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Nashville Criminal Law Report
Independant Blood Tests in DUI Cases
By Rob McKinney
The DUI Unit in Nashville, Tennessee uses a breath alcohol test in most DUI arrests .The question is " Do you have a right to an independent blood alcohol test." .Tennessee Code…
Lancaster Law Blog
DUI Penalties: Driving with a Suspended License
Much has been written about the physical dangers of driving under the influence. Additionally, in previous blog posts we have discussed the legal penalties DUI charges can bring, such as jail…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : January 5, 2010
Plenty of solid posts on the LexBlog Network today as the total rises to 134. One of the more interesting posts has Lisa Siegel of the Georgia Injury Law Blog…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Twitter and DUI Checkpoints
By Rob McKinney
What does Twitter and DUI checkpoints have in common ? Apparently , Twitter is being is being used to warn DUI drivers of the location of DUI checkpoints around the country.…
Austin DWI Lawyer
DWI Defendants Are Coming! Away! Which Way?
Just in from a marketer via email, with the title line “Thousands of DUI Defendents are Coming!”: Because we are the #1 Google ranked DUI/DWI website, thousands of DUI/DWI defendents[sic…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
DUI Breath Test Results Can be Influenced by Diet
By Rob McKinney
Recently, I had a case with a person on a low carb diet that was arrested for Driving Under the Influence(DUI). The breath test was high for the amount of…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Boating Under the Influence at Nashville Area Lakes
By Rob McKinney
Earlier this year, in Nicole Young's The Tennessean article, Alcohol abuse rises on Tennessee waters, she wrote about the rise in boating under the influence cases (BUI) in Tennessee. In 2008,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New York about to get tougher on drunk drivers
Main November 18, 2009New York about to get tougher on drunk drivers As regular readers know, one modern "get tough" sentencing movement that I am happy and eager to support…
Austin DWI Lawyer
A Not So Anonymous Tip
The 911 call: Caller: Somebody's really drunk driving down Granton Road." Dispatch: Okay are you behind them, or... Caller: No, I am them. Dispatch: You am them? Caller: Yes, I…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Effective commentary complaining about undue leniency for drunk drivers
Main November 3, 2009Effective commentary complaining about undue leniency for drunk driversThis column in the Baltimore Sun, which is headlined "Not just 'liberals' to blame for drunk-driving tragedies," echoes the…