Gwinnett DUI arrest of County Commission Chair proves DUI Field Test don’t work
Law Enforcement can not believe they are wrong so they requested a blood test and went back to the restaurant to seize the receipt. Gwinnett DUI of County Commission Chairman blood test comes back 0.00 revealing no alcohol in his system and raising serious questions about DUI detection and standardized field sobriety evaluation techniques. Gwinnett County Sheriff offers […]
Read MoreEven One DUI can keep you out of Canada
Have you just been arrested for a DUI in Atlanta? No big deal. I will just plead guilty and move on. I have tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and do not want my court date to interfere with my travel plans. Think Again! The Seattle Times reports that four-to-five passengers a week […]
Read MoreNew fees for sending in a License Letter: they are not raising taxes if they just raise fees
Legislative Update: DUI Arrestee Driver’s License Tax. When you are arrested for DUI in Georgia, generally you must send a letter to save your Georgia Driver’s license within 10 business days to prevent your license from being suspended administratively for your DUI arrest. This is commonly known as the “10-day letter.” This letter used to be […]
Read MoreTow Truck Driver towing a DUI Driver’s car gets arrested for DUI too
Double DUI in Dalton. A Georgia State Patrol Trooper pulled over a DUI Driver North of Dalton, Georgia. After he arrested the driver for the Dalton DUI and found marijuana in the car, he called for a tow truck. When the tow truck driver arrived he smelled alcohol on his breath. The tow truck driver […]
Read MoreGeorgia State Patrol Savannah Nighthawks 8 man team makes 587 DUI contacts a month
Savannahnow.com reports that the Southern Branch of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Nighthawks is making 587 “DUI Contacts” or DUI quota a month with only 8 men. There grant of federal money from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety only requires 100 “DUI Contacts” a month. The Savannah DUI GSP Nighthawks have made 366 DUI […]
Read MoreHouse Bill 907 aims to increase Drunk Driving in Atlanta
There is a new Bill in the Georgia House aiming to increase Drunk Driving! It is House Bill 907, commonly known as the Uber.com bill. Creative Loafing recently ran a story on it in its February 6, 2014 issue. Uber is a phone app that allows you to order a town car or suv for trips around […]
Read MoreRoswell Police DUI quota memorandum stuns community
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on April 28, 2010, the that City of Roswell, Georgia DUI police officers working the night shift have been ordered to meet a 25 a year DUI arrest quota or be transferred off the night shift. The story was based on a memo from a Roswell Police Department shift supervisor in […]
Read MoreDUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alfo
DUI, Right to Counsel, Setting Aside Guilty Plea. Alford v. State, S10A0062, April 19, 2010. A. Alford was found guilty after a bench trial of DUI in Muscogee County State Court in Columbus, Georgia in 1995 without an attorney. He filed a Habeas Corpus petition alleging that he was entitled to legal representation. The Georgia Supreme Court […]
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