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Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of thoughts on how to save more innocent lives on highways
Main May 18, 2013Lots of thoughts on how to save more innocent lives on highwaysThe Room for Debate on-line section of the New York Times has this new set of…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In praise of NTSB seeking to save more innocent lives with tougher DUI laws
Main May 14, 2013In praise of NTSB seeking to save more innocent lives with tougher DUI laws I was very pleased to see the news today, like this report from…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Drunk Driver Pretends to Speak French, Gets Arrested for DWI, Hindering Apprehension
A couple of weeks ago, a drunk driver had a heck of an excuse for a Morris Township police officer. Just after 3:00 AM on April 27, Damion Prashad was…
Supreme Court Update
Missouri v. McNeely (11-1425), McBurney v. Young (12-17) and Moncrieffe v. Holder (11-702)
By Kim Rinehart
Today, we bring you a trio of recent decisions beginning with the letter "M": Missouri v. McNeely (11-1425), finding that the natural metabolization of alcohol does not present a per…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
DUI Law Alert Supreme Court Declares Forced Blood Draws Are Unconstitutional
By Rob McKinney
The United States Supreme Court ruled that forced blood draws are not valid based upon the fact that alcohol may dissipate over time. Missouri argued for a per se rule…
Sentencing Law and Policy
In divided ruling, SCOTUS embraces (fuzzy?) standard rather thanper serules for DUIs and blood tests
Main April 17, 2013In divided ruling, SCOTUS embraces (fuzzy?) standard rather than per se rules for DUIs and blood tests The Supreme Court this morning handed down a notable, and…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Why Are The Results Of My Blood Alcohol Test Delayed ?
By Rob McKinney
Every DUI case in Nashville , Tennessee and every where else in Middle Tennessee is being delayed by the blood alcohol tests. Once a person submits to a blood alcohol test…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Tennessee Supreme Court Grants Appeal on Field Sobriety Tests
By Rob McKinney
The Tennessee Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal in a DUI case. The issue involves the Field Sobriety Tests. David Bell was stopped and he agreed to do some…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
New Mexico May Ban Alcohol Sales to DUI Offenders
By Rob McKinney
New Mexico has some of the highest highway accident death rates in the nation. In order to combat those death rates , the New Mexico State Legislature has proposed some…
Lancaster Law Blog
ARD and Expungement of Criminal Record
We have previously written that one of the most important advantages of the Alternative Rehabilitative Disposition option when facing a DUI is that it will not count as a criminal…