Every DUI lawyer has faced the question “how can you face yourself in the mirror in the morning, knowing that you are defending drunk drivers who might cause injury or death to innocent men, women and children? Wouldn’t we all be better off if drunk drivers lost their licenses permanently and were left to rot [...]
Filed under DUI laws, Fines and Fees, Police conduct issues, Punishment issues, Trial issues by on Mar 12th, 2010. Comment. 
Anti-racial profiling legislation has been introduced in Georgia to curb the practice of law enforcement officers stopping people based on their race or ethnicity.
The legislation, SB-325, was introduced by Senator Gloria Butler. Representative Pedro Marin plans to introduce a similar bill in the House. The issue came to light when Cobb County resident Mark Bell, [...]
Filed under Police conduct issues, Racial Profiling by on Feb 1st, 2010. Comment.
Sure, Georgia doesn’t have a “hands-free” law like many states (a law which says you cannot talk or text on the cell phone unless you have a hands-free device), but there is still the issue of whether the police can search the contents of your cell phone if you are pulled over or arrested. Let’s [...]
Filed under Blog, Police conduct issues, Search misconduct issues by on Dec 30th, 2009. Comment.
I ran across an article in the on-line edition of a San Diego paper about a controversial anti-DUI program performed at a San Diego area high school. The program involved visits in May, 2008 by California highway patrol officers to 20 classrooms at the El Camino High School. The officers told students [...]
Filed under Police conduct issues by on Jun 16th, 2008. Comment.
California DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor writes extensively about DUI issues in his very thorough DUI Blog. A trend that Mr. Taylor has been tracking has to do with forced blood draws – in which police forceably restrain a driver for the purpose of drawing blood to test for alcohol content.
In his post "Taking Blood by [...]
Filed under Arrest issues, Police conduct issues by on Jan 2nd, 2008. Comment.
Have you ever wondered what signs of intoxication signal police officers to pursue a DUI investigation? Attorney Jamie Spencer from Austin, Texas writes in his Texas DWI Defense blog that signs of intoxication include
Odor of Alcohol: Strong, Moderate, Faint, None
Eyes: Bloodshot, Watery, Glassy, Dilated, Constricted
Speech: Mumbled, Slurred, Confused, Not Understandable, Mushmouthed, Stuttered, Fair, Good, [...]
Filed under Arrest issues, Police conduct issues by on May 19th, 2007. Comment.
I think that the cop who arrested me was abusive. After he handcuffed me, he pushed me into the back seat of his cruiser and smashed my head against the door frame. Is there anything I can do?
Well, if that’s all he did, then you would be better off not to pursue it. After all, [...]
Filed under Police conduct issues by on Mar 3rd, 2006. Comment.
