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Welcome to the DUI News Blog. Some of the best DUI defense attorneys from across the country have been selected to provide the public with current information and analyses of legal issues relating to the defense of Driving Under the Influence cases.

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    Recent DUI Posts

    Biking Under the Influence

    In some states, such as Florida, an individual can be charged with a DUI while riding a bicycle.  A local Tennessean experienced the consequences of biking under the influence while on vacation at the popular Sanibel Island in Florida according to The Charlotte Observer. Under Florida Statute 316.2065, bicycles have “…all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any vehicle under this chapter.” In Florida, intoxication for a DUI is measured the same for a bike as ... Read More »

    Everything You Need to Know About a First-Offense DUI/OVI in Ohio

    A recent article in Forbes Advisor purports to tell readers ‘everything you need to know’ about a first-offense DUI.  The article discusses definitions, consequences, and options in general terms.  It does not tell readers precise definitions, consequences, and options in a particular state.  The problem is DUI laws are state-specific:  every state has its own DUI laws.  If you really want to know about a first-offense DUI in Ohio (where it’s called ‘OVI’), read on. Read More »

    California’s New Probation Length Limits

         The maximum period of probation for most misdemeanor convictions is now one year in California, Pen. C. § 1203a(a), but this limit does not apply to misdemeanor DUI convictions because Veh. C. § 23600 has a specific probation length of three to five years. Pen. C. § 1203a(b).The maximum period of probation for most felony convictions is now two years, Pen. C. § 1203.1(a), but this limit does not apply to felony DUI convictions for the same reason ... Read More »

    Man arrested pedaling bike while intoxicated

    A man was arrested for DUI on a bicycle on April 14 on the small resort island of Sanibel, off the southwest coast of Florida. Police say he was riding without lights, which caused them to stop him. Read the rest of the news item here. A lot of folks wonder if DUI on a bicycle is even an arrestable offense in Florida. The short answer is YES. The Florida Third District Court of Appeals ruled in State v. Howard, ... Read More »

    Half of Manhattan’s drunk-driving cases got dismissed in 2022 due to Albany reforms

    Source: By Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca Drunk drivers are getting a free ride in New York City. Nearly half of all drinking-and-driving offenses in Manhattan were tossed out of court last year – as dismissal rates soared over five times higher than they were before state lawmakers enacted a controversial evidence reform law in 2020, records show. Of the 262 drunk-driving cases handled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in 2022, 128 – or 49%—were dismissed on technicalities ... Read More »

    • COVID-19, Violent Offender Release

      The News reports that jails are releasing inmates due to COVID-19.  Is this true?   Yes. It has been reported and confirmed that inmates in Harris County, Dallas County, some Texas prisons and a juvenile detention center have COVID-19.  This is a problem due to increased community spread in the jail environment; which outside of putting inmates’ health in danger, endangers the lives of the jail and prison staff and adds more pressure to the hospital community.   Are jails ... Read More »