February, 2011 Articles
Posted on Feb 25, 2011 By Zendeh Del Law Firm
When suspects are pulled over for suspicion of DWI in Texas, law enforcement will ask the suspect to perform a series of field sobriety tests. When the suspect fails these field sobriety tests, he or ...
Continue reading "An Introduction to the Intoxilyzer 5000" »
Posted on Feb 25, 2011 By Zendeh Del Law Firm
On January 1, 1995, the state of Texas implemented the Administrative License Revocation (ALR). If you have been arrested for DWI or if you have refused to submit to chemical testing, the Department ...
Continue reading "Explaining the ALR Hearing" »
Posted on Feb 23, 2011 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
In a news release posted by the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety in December of 2010, 2,760 DUI arrests were made throughout the state between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of these ...
Continue reading "Misdemeanors Lead in Arizona DUI Arrests" »
Posted on Feb 18, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Sobriety checkpoints, also referred to as DUI roadblocks, are set up by law enforcement on a particular street or road in order to randomly stop and test drivers to see if they are driving under the ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Oakland Council Member Ignacio De La Fuente was arrested when he failed a field sobriety test administered by an officer on December 23. After receiving the results of his blood test, however, the ...
Continue reading "Councilmember Dodges DUI" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Law Office of Matthew T. McNally
In Georgia, if you are caught driving over the legal limit, you will be criminally prosecuted. In most cases, a first, second and third DUI conviction is categorized as a misdemeanor offense. However, ...
Continue reading "Georgia DUI Penalties" »
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Police Chief Says Bar to Blame Popular establishment Baja Sharkeez has recently been targeted by police, reports the Huntington Beach Independent. In a 22-month span, police arrested more than 70 ...
Continue reading "DUI Crackdown in Huntington Beach" »
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Law Office of Matthew T. McNally
In Georgia, it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or greater. If you are a commercial driver, that number goes down to 0.04% and, if you are under ...
Continue reading "Standard Procedure for a DUI Stop" »
Posted on Feb 14, 2011 By Gold & Witham
New Technology Now Required by Law Thanks to new legislation passed in July, drivers charged with a DUI offense will have to install an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) in order to remain eligible to ...
Continue reading "Los Angeles Enacts Stiffer DUI Penalties" »
Posted on Feb 13, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Thanks to recent efforts from lobbyist groups, prosecutors and courts in Los Angeles have stepped up the pressure on defendants accused of DUI offenses in an attempt to appear tough on crime. Even for ...
Continue reading "Charged with a LA DUI?" »
Posted on Feb 5, 2011 By Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
Just over a hundred years ago, alcohol was safer to drink than water. However, with the advent of water purifying technology, and motor vehicles, man has learned from experience that drinking and ...
Continue reading "California DUI Penalties" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Facing charges for driving under the influence can be a scary and stressful position to find yourself in. DUI charges are punished harshly in California, and can result in punishments such as jail ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Gold & Witham
If you are under 21 and are arrested for driving under the influence, you can face very serious penalties if you are convicted. DUI charges alone have harsh penalties, which can combine with underage ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Gold & Witham
One of the worst positions to find yourself in is when you have been arrested for DUI, and have already had previous DUI convictions. Multiple DUI offenders face extremely harsh DUI penalties due to ...
Continue reading "Are you a multiple DUI offender?" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Gold & Witham
When you have been arrested and charged for driving under the influence you may be wondering what kinds of defense strategies can be used to defend your case. In DUI cases, there are many factors that ...
Continue reading "DUI Defense Options" »
Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
Under the state of California's "implied consent law," you are required to submit to a chemical test when a law enforcement officer asks you to do so. When you apply for your ...
Continue reading "Contesting Chemical Tests in Your DUI Arrest" »