Georgia 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 […]
Read MoreDUI Drugs, Equal Protection: Cocaine Metabolite legal use versus illegal use, Head v. State, A09A20
DUI, DUI Less Safe Sufficiency of the Evidence, Drugs, Equal Protection: Cocaine Metabolite legal use versus illegal use, Head v. State, A09A2039, Court of Appeals of Georgia, (Decided: March 18, 2010). B. Head was arrested for DUI in Carroll County after a traffic accident wherein he broadsided a bus that turned in front of him. The […]
Read MoreSavannah DUI arrests soar and fatalities decline in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day
The Savannah Morning News reported that DUI arrests in Savannah, Chatham County have sharply increased so far this year compared to last year. This year there have been 127 DUI arrests since January 1st., 2010. Roadway fatalities have decreased from the same period last year from 7 to 3. Law enforcement officials attributed the decrease […]
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