North Buckhead Driving and DUI School Opens on Roswell Road near Chastain
The North Buckhead Driving and DUI School opened a new Atlanta DUI school on Roswell Road near Chastain Park called North Buckhead Driving and Dui School. We offer the Georgia DUI Risk Reduction Program (commonly known as “DUI School”), Defensive Driving Classes (for Georgia Driver’s License point reductions and to help with negotiating speeding tickets in […]
Read MoreWhat Georgia violations disqualify a CDL driver for one year
Any major traffic violation will make a Commercial Driver’s License holder loses his commercial privilege to drive for one year. “Major traffic violation” means a conviction of one of the following offenses anywhere and in any vehicle unless otherwise stated: Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs or any combination thereof in violation […]
Read MoreTired driver arrested for DUI after failed police field sobriety evaluations…Suprise?
BARTOW — A second test confirmed what Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson has been saying since Saturday: He wasn’t drunk or on drugs when Lakeland police charged him with driving under the influence. So, prosecutors, Thursday drop-ped the DUI charge against him after a urine analysis found no drug impairment. At a news conference Thursday […]
Read MoreWhat DUI feels like
The Arrest Process – Through the Eyes of a “Lawbreaker” by Mike Russo Driving through Monroe at one time or another, we have all seen the Monroe Police Department in action. We have all been guilty of becoming mesmerized by the red, white, and blue lights flashing atop the police cruiser, and slow down to […]
Read MoreForsyth County DUI: prior DUIs are admissible in a current DUI prosecution as similar transactions
Steele v. State, Forsyth County DUI, A10A0955, admissibility of prior DUI convictions (September 16, 2010). Perry Lee Steele was convicted of DUI by a Forsyth County jury in Cumming, GA. He appealed claiming that the Court improperly admitted evidence of prior DUI convictions without finding that the DUI was being admitted for a proper purpose and […]
Read MoreDawson County DUI: taking person arrested for DUI 45 minutes to personal doctor for independent test not reasonable
Ritter v. State, A10A1492, Dawson County DUI, Independent DUI test, Intox 5000 Calibration Certificates (September 16, 2010): William Ritter was convicted by a Dawson County Jury of DUI in Dawsonville, Georgia. Ritter contends that his request for an independent blood test at his personal doctor’s office in Alpharetta was not reasonably accommodated. The Georgia Court […]
Read MoreHenry County DUI: waiting on another officer for 25 minutes in front of police car does not trigger Miranda warnings
Waters v. State, Henry County DUI, Miranda, and DUI, (September 16, 2010). Jennifer Renee Waters was convicted of DUI after a bench trial before the DUI Court judge in Henry County. She was stopped after a be on the lookout call went out for the car driven by Defendant. The Court of Appeals did not […]
Read MoreDeKalb County Roadblock is Legal: Hurt v. State
HURT v. THE STATE, A10A2229, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Decided: November 16, 2010. Rico Hurt was convicted of DeKalb DUI illegal blood alcohol level after a bench trial in the DeKalb County State Court in Decatur, Georgia. The DUI Decatur roadblock was found to be legal. The DUI arrestee argued the roadblock was illegal. […]
Read MoreDouglas County DUI/Hit and Run reversed by Georgia Court of Appeals
Reynolds v. State, A10A1234, Georgia Court of Appeals, DUI, HIt & Run, Sufficiency of the Evidence (September 10, 2010): A Douglas County jury found Carolyn Reynolds guilty of DUI and Hit and Run. The Georgia of Court of Appeals reversed the conviction because the Douglas County Prosecutors did not present any evidence of anyone involved in a […]
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