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To Sleep or Not to Sleep? The DUI Ambien Defense

David Katz October 30, 2012 No Comments

To Sleep or Not to Sleep? The DUI Ambien Defense By: David Katz, Esquire & Andrew Nickolaou, J.D. Even non-drinkers could be in

Florida Fails to Follow Rules for Intoxilyzer Maintainence

David Katz October 29, 2012 No Comments

Throughout the State of Florida the Intoxilyzer 8000 is the only breath test machine in use. All those arrested for DUI are asked to take

Carlton Fisk DUI Arrest

John Webb October 24, 2012 No Comments

Carlton Fisk DUI Arrest The author of one of the greatest home runs in baseball history, thirty-seven years ago Sunday, was arrested for DUI/OUI/DWI on

False Breathalyzer Readings From Diabetes or Dieting

Lawrence Taylor October 23, 2012 2 Comments

It is a little-known fact that breathalyzers do not measure alcohol: they actually measure the presence of a molecular group in chemical compounds. Ethyl alcohol

WV Deferral Program as applied to citizens licensed outside WV

Harley Wagner October 23, 2012 No Comments

In June of 2010, the West Virginia legislature enacted 17C-5-2b, an additional component to our 17C-5-2 DUI statute. It is commonly referred to as the “Deferral Program.”

Court Declares Multiple DUI Offenders Eligible For Early IID-Restricted Licenses

Paul Burglin October 14, 2012 No Comments

California residents convicted of a second or third drunk driving offense, or alcohol-related reckless driving (commonly referred to as a “wet reckless”), may now obtain

Tennessee Expungement Fees

Steve Oberman October 8, 2012 No Comments

Due to the new Tennessee expungement law (allowing for the erasure of an arrest or conviction from public record) effective July 1, 2012, there has

Field Sobriety Testing in Oklahoma

Bruce Edge October 5, 2012 No Comments

When someone is pulled over for suspicious driving, the police officer is trained to test for different causes. Were they distracted? Texting? Intoxicated? To find

Butt-Chugging & Alcohol Enemas

Steve Oberman September 29, 2012 No Comments

During the last week, the news in Knoxville has focused on an unbelievably stupid or ignorant act by a University of Tennessee fraternity member who,

Maine’s “Move Over Law” – Another Reason To Get Pulled Over

John Webb September 28, 2012 1 Comment

For a law enforcement officer to stop you, they must have a “reasonable articulable suspicion” that criminal activity is underway. One issue that gives rise

The Cost of Getting a DUI in Georgia

Mike Hawkins September 28, 2012 No Comments

Most people don’t think about how costly getting a DUI could be because nobody ever plans to get a DUI. We plan for retirement, we

The Dookhan Disaster

Stephen L. Jones September 28, 2012 2 Comments

Annie Dookhan, a former Massachusetts chemist is making national headlines for allegedly “dry-labbing” as many as 60,000 drug samples used in 34,000 criminal cases over

Gastric Bypass Patients Beware!

Steve Oberman September 27, 2012 No Comments

Alcohol Consumption Affects Gastric Bypass Patients Differently. In 2011, the American College of Surgeons issued a press release reporting that patients who underwent a Roux-en-Y

Why Do Some Cops Always Report Identical Symptoms?

Lawrence Taylor September 26, 2012 No Comments

As any experienced DUI attorney knows, many police officers are considerably less than honest in their written DUI reports and in their testimony. One of

Alabama Ignition Interlock Law In Effect, But System Is Not Ready

Phil Price September 18, 2012 No Comments

by Phillip B. Price, Sr. Alabama’s new DUI ignition interlock law went into effect at the beginning of September. However, the regulatory scheme and infrastructure