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 DUIIgnition Interlock Device
In 2014 the South Carolina Legislature passed “Emma’s Law” which retooled many of the Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws. The largest overhaul dealt with the expansion of the use of the Ignition Interlock Device. This can be good or bad for a person who is facing a… read more
Posted in DUIUnfortunately, there is no “one size fits all” answer to that question. The rules are different based on what type of offense it is, whether you were found Guilty or N… read more
Posted in Criminal LawFormer Gamecock Victor Hampton found not guilty of DUI. A side note to this story is how easy it is for bad news to make the press, but how hard it is for good news to make the press. It is really easy to find many, many stories about Victor Hampton being arrested for DUI, but you have to dig to fin… read more
Posted in DUIUSA Today had a very interesting article about the Federal Government, particularly the ATF, and the agency’s use of sting operations; most interesting is the backlash the ATF is now receiving from the Federal Judiciary. Check it out, it is worth the read:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/natio… read more
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