All Posts - DUI News Blog

Home » All Posts

U.S. DUI News

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

California Gets Tough on Nurse DUI Laws

Barry Simons July 2, 2012 1 Comment

Nurse DUI Laws in California It used to be the case that nurses would not run into a problem with the California Board of Registered

Virginia DWI/DUI News: You don’t need to be driving to be convicted in Virginia. What constitutes operation?

Mike Tillotson June 26, 2012 1 Comment

We commonly call the offense we defend “driving under the influence” or “driving while intoxicated.” But in Virginia, you don’t need to be driving to

Ignition Interlock for All DUIs in Virginia

Mike Tillotson June 26, 2012 1 Comment

This July, Virginia will require everyone convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device if they want a restricted license. Judges differ whether the July

SUMMER IN MAINE: WHO ARE YOU?

John Webb June 22, 2012 No Comments

As summer officially begins, many young adults will find themselves home for the summer or preparing to leave for college for the first time. Of

Synthetic Marijuana (“Spice”) DUI Charges Hard To Prove Based Upon Georgia Crime Lab Tests

Mike Hawkins June 7, 2012 1 Comment

The following article was recently posted in a Georgia newspaper. It is interesting that the only comments sought by the reporter were from a DUI

Video and Audio Recordings Are Golden Nuggets For California DUI Defense Counsel

Paul Burglin June 7, 2012 No Comments

Police agencies throughout the Bay Area are increasingly using Mobile Video/Audio Recording Systems (MVARS) to record DUI investigations that include driving patterns, instruction

Canada, Oh Canada

Stephen L. Jones June 1, 2012 No Comments

If you had previously been convicted of DUI in the United States and were 18 years of age or older at the time, your chances

DUI Entrapment

Lawrence Taylor May 29, 2012 1 Comment

Suppose a police officer asks or orders an individual to drive a vehicle — and then arrests him for DUI when he complies? This situation

Expunge Your Tennessee Criminal Record

Steve Oberman May 25, 2012 No Comments

The expungement of a criminal record is now possible for many Tennesseans. On May 21, 2012, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law legislation that

RMV Dealt Blow on License Suspensions

Stephen L. Jones May 24, 2012 1 Comment

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has dealt a blow to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles policy of suspending licenses for repeat offenders based upon

A Misdemeanor DWI in New York Equals the Ignition Interlock Device

Peter Gerstenzang May 24, 2012 1 Comment

A Misdemeanor DWI in New York Equals the Ignition Interlock Device In New York, effective August 15, 2010, every person who is convicted of misdemeanor