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Below you’ll find the posts at ExperiencedCriminalLawyers from the Drunk Driving category. I highly recommend you read each of them if you’re accused or charged with drunk driving, DUI/DWI.
Drunk Driving, sometimes referred to as DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) is the most common charge defended in U.S. courts. There are many different circumstances and many different rules and regulations, depending on the state you are charged in. Drunk driving charges can have impact on your life, if you are not well represented in court. Check back here often to read about drunk driving cases all over the country that will benefit your education about drunk driving charges, and strategies you may adopt for your own defense.
Ohio now lists “habitual offenders” with 5 or more DUI (OVI) arrests on a public state database. Is the purpose of this to warn the public, create a shaming disincentive, or simple keep the flow of public information? Facing a Criminal Charge? Please call (800) 759-5813. The fact is, it is unfair to compare very [...]
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A good article in the cape cod times on the dangers of drowsy driving. The article cites statistics from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration that shows that drowsy driving is a factor in over 1500 road fatalities and 100,000 accidents a year. Yet in most cases there is no criminal penalty for knowingly [...]
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Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts thinks states that don’t allow police to stop drivers based on anonymous tips are endangering the public, but the court as a whole did not agree to hear a case that would have challenged some lower court rulings on this matter.
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A Michigan DUI attorney presents an interesting and highly technical legal argument in fighting DUI cases in Michigan.
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Massachusetts is considering new drunk driving laws that would require an ignition interlock device for anyone convicted of even a first offense drunk driving charge (OUI).
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In a recent editorial, The Washington Times tried to make the case that the recent US Supreme Court decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts is n impediment to crime fighting. And if they prioritize orderly, assembly-line convictions over fairness, justice, and the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution, then they may be correct on that point.
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Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys are still on the front lines of prosecutor response to the Melendez-Diaz supreme court decision. With new procedures in place, it is likely that a new equilibrium will be found in the legal challenges in the prosecution of DUI and drug cases in Virginia.
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Here is a good, detailed article on the implications of the Melendez-Diaz decision on prosecutors in Virginia. Virginia DAs (Commonwealth’s Attorneys) appear to be trying to aggressively tackle these issues proactively.
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Via Reason, apparently the folks at MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) are annoyed by the President Obama’s “beer summit”. The President of the Delaware Chapter of MADD, Nancy Raynor, is quoted as being “concerned about what teens and children take away from seeing the president drinking on TV”.
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The US Supreme Court case of “Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts” is seen as a huge victory for criminal defense lawyers, and one that could cause headaches for state prosecutors across the country.
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