“Did you know?” Anti-DUI campaign starts today in anticipation of the New Years Eve celebrations.
The Newnan Times-Herald reported today about the new Anti-DUI campaign being put out by the State titled “Did you know?” It will provide shocking tidbits on billboards across Georgia informing motorists about the consequences of DUI. atlanta dui lawyer | dui lawyer atlanta
Read MoreOgilvie 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 […]
Read MoreGeorgia DUI Breaking News: Rumors suggest big DUI campaign in Atlanta November 17-20, 2011
Atlanta Georgia DUI Roadblock warning November 17-21, 2011 Rumors are spreading that Atlanta and law enforcement state-wide will converge on Atlanta this weekend November 17-21, 2011 for a large-scale DUI Roadblock sweep. The Atlanta DUI Sweep will include roadblocks and DUI saturation patrols particularly for Buckhead and the Virginia Highlands area. Use extreme caution and make sure […]
Read MoreGeorgia DUI Breath Test Due Process: A light on the horizon
The Georgia DUI Breath Test Concurring Opinion heard round the world. Davenport v. State, s10G1355, June 20, 2011. “DUE PROCESS…YES.DUE PROCESS. HOLD ON A SECOND. I NEED A MINUTE. DUE PROCESS, I AM JUST GETTING USED TO IT.” quote of a frazzled indigent defendant sitting in jail wearing two pairs of glasses, grey hair standing […]
Read MoreDouglas County: 4th Amendment prohibition against illegal searches and seizures does not apply in Georgia Probation Revocation Hearings anymore
Douglas County Drug Arrest Probation Violation: State v. Thackston, S10G1337, May 31. 2011. Georgia Supreme Court recently held that an illegal search in a Paulding County Drug arrest in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States and Georgia Constitution and Georgia Criminal code does not apply in a probation revocation hearing even if […]
Read MoreYou can get a DUI in a Golf Cart?
Did you know that you can get a DUI in a golf cart? Just ask the people in Peachtree City, Georgia where citizens are routinely charged with DUI for driving their golf carts home instead of being congratulated for being responsible and not driving a 5000-pound car. Police even comment that the golf cart paths […]
Read MoreThe Costs of DUI in Atlanta, Georgia
Fox Five did a story on December 30, 2009, on the cost of an Atlanta DUI. Each year in Georgia about 200,000 people are arrested for DUI. In the five-county Metro Atlanta area, there are more than 20,000 arrests each year. They concluded that a DUI will cost on average about $10,000.00. That means that […]
Read MoreCosts of Georgia DUI – A DUI Arrest Can Hammer Your Automobile Insurance Premiums
I recently heard a story about a 30-year-old man who was arrested for DUI in Georgia. He has never had an accident. Allstate Automobile Insurance Company raised his Georgia minimum automobile liability insurance coverage of 25/50 to over $350 per month. A Georgia DUI for a 30-year-old with a clean driving record is equal to […]
Read MoreSandlin v. State, Georgia Court of Appeal, Appeal No. A10A2197, Jan. 19, 2011: Spreading the Love
On January 19, 2011, the Georgia Court of Appeals expanded the scope of the Love v. State, 271 Ga. 398 (1999) which held unconstitutional the Georgia DUI statute that equated the presence of marijuana in a person’s blood, breath, or urine to DUI regardless of the effect of the marijuana on the person under the Equal […]
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