Arrest v. Conviction: The Police Only Have So Much Power
It’s always good to remember that when you’re pulled over or questioned by police, an arrest does not mean guilt and an arrest or conviction is not the end of the world. In our practice, we’ve seen officers arrest clients on scanty evidence and simply hope for the best regarding a conviction. But sometimes, as […]
Read MoreFalse Arrest Lawsuit Reinstated in Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals Over Woman Arrested for DUI Who Later Tested Negative
A Federal Court of Appeals reinstated a dismissed False Arrest civil damages lawsuit against an Ohio State Trooper who arrested a woman for DUI after field sobriety tests. The Federal Appeals Court concluded that you simply cannot arrest anyone based on a few missteps on field sobriety tests. Now it is up to a jury […]
Read MoreFrontline Investigative News Report Reveals That Law Enforcement Forensic Science is Not So Scientific After All
The PBS Investigative news show Frontline reveals that many forensic sciences used by law enforcement for investigations, like fingerprint analysis, are not exact, but rather analytic guesswork subject to human bias. Click the link for more information. dui lawyer atlanta | georgia dui lawyer
Read MoreFlorence v. Board of Chose Freeholders of County of Burlington et al.: U.S. Supreme Court okays strip searches for non-serious crimes like DUI arrests and traffic stops
In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, the petitioner argues that an involuntary visual strip search of a detainee absent of reasonable suspicion that he or she may attempt to smuggle contraband into the general population of a jail violates the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court concluded that […]
Read MoreAfter False Arrest, Oregon County Commissioner on Crusade to Change DUI Field Sobriety Tests for Seniors
After a False Arrest for DUI of Oregon County Commissioner, he seeks to change field tests for drivers over 65 years of age as the standardized DUI Field test are unfair. On the way home from a workout at the gym, the County Commissioner was pulled over by police for weaving and not using his […]
Read MoreOZT 2011-2012- “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”: State creates new Sober Ride App for the iPhone and Android
(ATLANTA) The Georgia Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) announced the release of a new cell phone app that will locate a sober ride for New Year’s Eve Revelers. Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT) will be in full effect from Dec. 16, 2011, to Jan. 2, 2012. Local Police Officers, Sheriff’s Deputies, and State Troopers will be participating […]
Read MoreThe top 14: MADD scolds states that refuse to trample on the rights of their citizens in DUI enforcement
CBS News ran a story regarding the MADD’s list of 14 states with “lax’ DUI enforcement by ranking them based on the presence or absence of draconian DUI laws. Constitutional horrorshow includes: Police Roadblocks – What about the Constitution we have spent the last 200 years bleeding for? No room for liberty in the nanny […]
Read MoreJudge Dismisses High Profile Philly DUI after Cop admits on stand that half of DUI arrests are not drunk
A Philadelphia Judge dismisses the high profile DUI of a local politician after the police office admits on stand that half of his DUI arrests are not drunk. georgia dui lawyer | atlanta dui lawyer
Read MoreBoykins v. State, Georgia Supreme Court, S11G0643, November 7, 2011: the rare case justifies a warrantless search
Boykins v. State, Georgia Supreme Court, S11G0643, November 7, 2011. In a DeKalb County Drug Arrest, the Georgia Supreme Court held that it is the rare case that justifies a warrantless search. Boykins was observed pulled over talking to a woman on the side of the street. The police turned around. Boykins drove off to […]
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