Hide the Source Code: Yeary v. State, A09A1786 (February 10, 2010) and Davenport v. State, A09A1619
Discovery, Intox 5000, Discovery, Full Information, Source Code: Yeary v. State, A09A1786 (February 10, 2010) and Davenport v. State, A09A1619 (February 11, 2010). The Court of Appeals in a pair of decisions out of Gwinnett County State Court in Lawrenceville, and Cobb County State Court in Marietta, Georgia have affirmed the denial of DUI Defense attorneys to even subpoena […]
Read MoreStubblefield v. State, A09A2225 February 2, 2010: Don’t get medical treatment after a DUI arrest
Discovery, Hospital Blood test, Stubblefield v. State, A09A2225 (February 10, 2010). The Court of Appeals affirmed the Coweta County State Court’s denial of a motion to suppress the hospital blood test taken in treating the defendant’s diabetic condition on the night of the DUI arrest. A Newnan Jury found E.J. Stubblefield guilty of DUI alcohol less safe […]
Read MoreDUI, Probable Cause. Brown v. State, A10A0526, February 10, 2010
DUI, Probable Cause. Brown v. State, A10A0526, February 10, 2010. The Court of Appeals the Newton County Trial Court’s denial of a motion to suppress after a Covington jury found him guilty of DUI after a trial. The Court of Appeals found that on July 15, 2006, L. Brown was observed driving down the road […]
Read MoreDon’t mix Ambien with anything: Myers v. State, A10A0106, March 9th, 2010
A Coweta County jury convicted M. Myers of five counts of DUI after a jury trial in Newnan Georgia. Myers was arrested for DUI after she was pulled over for weaving by Corporal Chris Segrest of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department. Corporal Segrest testified that Myers’s speech was slurred, her eyes were glassy, she had […]
Read MoreMad Max got his DUI expunged, why can’t I?
“When everyone is a criminal, no one is free.” – Colin Dodd, Washington Post. Actor Mel Gibson’s DUI arrest and accompanying rant in California garnered extensive media coverage. Savvy Media watchers may have noticed that his DUI was expunged last week and may be surprised. What is an expungement? An expungement is when you have […]
Read MoreSuggested Reading for the Georgia DUI Attorney
Georgia DUI Blood Alcohol Testing Issues for DUI Experts Anthony, R.M., Sutheimer, C.A., and Sunshine, I. Acetaldehyde, Methanol, and Ethanol Analysis by Headspace Gas-Chromatography. JAT 4: 43-45, 1980 Caplan, Y., and Levine, B. The Analysis of Ethanol in Serum, Blood, and Urine, A Comparison of the TDx REA Ethanol Analysis with Gas Chromatography. JAT10:49-52, 1986 […]
Read MoreOdor of Alcohol & Under 21 & Driving = Jail
What does it take for someone under 21 to be arrested for DUI? An odor of alcohol and an admission of drinking are enough regardless of impairment. In Dodds v. State, 288 Ga. App. 231 (2007), a 19-year-old male was stopped by police as a result of his tag frame partially covering his license plate […]
Read MoreNPR story reveals 9 Billion Dollars a year is spent housing people who can’t make bail
January 21, 2010: National Public Radio story reveals that overburdened local governments spend over $9 Billion (with a B) Dollars housing people who have been arrested, are awaiting trial, and can’t afford to post bail some as low as fifty dollars. These are people a judge has determined are not dangerous, not a threat to […]
Read MoreThe 2009 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Law Enforcement Awards are in!
2009 MADD Georgia Law Enforcement Award Winners Agency Awards: 2008 Jerry Thompson Award – Carmen Smith- Fulton Solicitor General; 2008 Golden Achievement Award- Captain Luther Hires–Jesup Police Department; 2008 New this year C.E.D.D. “Award Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving” –Officer Alvin Rodriguez-City of Atlanta Police Department. – Carmen Smith- Fulton Solicitor General; 2008 Golden Achievement […]
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