How Strickland v. State Could Benefit People Cited for DUI in Georgia
Strickland v. State: A Victory for Defendants charged on traffic violations like DUI and charged on a paper Uniform Traffic Citations in Georgia In a 2019 case, Strickland v. State, 349 Ga. App. 673, 675(2), 824 S.E.2d 555 (2019), the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a traffic citation or paper traffic ticket that […]
Read MoreYour Right Against Self-Incrimination and DUI: What You Need to Know
The Ammons v. State Case: Protecting the Right Against Self-Incrimination In Ammons v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court held that a defendant’s right against self-incrimination under the Georgia Constitution prohibits law enforcement from compelling a person suspected of DUI to perform a preliminary breath test (PBT) or field sobriety tests (FSTs). The defendant in Ammons […]
Read MoreIs the American jury trial an endangered species
The United States is a country founded on the right to a trial by jury. Yet, juries decide fewer than four percent of criminal cases today and fewer than one percent of civil cases. The widespread use and growth of plea bargaining (where prosecutors offer a reduced jail sentence for a plea before trial and […]
Read MoreWashington State passes new E-DUI law for driving using smart phone
Washington State becomes the first state to make using a cell phone the same as a DUI as reported in Blaze.com. This is in response to a 32% increase in distracted driving deaths and studies that indicate using a smartphone while driving is worse than driving with a blood-alcohol level over 0.08 grams of alcohol. […]
Read MoreIf you are too drunk to drive in Palm Beach Police will give you a ride home
Usually, the sight of blue lights after you have been drinking means that you are about to get a free ride to the county jail, but in Palm, Beach Police are giving people that have had too much to drink to drive a ride home instead of a ride to jail. The Broward Palm Beach […]
Read MoreTrumps new Immigration Executive Order means mass incarceration for the undocumented
Slate reported on January 25, 2017, on Trump’s latest Executive Order on Immigration. While the mainstream media focuses on the “The Wall,” Criminal Defense attorneys are focusing on the really scary parts for our clients. Our clients range from people with speeding tickets, no driver’s license to serious felony charges. I am sure people will […]
Read MoreDUI Improper Closing Argument- What if he had a gun?
Hopkins v. State, A16A0264, May 18, 2016. Akeem Hopkins appealed his conviction for DUI, obstruction, interference with government property, failure to stop, failure to register the vehicle, and simple assault as a result of the trial court’s failure to grant a mistrial after the prosecutor made an improper closing argument. During the closing argument, the […]
Read MoreStudy finds Uber reduces both DUI and late night traffic fatalities
The Federalist.com reported on June 16th, 2016 on a new study by University Economic Professors (Dills, Angela K. and Mulholland, Sean E., Ride-Sharing, Fatal Crashes, and Crime (May 31, 2016). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2783797) that Ride sharing apps such as Uber reduce traffic deaths and DUI arrests. The study looked at three years and in over […]
Read MoreUber has had unexpected impact on the psychology of DUI
Danny Cevallos of cnn.com April 6, 2016 article about Soccer Star Abby Wamback’s DUI arrest raises an important shift in the psychology of DUI Legal Defense. There has been a strange shift in public perception of drinking and driving, and it is because of Uber. Most people think DUI enforcement is stupid. Its foundation is […]
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