Cory Earl Yager's Guides

GEORGIA'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET - WE DONT ACTUALLY TEST FOR THC IN DUI MARIJUANA CASES

Georgia Drivers beware, you can be charged and convicted for Driving under the Influence of Marijuana even when the State's own blood test show NO THC in your system. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive substance found in the cannibis variety of vegetation. THC ...

ALS SUSPENSIONS IN GEORGIA - DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REFUSAL CASES AND TEST CASES

Georgia's DUI Laws and DUI Laws in general

DUI laws are written by legislators with the goal of obtaining convictions. These laws are both agressively written and agressively enforced.

10 Ways to attempt to avoid a traffic ticket

As a former police officer, I have often been asked what a person can do to avoid a traffic citation. The answer is that whether or not you will end up with a citation or a warning depends on a myriad of facotrs. Many of these factors are outside of the drivers control. These unc...

HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS - WHAT IS IT THE OFFICER IS LOOKING FOR

This guide defines Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus and breaks down the clues a police officer should be looking for

AVOIDING CRITICAL ERRORS THE AVERAGE PERSON MAKES WHEN CONFRONTED BY THE POLICE IN A DUI SITUATION

This quide leads you through many of the most common mistakes that ordinary citizens make when confronted by the police. These mistakes often lead to drunk driving convictions that will forever follow and hinder many aspects of a person's life. When I was a police officer, I co...

The Bias of "Standardized" Field Sobriety Tests

Police officers want you to attempt roadside sobriety evaluations. This is an evidence collection technique much like swabbing for blood samples at a homicide scene. As a former police officer and DUI cop, my job was to collect evidence and the best evidence of impairment as a r...

Consequences of a DUI Conviction in Georgia

There are severe consequences imposed for DUI convictions across the nation. While each state has different punishments, DUI is treated as a serious offense in all jurisdictions. DUI punishments have not only short term financial consequences, but also have long term effects that...

Avoiding a DUI Conviction

Across the State of Georgia, police officers aggressively enforce DUI laws. DUI enforcement does protect the lives and property of the citizens of the State of Georgia. The question is whether the State meets its enormous burden to prove by proof beyond a reasonable doubt that ...

Field Sobriety Tests