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Shelly v. State, A11AQ2172, November 14, 2011: Douglas County Roadblock valid when approved by Chief Deputy

Shelly v. State, A11AQ2172, November 14, 2011: Ronald Shelley was stopped a roadblock in Douglas County. Shelley contested the Roadblock before the Trial Court in Douglasville, Georgia on the basis that the roadblock was not approved by an authorized supervisor for a legitimate primary purpose.  The Court of Appeals reviewed the case de novo finding the […]

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Ogilvie v. State, A11A0862, November 4th, 2011: An Accident Jury Charges is available in a Georgia Second Degree vehicular homicide case even though it is a strict liability offense

Ogilvie v. State, A11A0862, November 4th, 2011: Shirley Ogilvie appeals from her conviction for vehicular homicide in the second degree and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk in DeKalb County State Court.  She alleged that the accusation was fatally defective because it did not set out the elements of the offense and […]

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Buford v. State, A11A1518, November 4, 2011: Being told “I am charging you with DUI” while in a hospital bed is a DUI arrest for purposes of Implied Consent

Buford v. State, A11A1518, November 4, 2011: Robert Buford appealed his DUI conviction and the denial of his motion to suppress blood test result from his DUI in Cherokee County State Court in Canton Georgia alleging that he was not under arrest for DUI so consent was not implied for purposes of Georgia law and […]

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Greene v. State, A11A1067, November 17, 2011: It is legal to remove over 50 percent of African American Jurors from the pool of potential jurors

Greene v. State, A11A1067, November 17, 2011: Harry Greene was found guilty of DUI less safe and per se in Henry County after a jury trial. He appealed because the jury pool he was presented was not a fair cross-section of the community as African Americans were under-represented and on the failure of the Court […]

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False Positives with Wonder Bread, Dr. Pepper and smartphone radio inference raise questions about Intoxilyzer in Kansas

November 19, 2011. A Kansas local investigative news special joins the drumbeat of States including Florida and Ohio questioning breath test results from the Intoxilyzer manufactured by CMI, Inc. of Kentucky.  The story raised questions about false positives with mouth alcohol, wonder bread, Dr. Pepper soft drinks, and smartphone radio frequency interference.  Kansas uses the […]

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Rowell v. State, A11A1231, November 15, 2011: Blow correctly or go to jail is not custody for purpose of Miranda

Rowell v. State, A11A1231, November 15, 2011: Laura Rowell was stopped for DUI in Houston County, Georgia after slamming on brakes and stopping past the stop bar at a red light. She appealed the Houston County Georgia Trial Court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence at a motion hearing.  The Court found that there […]

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Room for Abuse: Richmond County Deputy in Augusta Georgia Falsifies Breath Tests Results

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in “one or two”  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don’t know in which cases he lied.  Give me a […]

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The top 14: MADD scolds states that refuse to trample on the rights of their citizens in DUI enforcement

CBS News ran a story regarding the MADD’s list of 14 states with “lax’ DUI enforcement by ranking them based on the presence or absence of draconian DUI laws. Constitutional horrorshow includes: Police Roadblocks – What about the Constitution we have spent the last 200 years bleeding for? No room for liberty in the nanny […]

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Judge Dismisses High Profile Philly DUI after Cop admits on stand that half of DUI arrests are not drunk

A Philadelphia Judge dismisses the high profile DUI of a local politician after the police office admits on stand that half of his DUI arrests are not drunk. georgia dui lawyer | atlanta dui lawyer

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