Attorney Tips on Handling DUI Cases
August 11, 2016
How experienced is your attorney? Experience matters. Everything else being equal, A DUI attorney with more years of experience can be more helpful to your DUI case. With years of experience, a DUI attorney will be able to mount a more successful defense, when compare to someone who started his practice recently. Look for a Local counsel. If you have already decided to go to trial, the attorney’s home office is less important then his trial skills. When trial is the strategy, look for an attorney with a successful trial practice. But, when you are attempting to settle the case, selecting an attorney who is not familiar with the prosecutors, judges and procedure at the court house can backfire. […]
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June 22, 2016
This article discusses the Unreliability of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test during a DUI investigation. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. HGN: HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS NHTSA RESEARCH INTO HGN PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA HGN RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION OF HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS RECENT RESEARCH: HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS STUDY HGN: HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS One of the most common arrests in Los Angeles County is a DUI. If you are investigated for a DUI, the DUI investigating officer may ask you to submit to field sobriety tests. The field sobriety tests are a series of tests that are supposed to help an officer during a Los Angeles DUI investigation to determine if the driver is […]
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June 15, 2016
This article discusses The Effect of a California DUI conviction on nurses’ professional license. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. CALIFORNIA DUI AND NURSING LICENSE THE LAW FOR DUI AND NURSING LICENSE DISCIPLINE COURT INTERPRETATION OF DUI AND NURSES LICENSE CONSEQUENCES CAL BP 490 AND ITS EFFECT AFTER DUI FOR NURSES DUI AND NURSING LICENSE Getting arrested for a DUI can be very frustrating especially when evidence of intoxication is subjective. Often, the prosecution is simply based on the observations of an impairment by a police officer. Trying to do a field sobriety tests when you are being watched by a police officer can often end with a DUI arrest, even when you are […]
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March 30, 2016
In this article, Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorney discusses PAPER LICENSE PLATES: REASON FOR A POLICE STOP. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. POLICE STOP AFTER A VEHICLE CODE VIOLATION IS HAVING A PAPER LICENSE PLATE A VIOLATION OF THE LAW? HOW DO YOU AVOID BEING STOPPED IF YOU DRIVE WITH PAPER LICENSE PLATES? NEW LAW ABOUT CAR PAPER PLATES HOW LONG CAN YOU DRIVE WITH DEALER PLATES ACCORDING TO CURRENT CALIFORNIA LAW NEW PROCEDURE FOR GETTING PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES AFTER NEW LAW WILL TAKE EFFECT THE COST OF REGISTRATION TO GET A TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE If you are stopped because your car had paper license plates, Los Angeles DUI lawyer can help […]
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February 24, 2016
Nystagmus is an investigation tool used by law enforcement to determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol. After a DUI stop, a police officer, if he suspects that the driver is under the influence of alcohol, can ask the driver to step out of the vehicle and submit to field sobriety tests. The field sobriety tests are voluntary tests that drivers suspected of DUI in Los Angeles can and should decline to perform. If you agree to do the field sobriety tests, the cops and the DA will use them to show that you are impaired. The tests are highly subjective and can cause a person to be arrested even when he or she is not under […]
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February 23, 2016
DUI Probation is a very common resolution in many DUI cases. However, the law does not require that a defendant is placed on probation. Instead, a defendant in a DUI case can resolve his or her case for a “terminal disposition”, meaning, after the sentencing, there are no obligations to the court because after the sentence is complete and the case is over. In fact, you must agree to be placed on probation. Defendants Want to Be on DUI Probation to Avoid Jail Time. Some defendants are not eligible for DUI probation because of the record or the nature of the offense. For instance, if you are charged with a 3rd felony, the DA can allege a special allegation under […]
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February 18, 2016
Any driver arrested for a DUI is required by California state law to submit to a chemical test. A chemical test can be a blood test, a breath test, or a urine test. A DUI refusal to submit to a chemical test is a more serious offense than a simple DUI. This article discusses Chemical Test Refusal in California DUI Cases. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. 1. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING ARRESTED FOR A DUI WITH A REFUSAL ALLEGATION? 2. WHAT IF I WAS ARRESTED FOR A CHEMICAL TEST REFUSAL BUT I WAS NOT DRIVING? 3. HOW CAN A DRIVER ARRESTED FOR A “REFUSAL DUI” IN LOS ANGELES FIGHT HIS CASE? 4. […]
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February 15, 2016
The California Supreme Court recently eliminated several important breath test defenses for DUI cases that DUI attorneys Los Angeles used to successfully defend DUI charges. PARTITION RATIOS AND VANGELDER (58 Cal 4th 1) According to the 2013 Supreme Court of California decision in People v. Vangelder, partition ratios cannot be argued to a jury. Before this case, Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys would argue that breath sample results are not the same as the blood sample results because the ratio of alcohol in blood could be very different from the ratio of alcohol in breath samples. In the case of Mr. Terry Vangelder, he was prosecuted for a DUI after he was pulled over for speeding and his breath alcohol test […]
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January 26, 2016
This article answers the question What is the Legal Blood Alcohol Level for DUI in California? Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. Legal Blood Alcohol Level for 21 years old or older non-commercial driver in California Legal BAC for Commercial Drivers in California Legal alcohol level for persons under 21 years of age Arrest for a DUI with a blood alcohol level under .08%? Legal Blood Alcohol Level for 21 years old and older non-commercial drivers in California In California, the legal blood alcohol level for most drivers is .08% or less of alcohol in blood by weight. California Vehicle Code section 23152(b) describes the meaning of legal blood alcohol level and also provides some […]
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January 20, 2016
In this article Los Angeles DUI Defense Lawyer discusses Driving on a Suspended License. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. LOS ANGELES DUI ATTORNEY EXPLAINS SUSPENDED LICENSE LAW ATTORNEY EXPLAINS TYPES OF LICENSE SUSPENSION DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE ALSO CARRIES POINTS WITH THE DMV COURT PROCESS FOR SUSPENDED LICENSE SUSPENDED LICENSE. Example 1 SUSPENDED LICENSE. Example 2 SUSPENDED LICENSE. Example 3 LOS ANGELES DUI ATTORNEY EXPLAINS SUSPENDED LICENSE LAW California Laws covering driving on a Suspended License can be found in California Vehicle Code sections 14601-14601.5. The decision to charge one code section over another primarily deals with the type of suspension or revocation. For instance, if the driver’s license suspension is based on a conviction for drunk […]
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