You can get a DUI in a Golf Cart?
Did you know that you can get a DUI in a golf cart? Just ask the people in Peachtree City, Georgia where citizens are routinely charged with DUI for driving their golf carts home instead of being congratulated for being responsible and not driving a 5000-pound car. Police even comment that the golf cart paths […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Affirms Vehicular Homicide Conviction despite reasonable alternative theory on circumstantial evidence
Shy v. State, A10A1696, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 29, 2011.Vehicular Homicide, 1st Degree; Reckless Driving; Failure to Maintain Lane, and Driving with a Suspended License. The city of Atlanta, Fulton County Superior Court Jury Trial. The driver struck Husband and Wife pulled over in the emergency lane of I-285 with a broken-down car killing […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals rejects hard fought Cherokee DUI and finds fields relevant to establish blood alcohol
Holowiak v. State II, A10A2021, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 29, 2011. DUI per se; DUI less safe. Cherokee County State Court DUI Jury Trial. The Defendant Driver, Holowiak, was stopped at a roadblock in Cherokee County by the Sheriff’s Department. The Officer smelled an odor of alcohol, observed red and glassy eyes, flushed face, […]
Read MoreBlack Caucus sues to dissolve new cities of Johns Creek, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Milton.
The suit seeks dissolution of the cities of Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Milton as Voting Rights Act violations. Dr. Joseph Lowery and several Plaintiffs have sued Governor Nathan Deal and several new cities formed in the last six years including Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Milton claiming that the incorporation of the areas […]
Read MoreDunwoody Officers win 2011 MADD awards
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. Two Dunwoody Officers walked away with awards. Officer Tim Waldron received the Bronze Award for having made 39 DUI arrests in 2010. Officer Alvin Rodriguez received the Silver […]
Read MoreHenry County DUI HEAT Unit wins 2011 MADD Award
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. The Henry County Police Department (HCPD) won the DUI Hero Award for police agencies Police Department with the highest total number of DUI arrests for their agency size. […]
Read MoreGwinnett County DUI Task Force wins 2011 MADD award
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. MADD presented the Gwinnett County DUI Task Force as 2010 Statewide DUI Agency of the Year Award. The Individual members of the Gwinnett DUI task force also walked […]
Read MoreBan apps relieving Police Roadblocks? What would Guy Fawkes say?
Fox News heralded the political firestorm surrounding DUI Sobriety Check Point smartphone apps. Fox has missed the point. If you have to have a roadblock to find “drunk drivers” maybe they aren’t drunk in the first place. Additionally, Roadblocks are fine for Apartheid-era South Africa, the Occupied West Bank, and North Korea but not for […]
Read MorePhiladelphia DUI breathalyzer miscalibration causes a 15 month case review
Philadelphia joins a growing list of jurisdictions that are finding out that DUI breath tests are often inaccurate, improperly maintained, and not properly calibrated. On March 23, 2011, Philadelphia Police authorities announced that miscalibrated Breathalyzers compromised over 1147 DUI cases. The District Attorney’s office is conducting a complete review of all affected cases. The District […]
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