Jasper County DUI: Sober and lost during the first stop, five minutes later, second stop under the influence of drugs and unsteady, same police officers?
Jasper County DUI, Prescription Drug DUI: RIVERA v.THE STATE, A11A0132, Court of Appeals of Georgia, May 9, 2011. DOYLE, Judge. Deborah Rivera was arrested in Jasper County Georgia for failure to maintain lane and Prescription Drug DUI. She was convicted by a jury and appealed from her conviction for committing two counts of DUI less […]
Read MoreAlcohol Breath Testing Fails again in Philadelphia
Philadelphia District Attorney announced on May 13, 2011, that another 1500 persons convicted of DUI in 2008 and 2009 are entitled to new trials after a two-month inquiry regarding faulty breathalyzers used by Police despite not being properly calibrated according to local news outlets. Atlanta DUI | DUI Atlanta
Read MoreDerek Lowe DUI arrest probably will result in a Reckless dui to lack of evidence since it is difficult to prove a sober person is drunk without a breath test
Atlanta Braves pitcher, Derek Lowe, was stopped and arrested for an Atlanta DUI on April 28, 2011. Lowe was stopped by a Georgia State Patrol trooper on Thursday evening at about 10:00 pm in Atlanta. The trooper smelled an odor of alcohol and had Lowe perform standardized field sobriety tests such as the Horizontal Gaze […]
Read MoreHall County DUI: Massey v. State, All DUIs are similar?
Hall County DUI, Gainesville, Georgia: MASSEY v.THE STATE, A11A0674, Court of Appeals of Georgia, May 5, 2011. A Hall County jury found David Anthony Massey guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or DUI less safe, reckless driving, fleeing and attempting to elude, speeding, three counts of passing in a no-passing zone, and two […]
Read MoreRinggold, Catoosa County DUI: Double Jeopardy, buy one get one free
Dean v. State, A11A0525, May 2, 2011. Martha Darlene Dean appealed from her motion to dismiss based on double jeopardy grounds. On May 21, 2009, she was involved in a collision just outside Ringgold in Catoosa County. She continued driving and collided with another car. She continued entering Ringgold from unincorporated Catoosa County and collided […]
Read MoreFaulty Breathalyzer could throw out 865 DUIs in California
A manufacturer’s defect could result in 865 DUI arrests being thrown out of court in San Jose California. The Alco-Sensor V breathalyzer is believed to have produced erroneous results as a result of condensation from breath building up in the breath tube. Alco-Sensors are used in Georgia DUIs for preliminary breath screening as positive or […]
Read MoreEnergy Drinks and Alcohol Can Cause DUI arrests for the unwary
A University of Florida study finds that college students who drink alcoholic energy-drink cocktails are three times more likely to get drunk and four times more likely to drive drunk according to researcher Dennis Thombs, Ph.D., and his associates. Combining energy drinks and alcohol tricks the drinker’s brain into thinking he or she is sober […]
Read MoreCoweta County DUI jail sentence results in a Death Sentence at county jail
Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Coweta County DUI. CBS News recently reported about a Coweta County Misdemeanor DUI Detainee who died in a special restraint chair designed for use at a maximum of 2 hours after 14 hours in a chair in August of 2008. The Misdemeanor detainee, Willie Sutton, Sr., was suffering from extreme […]
Read MoreYou 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 […]
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