It May Seem Hopeless, But Even a Roadblock DUI Can be Fought!
Roadblocks can be nerve-wracking, especially when attempting to avoid them is grounds for a traffic stop. But there is a flip side to the opportunities for arrest created by police through a roadblock. As established by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Thomas v. State (2005), for an arrest or evidence gathered from a roadblock to be legal […]
Read MoreDaydreaming of Drinking a Beer is more Dangerous than actually Drinking One study finds
It has long been settled that texting and driving are more dangerous than driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08. Texting is reported as being 6 times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated by alcohol according to an article on Forbes.com. But did you know that according to a research study reported in Popular Mechanics that Day Dreaming […]
Read More5 Ways Not to be Fooled by DUI statistics
iacquire.com recently posted a blog about 5 ways not to be fooled by statistics. The Article suggests: Do A Little Bit of Math and Apply Common Sense Always Look for the Source and Check the Authority of the Source Question if the Statistics are Biased or Statistically Insignificant Question if the Statistics are Skewed Purposely […]
Read MoreOhio Judges declares the Intoxilyzer 8000 aka the Inflatilyzer 8000 as unscientific
August 21, 2013. WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio reports that Judge Rules Breath-Alcohol Machine Unscientific, Court Cases In Jeopardy. After hearing over a week of testimony from Defense and State experts the Court found that in its role as the gatekeeper of scientific evidence under the Daubert standard (used in Federal Court and civil but not criminal cases in Georgia) […]
Read MoreArizona Supreme Court holds that DUI breath testing is really just DUI breath guessing
The Arizona Daily Star article reports that a unanimous Arizona Supreme Court decision is giving DUI Defendants new tools like logic, math, and science in defending DUI breath test cases. The Arizona Supreme Court held that DUI defendants may present evidence of variables such as breath temperature and hematocrit levels which make it impossible to know […]
Read MoreEEOC sues Dollar General and BMW for policy of firing after positive criminal background checks
The Federal Government Agency given the responsibility of enforcing U.S. Discrimination laws, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is bringing the hammer down on companies that discriminate against employees because of positive criminal background checks. This matters to us because many of our clients get fired or can not get hired because of their Georgia DUI […]
Read MoreTeenager video of illegal Tennesse roadblock goes viral
A Tennessee teenager videotaped his encounter with the police where he was detained a DUI, license, insurance, and seatbelt “safety check” otherwise known as a roadblock and he was not drinking, had a license and insurance on his person, and was wearing a seat belt. A drug dog was prompted to alert on his car […]
Read MoreLegal limit for Alcohol lowered in 2013 for Boating Under the Influence in Georgia
CBS Atlanta reports that the New Legal Limit for Boating Under the Influence of 0.08 did not dampen the holiday spirit over the Memorial Day Weekend for 2013. Boating Under the Influence is just as serious as a DUI in a car and carries the same punishments except you won’t lose your privilege to drive a […]
Read MoreLicense Plate Scanner case goes before Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday January 7th 2014
The Gwinnett Daily posted reported that the License Plate Scanner case will be argued before the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014.The case Rodriguez v. State centers around a traffic stop of Sonia Rodriguez in Norcross in Gwinnett County Georgia who was arrested for Marijuana Possession. Apparently, the License Plate Scanner or LPR recognized […]
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