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DUI
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Montana case shows technology in addition to — or rather than? — toughness needed to stop some drunk drivers
Main August 2, 2012Montana case shows technology in addition to — or rather than? — toughness needed to stop some drunk driversRegular readers know that I consider drunk driving to…
Idaho Criminal Defense Blog
DUI and the Administrative License Suspension Hearing
If you are stopped by a law enforcement officer who suspects that you are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will likely face the prospect of deciding…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ignition lock law in Kansas seeming responsible for huge drop in DUI fatalities
Main July 20, 2012Ignition lock law in Kansas seeming responsible for huge drop in DUI fatalitiesThis local article from Kansas, headlined "DUI fatalities drop sharply in wake of recent law,"…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Punishment and Recidivism in Drunk Driving”
Main July 18, 2012"Punishment and Recidivism in Drunk Driving"The title of this post is the title of this new paper on SSRN by Benjamin Hansen on a topic I always…
Legal Profession Blog
Biking While Intoxicated A Crime In North Dakota
The North Dakota Supreme Court held last week that the prohibition against operating a vehicle while intoxicated applies when the vehicle is a bicycle. (Mike Frisch)
Legal Profession Blog
Second DUI Draws Interim Suspension
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered interim suspension until further order or final resolution of bar charges against an attorney based on his conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Tennessee Adpots No Refusal Fourth of July
By Rob McKinney
Thanks to our superb receptionist Amber , she gave me the heads up on a news flash in DUI enforcement in Nashville over the Fourth of July holiday. Tennessee has…
Truck Injury Lawyer Blog
Thinking of Drinking and Driving? Can You Pay 9.25 Million?
By Morgan Adams
Recently a conservative Hamilton County Jury returned a record 9.25 Million dollar verdict against a drunk driver who injured one of my clients. This 4th of July think before you…
Morristown New Jersey Criminal Law Post
Mount Olive Breath Test Suppressed Based of a Tongue Ring
A woman with a tongue ring was able to avoid a higher penalty because the breath test reading was deemed inadmissible in the Mount Olive Municipal Court.
Personal Injury
Death without warning in the early morning
By Ken Shigley
Recently we concluded settlement of a case in which a drunk on the wrong side of the road struck and killed a woman driving to a church breakfast. One moment…