September, 2009 Blog Posts
Posted on Sep 30, 2009
In order to try and avoid a suspension of driving privileges following a DUI arrest, it is necessary to contact the Driver Safety Office of the DMV within ten days to request a DMV Hearing. The ...
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Posted on Sep 30, 2009 By Kern County DUI Attorneys
Welcome to our new DUI blog! Check back soon for updates!
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Posted on Sep 29, 2009
At Thomas & Paulk, our Tampa violent crime defense lawyers offer experienced defense representation to people who have been accused of violent crimes. Our client was arrested and charged for
Continue reading "Charged Dropped in Domestic Battery Case" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2009
According to the family of Anthouny Arambulas, the police officers involved in his accidental shooting engaged in an attempted cover-up. They allege that in a shoot out incident in Phoenix some city ...
Continue reading "Shooting victim alleges that police attempted a cover-up" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2009
The Pocono Record reported yesterday that juvenile probation placements have decreased by 20 percent in the Poconos, and that home foreclosure rates might have something to do with the change. Though ...
Continue reading "Poconos Juvenile Crime Decline Reported" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2009
The Times-Tribune reports that when Dunmore police visited an apartment on Veterans Drive on Friday night to investigate a robbery, they did not find the alleged robber they sought, but did find drugs ...
Continue reading "Dunmore, Lackawanna County Drug Charges" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2009
Another incident at a local high school football game, this time involving students from Dallas High School, has grabbed news headlines. The Times-Tribune reports that the Wyoming County district ...
Continue reading "District Attorney Investigates Wyoming County School Crime" »
Posted on Sep 26, 2009
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/09/26/20090926phxarambula0926.html Last September a Phoenix police officer responded to a call of a home intruder and mistakingly fired 6 ...
Continue reading "Policeman in accidental shooting cleared by panel" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 By Brett Schwartz
Crime in Broward and Palm Beach counties decreased slightly during the first half of this year, compared to the first half of 2008, according to statistics compiled by the Florida Department of Law ...
Continue reading "Crime Down Slightly In Broward and Palm Beach County" »
Posted on Sep 23, 2009
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2009/09/22/news/breaking_news/doc4ab929a314304162585012.txt Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney David De Costa was arrested on Friday by Maricopa County Sheriff's ...
Continue reading "Phoenix Criminal Attorney arrested for smuggling drugs to prisoner - Eastern Arizona Courier" »
Posted on Sep 22, 2009
Most drunk driving cases begin with a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation. In these circumstances, the issue of proof of driving does not arise as the arresting officer can testify to the ...
Continue reading "Proof of Driving in DUI Cases" »
Posted on Sep 18, 2009
A case in Florida recently addressed the question of whether an alcohol monitoring device could give a false positive reading for alcohol as a result of continued exposure to hairspray. The case ...
Continue reading "SCRAM and DUI" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2009
California Vehicle Code section 23153 provides prohibition and punishment for misdemeanor and felony cases of drunk driving/ driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury to another. ...
Continue reading "DUI with injury" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2009
There was an article in the Los Angeles Times today concerning the controversy surrounding the Orange County District Attorney's Office policy of offering to dismiss criminal charges in minor ...
Continue reading "DNA Samples in Orange County" »
Posted on Sep 16, 2009
The Times-Tribune reports that two young Lackawanna County men were arrested yesterday after police found them in possession of over three dozen packets of heroin. The young men, from Carbondale and ...
Continue reading "South Scranton Heroin Arrests" »
Posted on Sep 14, 2009
When I am consulted for the first time by a potential client charged with drunk driving, the potential impact of having an empty stomach on impairment levels is often raised. The concern is that a ...
Continue reading "Food, Alcohol and Impairment Levels" »
Posted on Sep 14, 2009
Yesterday's Times Leader reported a story about Steve Flood, Luzerne County's former county controller, a man who called attention to the corruption of area judges and politicians long before their ...
Continue reading "Bringing Integrity to the Luzerne County Legal System" »
Posted on Sep 11, 2009
Sobriety checkpoints or DUI roadblocks are increasingly being favored by law enforcement agencies as a tool in arresting drunk drivers in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The courts have held that ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2009
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2009/09/09/20090909lovejoysuit0909-ON.html Former Chandler Police Department Sergeant Tom Lovejoy has filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio ...
Continue reading "Ex-Chandler police officer in K-9 death suing Joe Arpaio" »