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Bad Science: Cannabis Lab Scandal In Illinois and Consequences for Los Angeles DUI Defense

October 24, 2025

A DUI charge for marijuana can be challenged on the basis of unreliable scientific evidence because, unlike with alcohol, there is no established legal limit for THC that reliably proves impairment. A positive blood test showing THC does not conclusively prove impairment at the time of driving. An attorney can challenge the validity of field sobriety tests, blood tests, and the timing of THC detection.

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Subpoenas: How to Get A Person to Come to Court or Get Records to Use in for Your Civil Administrative Or Criminal Case In Los Angeles

September 23, 2023

Here, Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney discusses very broadly on how to present your case in a Los Angeles Criminal or Civil Case, or how to present your case in an Administrative hearing, such as the DMV. If you are scheduled to have a trial or any other evidentiary hearing, you might have to present testimony of witnesses or documents to prove your case. The decision of what evidence, through testimony or documents, to present, if any depends on the facts of the case, the state of the law, and the burden of proof. It is best if such decisions are left to an attorney or other persons who know how the legal system works. For example, because in Los […]

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Ignition Interlock Device(IID): Requirements, 2019 SB1046 Update

March 12, 2018

This article discusses What is Ignition Interlock Device(IID) is and when is it required in California. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. What is an Ignition Interlock Device IID Requirements after a DUI conviction in Los Angeles County How long IID has to be in the car after a DUI in Los Angeles? When Will I have to Install the IID after a DUI in Los Angeles? How to Avoid Ignition Interlock Device 2019 Changes to the IID Law In California: SB1046 What is the Ignition Interlock Device (IID)? IID is an abbreviation for the Ignition Interlock Device and is a machine wired to the vehicle’s ignition that requires a breath sample from […]

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DUI Refusal in Los Angeles

December 1, 2015

, Any driver arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles is required under California state law to submit to a chemical test. This test may be a blood test, a breath test, or, in rare cases where neither is available, a urine test. A DUI refusal in Los Angeles—that is, refusing to submit to a chemical test after a lawful DUI arrest—is treated much more seriously than a standard DUI. As an attorney handling DUI cases in Los Angeles, I regularly defend clients facing refusal allegations and help them avoid the harsh consequences that come with these allegations. How Los Angeles Police Advise Drivers About Chemical Testing When a Los Angeles police officer makes a DUI arrest, the officer must read, […]

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