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Sorry for the lapse – and a resolution
My wife nicely pointed out that I have not posted anything here for several months. If I am going to blog I need to do so regularly. So my resolution is to do just that. There may be some changes. … Continue reading
The Wars on Drugs and DUI – the erosion of our rights – pretext stops
When I started practicing law some 25 years ago we had more rights. It used to be that for police to stop and question you they had to have some evidence that you were violating the law. And the stop … Continue reading
Miranda -They didn’t read me my rights
Nothing in criminal law is more widely known than the phrase “read him his rights.” Unfortunately, it is also widely misunderstood. One place these rights are most misunderstood is in the DUI roadside stop. What are “your rights?” The rights … Continue reading
DUI Checkpoints – A waste of our money and our rights.
New Year’s Eve is in two days. The radio and papers are full of stories of DUI checkpoints. If that doesn’t make you mad, you don’t understand DUI checkpoints. DUI checkpoints do not make us safer. Nationally, out of 1000 … Continue reading
DUI blog roadmap
This blog provides you with an insider’s view of DUI (also called OUI, DWI and several other things) law and cases. From the questions I hear, I know there is much misinformation out there. Many people think the breath test … Continue reading
