New fees for sending in a License Letter: they are not raising taxes if they just raise fees
Legislative Update: DUI Arrestee Driver’s License Tax. When you are arrested for DUI in Georgia, generally you must send a letter to save your Georgia Driver’s license within 10 business days to prevent your license from being suspended administratively for your DUI arrest. This is commonly known as the “10-day letter.” This letter used to be […]
Read MoreTow Truck Driver towing a DUI Driver’s car gets arrested for DUI too
Double DUI in Dalton. A Georgia State Patrol Trooper pulled over a DUI Driver North of Dalton, Georgia. After he arrested the driver for the Dalton DUI and found marijuana in the car, he called for a tow truck. When the tow truck driver arrived he smelled alcohol on his breath. The tow truck driver […]
Read MoreGeorgia State Patrol Savannah Nighthawks 8 man team makes 587 DUI contacts a month
Savannahnow.com reports that the Southern Branch of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Nighthawks is making 587 “DUI Contacts” or DUI quota a month with only 8 men. There grant of federal money from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety only requires 100 “DUI Contacts” a month. The Savannah DUI GSP Nighthawks have made 366 DUI […]
Read MoreHouse Bill 907 aims to increase Drunk Driving in Atlanta
There is a new Bill in the Georgia House aiming to increase Drunk Driving! It is House Bill 907, commonly known as the Uber.com bill. Creative Loafing recently ran a story on it in its February 6, 2014 issue. Uber is a phone app that allows you to order a town car or suv for trips around […]
Read MoreRoswell Police DUI quota memorandum stuns community
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on April 28, 2010, the that City of Roswell, Georgia DUI police officers working the night shift have been ordered to meet a 25 a year DUI arrest quota or be transferred off the night shift. The story was based on a memo from a Roswell Police Department shift supervisor in […]
Read MoreDUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alfo
DUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alford was found guilty after a bench trial of DUI in Muscogee County State Court in Columbus, Georgia in 1995 without an attorney. He filed a Habeas Corpus petition alleging that he was entitled to legal representation. The Georgia Supreme Court […]
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court Declares HGN Voodoo Science and limits use in court
Wheaton, IL (PRWEB) April 7, 2010 — In a sweeping decision, the Illinois Supreme Court placed limits on the police use of a sobriety test that had gone unchallenged in Illinois for the past 25 years. This case (People v. McKown (2010) — N.E.2d —-, 2010 WL 572082 (Ill.) (McKown II) has been closely followed by police departments, […]
Read MoreDUI refusal, Jury Charges, Closing Argument: Cruselle v. State, A10A0575 (April 7, 2010)
G. Cruselle was stopped for speeding on I-285 in DeKalb County by Officer John Fox of the DeKalb County Police Department’s Special Operations Division. Officer Fox noted that Cruselle was unsteady on his feet; clothes were in disarray; had a flushed face; had bloodshot, watery, and glassy eyes; a strong odor of alcohol; in a […]
Read MoreDUI, Illegal Stop, Investigative Detention; Butler v. State, A10AA0736 (April 7, 2010)
DUI, Illegal Stop, Investigative Detention; Butler v. State, A10AA0736 (April 7, 2010). J. Butler was found guilty of DUI in Columbia County Superior Court in Appling, Georgia near Augusta, Georgia. She appealed the legality of her stop. Staff Sergeant Thomas Harper of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic disturbance. He saw a vehicle […]
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