DUI juror strikes back in Fayette County: State didn’t meet burden
I was a juror in the DUI case held in state court last week. I am also the mother of four and am very against drinking and driving. I know that this is murder on our streets and my children have been told time and again that they would be in the worst kind of […]
Read MoreWhat if the human body could produce alcohol?
Endogenous or Auto Brewery Syndrome as a result of intestinal disorders Candidiasis is a yeast infection that plagues the intestine when good bacteria are killed as a result of the long-term use of antibiotics. Some candidiasis sufferers will feel, and appear to be, intoxicated. An unusual symptom of certain people with severe candidiasis is the […]
Read MoreClayton County, Not Guilty on DUI per se, DUI less safe, Reckless Driving, Imprope
Clayton County Jury Trial. Not Guilty on DUI per se, DUI less safe, Reckless Driving, Improper Lane Change in Clayton County Jury Trial with a 0.095 and a single-car accident. It would have helped if the police had gotten the name of the off-duty Atlanta Police Officer first on the scene or even told us […]
Read MoreRockdale Superior Court Judge says Administrative DUI License Suspensions no good
A Rockdale Superior Court Judge has put a halt to illegal DUI license suspensions with a Temporary Restraining Order on the Georgia Department of Driver Services. The petitioners, all persons arrested for DUI, have asserted that the forms initiating their administrative DUI license suspensions were not sworn before a notary public as to the truth […]
Read MoreSTATE v. FEN YUE TAN,A10A0687,Court of Appeals of Georgia, Decided: July 8, 2010
STATE v. FEN YUE TAN, A10A0687, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Decided: July 8, 2010. F. Tan was arrested for DUI in Gwinnett County after rear-ending another vehicle at a roadblock. She had slurred speech, red and glassy eyes, took two Georgia Standardized Voluntary Field Sobriety Evaluations, a portable breath test, and gave an insufficient […]
Read MoreAnother Georgia DUI, Athletic Director Damon Evan get arrested by Georgia State Patrol
Damon Evans, widely honored Athletic Director at the University of Georgia, was arrested for DUI by the Georgia State Patrol Wednesday night, June 30, 2010. All Georgia DUI defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a jury of their peers beyond a reasonable doubt. Read the article.
Read MoreDuncan v. State, A10A0651, Georgia Court of Appeals, June 28, 2010
DUI, Prescription Drug DUI, Sufficiency of the Evidence, HGN, DRE, Harper Scientific Reliability. Duncan v. State, A10A0651, Georgia Court of Appeals, June 28, 2010. D. Duncan was found guilty by a Coweta County jury of DUI prescription drugs and alcohol in Newnan, Georgia. The defendant was stopped for driving with his headlights off (because they […]
Read MoreWright v. State, A10A0459, June 28, 2010
Vehicular Homicide, DUI, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Merger. Wright v. State, A10A0459, Georgia Court of Appeal, June 28, 2010. After crossing the centerline, a head-on collision, and admitting ingesting methadone and Xanax, M. Wright was convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, and DUI drugs less safe. Wright […]
Read MoreDr. Feelgood or Dr. DUI?
DUI a prescription for jail time By Debby Schamber Driving under the influence of prescription medications has become a more common occurrence in Orange. “There has been an increase of DUI versus DWI because of an increase of people being on prescription medication,” said Sgt. L.L. Claybar of the Orange Police Department. According to reports, […]
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