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Attacking Breath Test To Disprove Both Impairment And Per Se Charges In California Drunk Driving Prosecutions

Paul Burglin August 18, 2012 No Comments

California Vehicle Code § 23610 specifies that in a prosecution for driving under the influence, it shall be presumed that the person was “under the

Georgia Police Increasing DUI Enforcement for Labor Day Weekend

Mike Hawkins August 18, 2012 No Comments

As the season winds down and end-of-summer celebrations ramp up, authorities throughout Georgia are launching a crackdown on drunken driving. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the

DUI by Ambien® – Sleep Driving

Steve Oberman August 18, 2012 No Comments

Did you realize that you may commit the crime of driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) even if you are taking medication prescribed

Anyone can be arrested for Drunk Driving (DUI)

Steve Oberman August 10, 2012 1 Comment

On August 8, 2012, a former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper, Jonathan Reed, was arrested in Cookeville, Tennessee for the misdemeanor offenses of driving under the

The Field Sobriety “Eye Test”: Science or Fraud?

Lawrence Taylor July 25, 2012 4 Comments

The critical part of any pre-arrest drunk driving investigation is the administration of the “field sobriety tests” (FSTs). These usually consist of a battery of

Did The Defendant Drive Under The Influence?

Paul Burglin July 24, 2012 No Comments

To convict a person of driving under the influence in California, the prosecutor must prove that the defendant was too impaired to drive with the

Victory in the West Virginia Supreme Court

Harley Wagner July 24, 2012 2 Comments

On May 22, 2012 I had the privilege and honor of presenting oral argument before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia in the

No Refusal Weekends

Steve Oberman July 23, 2012 1 Comment

The media makes a major effort to educate the public when law enforcement agencies decide to have a “No Refusal Weekend.” Since the first Knox

And You Thought Beer Cans Were Just for Holding Beer

Steve Oberman July 20, 2012 No Comments

Imagine yourself lying on a beach in the hot sun, listening to the waves crash against the shore as you finish off another ice cold

2012 Tennessee DUI Legislation Update

Steve Oberman July 18, 2012 No Comments

Tennessee DUI Laws 2012 Two new Tennessee DUI laws now make it more difficult to defend persons accused of driving under the influence. In another

Necessity Continues to be the Mother of Invention

Steve Oberman July 17, 2012 No Comments

Joseph Company International of California USA is introducing the first “chill on demand™” pure energy drink this that it believes will become the industry standard

Victory in the West Virginia Supreme Court

Harley Wagner July 15, 2012 No Comments

Victory in the West Virginia Supreme Court On May 22, 2012 I had the privilege and honor of presenting oral argument before the Supreme Court

The “Auto Brewery Syndrome”

Lawrence Taylor July 3, 2012 1 Comment

Can alcohol be created by the human body itself — without any drinking? Apparently so. In an interesting scientific article, two physicians at Union Memorial