in either a residential and/or intensive outpatient (IOP) substance abuse treatment program. However, the substances abuse service providers are required to be licensed in the State of Tennessee. To receive this jail-time credit,

Understanding Ohio License Suspensions for DUI/OVI

September 13, 2024 No Comments

The Statehouse News Bureau reported the efforts of the Ohio legislature to overhaul driver’s license suspensions. Legislation passed by the Ohio Senate aims to reduce the circumstances under which driver’s licenses are suspended and also reduce the length of some suspensions. Even if the legislation becomes law, it will not affect driver’s license suspensions for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio). This article summarizes Ohio driver’s license suspensions and driving privileges related to OVI.

Officer Sued for Arresting Sober Driver

August 26, 2024 No Comments

Field sobriety tests are not always correct in determining if someone is under the influence of an intoxicant. Due in part to lack of proper training, the bias of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding the detection of drunk drivers, pressure placed on officers to arrest suspected drunk drivers, as well as incentives provided to officers who make a lot of DUI arrests, innocent people suffer. Television station WSVM4 in Nashville, Tennessee has been investigating cases where sober Tennessee drivers who are wrongfully charged with DUI. As part of the investigation, this television station has learned that a federal lawsuit was filed on August 18, 2024 by a 76 year-old man with back problems and vertigo, among his other medical issues, who was arrested for driving under the influence

Villager to lose driver’s license after golf cart DUI arrest

August 26, 2024 No Comments

Source: www.villages-news.com A Villager will lose his driver’s license as the result of a golf cart drunk driving arrest. Thomas John Allen, 62, who lives in the Southwood Villas in the Village of Buttonwood, entered a plea of no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of driving under the influence. He has lost his driver’s license for six months, has been placed on probation for one year and has been ordered to perform 50 hours of community service. Allen was driving a black Yamaha golf cart at about 10:30 p.m. June 13 on Bailey Trail at St. Charles Place when he made an unusually wide turn, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy noticed the golf cart had been