Jon went to trial for 7 days in the Los Angeles Superior Court in Burbank, California to represent his client who was charged with DUI and 0.08% or higher resulting from a DUI checkpoint. During the trial, the prosecutor argued that Mr. Artz’s client first entered the checkpoint at an unsafe high rate of speed and…Read More
Getting an DUI can disrupt your life and leave you wondering how long it will take before you can put this incident behind you. The circumstances of your case can cause wide variations in the amount of time it takes for your DUI case to be processed. Not all DUI lawyers in Los Angeles are…Read More
When facing DUI charges in Los Angeles, the first thought one might have is how to make this frightening ordeal end. People want to know how they can either get charges dismissed or expunged. This is understandable as a DUI puts many aspects of life on the line including work, family, and transportation issues. Either…Read More
You have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. You probably have a lot of questions regarding what happens after your arrest like: How are you going to travel back and forth to work? How are your children getting to school? What is your boss going to say when you cannot…Read More
If you’ve been busted for driving under the influence, there’s a long road ahead of you. Now is not the time to panic. The best move that you can make is to find an experienced Los Angeles DUI attorney who knows the ins and outs of an effective DUI defense and how to protect your driver’s…Read More
Appellate court ends abuse of “Probation revoked” Dec. 12, 2013 – In yesterday’s People v. Freidt decision, a California Court of Appeals ruled that the original trial court could not keep the defendant on “probation revoked” status indefinitely because of unpaid restitution debt. Why is that good news for DUI restitution cases? First, we have…Read More
CA Supreme Court was wrong in DUI case People v. Vangelder I recently blogged about a CA Supreme Court DUI case, People v. Vangelder, saying that the court’s decision effectively removed a DUI Attorney’s right to challenge the accuracy of DUI breath test results based on individual physiological differences that the machine does not recognize….Read More
Good News/Bad News for CA DUI Defense ( Breath Test Evidence ) Nov. 21, 2013 – Today’s CA Supreme Court verdict on DUI Defense case People v. Vangelder has Good News + Bad News implications for DUI Defense in California. Here’s what happened… In December 2007, a CHP officer observed Vangelder driving 125 miles per…Read More
Lessons learned from Orange County Crime Lab’s recent “fail” How can DUI blood test fail? On October 10, 2013, the Orange County Crime Lab (OCCL) admitted that “human error” resulted in inaccurate BAC blood test results for at least 2,200 people charged with drunk driving in Orange County over the last five months, from May 29, 2013 to…Read More
Why would anyone choose to be a DUI Defense Attorney? Drunk driving is indefensible. Almost 10,000 Americans a year are killed by drunk drivers. In the hands of an intoxicated driver, vehicles become weapons, and innocent people become victims. Children, teens, mothers, parents, friends—struck down needlessly and senselessly, just because someone chose to drive while…Read More
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