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Driving Under the Influence
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Austin DWI Lawyer
Caveat Emptor: Buyer beware of free legal advice on the internet
The beauty of the internet is that you can find out everything you need to know, on any subject, including legal topics such as DWI, with just a few clicks. The…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Texas DWI Lawyer Blog
I have recently started a separate blog for DWI issues and questions which can now be found over at the Austin DWI Lawyer Blog. Topics covered: Texas DWI laws, traffic…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A proper case for shaming?
Main November 2, 2006A proper case for shaming?I wonder what Dan Markel and other prominent critics of shaming sanctions will think of this sentencing story from Florida: Once he gets…
Austin DWI Lawyer
Proof of Mental State Unnecessary (for DWI) – Texas Penal Code Section 49.11
§ 49.11. Proof of Mental State Unnecessary. (a) Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter. (b) Subsection (a)…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigraton Articles
Davenport, Maria-Teresa. Note. Deportation and driving: felony DUI and reckless driving as crime of violence following ... (Leocal v. Ashcroft, 543 U.S. 1, 2004.) 96 J. Crim. L. & Criminology…
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sleep Apnea and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
Washington, D.C. personal injury lawyers Regan Zambri and Long write a post about a study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine regarding patterns of sleep apnea in…
Austin DWI Lawyer
Services
My practice focuses exclusively on criminal defense, with the majority of my cases involving DWI and DUI representation. The only exception to the "only criminal defense" rule is that I handle…
Personal Injury
Washington police crack down on impaired truckers
By Ken Shigley
Washington State Patrol troopers say that a recent rash of intoxicated truck drivers hauling heavy loads down Washington highways has them stepping up efforts to get impaired truckers off the…
Legal Ethics and Marketing
MADD is Mad at DUI Defense Advertising
According to the CBC, a Canadian chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers is disturbed by the advertising of the Impaired Driving Office on behalf of criminal defense lawyers interested in…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Thornber v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia [2005] B.C.J. No. 114 British Columbia Court of Appeal
Section 136(b) of the Regulations to the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, B.C. Reg. 447/83 voids insurance coverage for an insured who leaves the scene of a motor vehicle accident to…