2014 Articles

Florida Law on DUIs

FLORIDA LAW ON DUIS A DUI is a criminal offense punishable by law and proven by an unlawful blood alcohol content level of.08 or above. A DUI occurs while an individual is operating a motor vehicle ...
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY’S “BACK ON TRACK” PROGRAM FOR DUI OFFENSES

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY’S “BACK ON TRACK” PROGRAM FOR DUI OFFENSES With the newly initiated “Back on Track” program, Miami-Dade County is providing individuals facing their ...
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Capital Punishment Ruled Unconstitutional in California

Capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in the case of Jones v. Chappell on July 16, 2014. In August, California State Attorney General Kamala D. Harris declared that the ...
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DUI Alcohol vs DUI Drug Cases

DUI drug cases are profoundly different from other intoxication cases. DUI cases based on alcohol intoxication are primarily concerned with the quantifiable amount of alcohol that someone has consumed ...
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Appearance In Newspaper Lands Bail-Jumper In Jail

The topic of whether or not the NFL Franchise the Washington Redskins should change their team name due to its offensive nature towards Native Americans has been a hot bed media issue for a while now. ...
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Man Taken into Custody for Videoing Another’s Arrest with Cell Phone

A Miami man was arrested recently after he stood by using his cell phone to video officers arresting his friend. L.E. was working as a DJ at his friend's store when Miami-Dade police officers ...
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Driver Charged with DUI after 10-Year-Old Struck in Crosswalk

A Santa Ana woman was arrested recently after a serious pedestrian accident. S.L., 33 years old, was driving a full size pickup truck westbound on East 17 th Street on a recent evening when the ...
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How Much Should a California DUI Lawyer Cost?

I've seen a lot of information out there about how much money a person COULD be ordered to pay during the course of their DUI court process, but I rarely see anything about how much they SHOULD ...
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Driver Arrested after Test Showed BAC more than Triple the Legal Limit

A Rhode Island woman is facing serious DUI charges after allegedly failing a number of sobriety tests. D.T. of Riverside was driving her vehicle on Wampanoag Trail on a recent Sunday evening when an ...
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Tennessee School Bus Driver Charged with DUI

Last year, a 39 year-old female school bus driver was charged with DUI in Cocke County, Tennessee after she was found drinking a 24 ounce can of beer inside the idling bus. The driver, C. H., was ...
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Juvenile May Be Charged as Adult in DUI

The teen was driving while under the influence and street racing against another car when he crashed his Mustang which was carrying three passengers. One of the passengers, a 16 year-old girl died as ...
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Former Dallas Cowboy Awaits Sentencing after Manslaughter Conviction

Josh Brent who played occasionally for the Dallas Cowboys before resigning some months after the fatal accident was recently found guilty by a jury in the alleged DWI manslaughter case. The accident ...
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Suspected Drunk Driver may escape Homicide Charges after Fatal Accident

A Houston man has been arrested after a fatal pedestrian accident. The incident happened at about 8:00 pm on a recent Saturday night when an autistic boy was walking in the street. The 12-year-old boy ...
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