Campus Police -Take No Prisoners – Show No Mercy – Give No Quarter- double secret probation anyone
College is the first time most people get to sow their wild oats. It’s the first time they are away from their parents. It is the first time they are away from the prying eyes of small-town gossips and subdivision busybodies to figure out who they are and where they want to go in life. […]
Read MoreTaylor v State – when failure to cooperate with police is less safe DUI
Taylor v. State, A13A1899, March 6. 2014. Jeffrey Taylor was arrested for DUI less safe and obstruction at a Douglasville, Douglas County Roadblock. The evidence showed that Mr. Taylor approached a roadblock. He was nervous, visibly shaking, breathing heavily, had glassy eyes but not red, had an odor of alcohol and his heart was beating […]
Read MoreParker v State – guilt by machine wins again
Parker v. State, A13A2100, March 13, 2014. Jason Brent Parker was charged with DUI per se for having an illegal breath alcohol level. He applied for a certificate of materiality under the Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State to obtain the source code for the Intoxiliyzer 5000 or Georgia’s […]
Read MoreNew Federal Bill would create a national standard for Marijauna DUI driving
A new bill introduced in Congress would create a national standard for DUI Marijuana and threaten any states that failed to comply with a suspension of federal highway funds. So much for states’ rights. Polis who introduced the bill is a Democrat but it will be interesting to see how Republicans who are traditionally States Rights […]
Read MoreCop fails DUI field sobriety tests while on Duty
March 7th, 2014. USA Today reported that a Lieutenant of the Dallas Police Department was accused of working while impaired, sleeping on the job, and more failed field sobriety tests. Co-workers performed a field sobriety test on him, which was caught on camera, which he failed. The Lieutenant claimed that he was sleeping during his […]
Read MoreSavannah Superbowl Ad Senation Lawyer is getting his own reality TV show
Savannah Lawyer and Local Superbowl Ad Internet Sensation are getting his reality TV show coined, “Casino’s Law.” Wielding a flaming sled hammer to Metallica heavy metal rock rifts, this Savannah lawyer abandoned his criminal law practice representing villains to pursue personal injury claims. It will be interesting to see what kind of Attorney Advertising this […]
Read MoreCNN probes 5 nanograms as a legal limit for Marijuana DUI per se in Washington State
February 27, 2014. CNN reported last week on Marijuana DUI in Washington State by testing drivers after smoking a specific weight of pot and nanogram levels of active THC, the impairing chemical in Marijuana. The results were telling and indicated that a legal limit for active THC in the blood for Marijuana DUI may be […]
Read MoreCity of McDonough in Henry County has been illegally using Laser and Radar
February 24, 2014. Atlanta television news channels are reporting that the City of McDonough police department has been illegally issuing laser and radar speeding tickets for years without proper authorization from the State under State speed trap laws. Thousands of speeding tickets and the basis for the initial stop in numerous crimes could be in jeopardy. A list […]
Read MoreBailey v State – State Breath test on the Intoxilyzer 5000 is not necessarily valid
Bailey v. State, 323 Ga. App. 424, 747 S.E.2d 210 (2013). Christopher Bailey was found guilty of DUI per se under OCGA 40-6-391 (a)(5) by a jury. Bailey appealed alleging that the Fulton County Trial Court gave an erroneous instruction which shifted the burden to Defendant. The DUI Trial Court in Atlanta charged the jury […]
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