I had my first experience dealing with Tennessee’s new bail bond law for those accused of DUI second , DUI third, and felony DUI offenses. The new law may keep those accused of these crimes from being released on bond.In Nashville,Tn., once a person is arrested and can’t make bond their case is placed on the
Lindsay Lohan was released early from the Betty Ford Center after a 90 day stint in rehab.Lohan has had major difficulty with her probation and repeated problems with alcohol.I wish her the best in her recovery. However, Ms. Lohan’s problems illustrate some issues that arise in Tennessee drunk driving cases (DUI).
One question frequently asked question is whether one should go to rehab after
One way to avoid a drunk driving arrest on New Year’s Eve is to call sober ride.The 26th annual Sober Ride Project begins at 10:00 P.M. and lasts until 2:A.M. on New Year’s Eve.Each year about 150 Davidson County Sheriff’s Office employees will give up their New Year to provide safe and sober rides.
This could be one of the severe effects of alcohol on the human body.However , I ran across a chart which spells out the effects of alcohol on the human body.
| Progressive effects of alcohol | ||
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| BAC (% by vol.) | Behavior | Impairment |
| 0.010–0.029 |
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My trial tip of the day is to have a single or limited theory of the case. In a drunk driving (DUI) case , there are many defense theories that may be available.Pick the strongest and stay with it. Here is an example.Today , I had a case where there were two key issues.The strongest point
During a DUI traffic stop , the first thing a police officer asks is " Have you had anything to drink tonight ?" Since we were young we have been taught to cooperate with the police.However, you can’t talk your way out of a drunk driving charge in this day and time.
What’s the
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RtEytDWEM_o%3Ffs%3D1%26hl%3Den_US
I ran across this video from California DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor. His video was can you get a fair trial in a DUI case. I thought the video had some great points and is worth sharing here.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8wKOGeU2bZg%3Ffs%3D1%26hl%3Den_US
Recently , I invited Pennsylvania DUI lawyer Justin McShane to speak at TACDL’s DUI seminar that I organize.His presentation was lights out.Justin created a video on explaining some critical issues in blood alcohol testing. For any lawyer or person accused of DUI I would highly recommend you watching the video.It shows some problems that
Yesterday , I felt like an old circuit riding lawyer.First stop was the courthouse in Shelbyville ,Tennessee.Next stop was General Sessions in Gallatin , Tennessee. In the office today , so I thought I would comment about the Scram device. A video on how the scram device works is the featured video on this post. However Pennsylvania
I was reading an article today by Mark Fulks of the Tennessee Attorneys General’s Office on his thoughts of the Confrontation Clause and DUI evidence. Mr Fulks makes an argument that DUI evidence such as the breath test printout and the breath test machine calibration certificate does not fall under the Confrontation Clause as