Up until now … Courts in California supported the concept of implied consent in DUI cases. Put simply, implied consent says you are deemed to have given your consent to a chemical alcohol test just by driving a vehicle and under suspicion of DUI. This was the common situation where a police officer tells a…Read More
Recently, a judge in New York dismissed a DUI charge against a 35 year old woman who claimed that her body works like a brewery. The woman reportedly spent approximately $7,000 working with a specialist to prove that her body uses excess intestinal yeast to turn carbohydrate rich foods into alcohol. The syndrome can sometimes…Read More
More DUI arrests are made in California than in any other U.S. state, and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is the largest state-level law enforcement agency, having over 7,500 officers in its employ. Charged with monitoring the entirety of the California highway system, the CHP sets high standards for itself in carrying out this duty,…Read More
Do not mix driving and marijuana in California. Although state law allows for the possession of medical marijuana in quantities of 8 oz. or less, upon a doctor’s recommendation and the issuance of a medical-marijuana ID card, it does not allow medical marijuana patients or non-patients to drive under the influence of marijuana. Thus, driving…Read More
On November 4th, 2014, Californians approved the ballot initiative known as Proposition 47, which reduces certain non-violent drug and property crimes from felony to misdemeanor status, and it is now state law. More specifically, Prop 47 does all of the following: Creates mandatory reduction of “non-serious, non-violent” crimes to misdemeanors unless the defendant has previous…Read More
In California, many who are convicted of a first-time DUI are allowed probation, instead of jail time with various other sentencing requirements. Violation of DUI probation terms can have serious repercussions, such as revocation of your probation status and re-sentencing to a term in county jail or in state prison. Thus, anyone facing such allegations should consult…Read More
The Korea Times has recently reported that, from January 1st to October 24th of 2015, Los Angeles had a total of 1,995 DUI arrests. Alarmingly, there were more people arrest on DUI in North Hollywood (146) and in Koreatown (126) than in any other L.A. neighborhood. Also concerning was the fact that this represented a…Read More
The California Vehicle Code, in Section 23152, prohibits driving under the influence of any drug or alcoholic beverage and specifies .08% of blood-alcohol content as the point of intoxication for legal purposes. It makes no mention of a person being charged with a DUI for sitting in a parked car, perhaps without even having the…Read More
If you have been charged with a federal DUI in and around Los Angeles, CA, it is imperative that you hire the services of a Los Angeles DUI defense attorney who understands this type of DUI. Without this sort of case-specific knowledge, you will be put at a serious disadvantage at your DUI hearing. What…Read More
The nature of DUI cases is such that there are many strange DUI arrest stories. One of the most outrageous in recent news was the Florida woman who chose to livestream herself, allegedly drunk driving, on Periscope. During her broadcast, she tells viewers that she is drunk while slurring her speech. Police were able to…Read More
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