Ever since I was a teenager, I wanted to be a criminal defense lawyer. I thought the courtroom and trying cases would be fun – and I’d always found criminal law the most interesting. I also believed protecting clients’ constitutional rights would be very fulfilling.
After law school at the Univer… read more
In my last blog post I mentioned a bill, one of many, that was signed into law last year with little to no fanfare or media coverage. What is even more interesting is taking a look at the bills that have been prefiled for consideration this year. There are a whole host of bills that have been pref… read more
Posted in Criminal LawI found a handful of interesting laws that were enacted in 2016, most of which passed and were signed into law by Governor Haley with no fanfare. For instance, South Carolina Code Section 23-1-245 deems police quotas unlawful. Specifically, the statue mandates that a law enforcement agency may not… read more
Posted in Criminal LawA California man was charged wtih DUI and there was nothing in his system except for Caffeine. The man was pulled over by an undercover agent with the California Alcohol and Beverage Control agency and arrested for Driving Under the Influence. He registered .00% on the breath test and a blood draw… read more
Posted in DUI
Below is an article out of New Jersey detailing a class action law suit seeking to overturn 20,000 DUI convictions. It is alleged that an officer with the New Jersey Highway Patrol missed a step when calibrating thier breathalyzer machine, thereby invalidating thoursands of breath test results… read more
Posted in DUIBelow is a link to an article out of Texas detailing a chemist from a state lab allegedly offering perjured testimony in DUI trials. The chemist has two problems, first he mixed up blood that was drawn as evidence in DUI cases, and second it appears that he has been offering perjured testimony conc… read more
Posted in DUI
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