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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Re-Testing 2,800 Blood Alcohol Samples After Discovering a Mistaken Switch

Steve Oberman November 16, 2013 No Comments

The Knoxville News Sentinel (the local Knoxville newspaper) reported on a recent discovery that a TBI employee had mishandled and mistakenly switched the blood alcohol

Reckless and Careless Driving and DUI

Stephen L. Jones November 6, 2013 No Comments

If you’ve been charged with driving under the influence, it is likely that you have also been charged with one or more summary offense. A

Unethical for Lawyers to Use Competitors Names to Attract New Clients on Internet

Patrick Barone October 29, 2013 No Comments

A recent ethics opinion found that it was a violation of a lawyer’s code of professional conduct to use another lawyer’s name on the internet

OKLAHOMA BREATH TEST ARE INVALID

Bruce Edge October 25, 2013 No Comments

Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals recently decided 6 combined cases regarding the validity of the breath test affidavit. Tulsa attorney Bruce Edge of Tulsa and

Breathalyzers and the “Mouth Alcohol” Problem

Lawrence Taylor October 23, 2013 No Comments

One of the most common causes of falsely high breathalyzer readings in DUI cases is the existence of mouth alcohol. The breathalyzer’s internal computer is making

UPDATE: The Dookhan Disaster

Stephen L. Jones October 18, 2013 No Comments

Annie Dookhan, the former Massachusetts lab chemist we blogged about over a year ago, is back in court today on the 27 charges brought from

Pennsylvania Utilizing NHTSA’s ARIDE Training

Stephen L. Jones October 10, 2013 No Comments

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ARIDE course is described as a bridge between the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)

Paying Police to Arrest You! A growing trend in Virginia.

Mike Tillotson October 8, 2013 No Comments

You decide to go it alone – skip hiring a DWI defense attorney – and you get convicted of a DWI. You pay a $250

Lowering the blood-alcohol content (BAC) cutoff to 0.05: Sheriff says “you can count me out on that one”

Virginia Landry October 4, 2013 No Comments

Milwaukee County Sherriff David Clarke has a reputation for cracking down on drunk drivers and pushing for tougher drunk driving laws. The new proposal that

Suppressing Evidence In Warrantless Blood Draw Cases

Paul Burglin October 3, 2013 No Comments

Those who have DUI charges pending in California that involve the taking of a blood sample without a warrant or lawful consent should be considering

The Aging Process and Field Sobriety Tests

Mimi Coffey October 2, 2013 No Comments

It is not surprising that every year doctors diagnose 1.4 million Americans with cancer. This is the the second leading cause of death next to

Are Prosecutor’s Office Policies Legal?

Mimi Coffey September 27, 2013 No Comments

Legislatures, representatives of the people, write the laws NOT prosecutors. Each law is a result of a complex process. This process involves everything from public

DWI-Modern Day Salem Witch Hunts

Mimi Coffey September 27, 2013 No Comments

The “science” in field sobriety tests for DWI is laughable. Judge Daryl Coffey of County Criminal Court number 8, in Tarrant County, Texas once remarked

Florida switches from Frye to Daubert

David Katz September 25, 2013 No Comments

Beginning July 1, 2013 Florida law changed. Florida had been using the Frye standard; however, we have now switched to what is known as the

Is DUI by Beer on the Decline?

Steve Oberman September 21, 2013 No Comments

Research Shows Flavor of Beer Alone Triggers Dopamine Release In a study conducted by Indiana University School of Medicine and reported in USA Today, researchers