Protecting My Rights
Aug 07, 2013
The US Constitution and state Constitutions gurantee us the right to a jury trial. The founders of our country believed that to be such an important right that they included it in the Constitution.
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What Does a Hospital Blood Test Evaluate in a DUI Case?
Jul 11, 2013
Most people would think that if a person's blood is tested in a hospital as part of a DUI investigation, the test would be checking for the presence of ethanol, the type of alcohol we consume in alcoho...
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Can I still legally drive after a WV DUI arrest?
Oct 14, 2011
I am often asked by new clients if they can still drive after they've been arrested for a DUI in West Virginia. The answer is yes.
Under the laws of West Virginia, after an arrest for DUI the arrestin...
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Do I have to take the roadside sobriety tests?
Oct 13, 2011
In West Virginia and many other states, agreeing to perform field sobriety tests is completely voluntary. However, officers are trained to try convincing you to submit to the tests even though they wil...
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Do I have to answer the officer's questions?
Oct 13, 2011
Many times when a new client comes in to see me, a review of their paperwork shows that they made all sorts of incriminating statements to the officer during the investigation and processing phases. Th...
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Are DUI Breath Testing Machines Accurate?
Oct 03, 2011
In short, no. The breath testing devices on the market today are one-size-fits-all technology. If it doesn't work for ballcaps, why should we trust it for determining if someone goes to jail or not?
Th...
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Are Field Sobriety Tests Reliable?
Sep 28, 2011
The standardized field sobriety tests used by most police agencies around the country were developed by researchers for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a way to give offic...
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DUI and the FAA
Sep 27, 2011
Since 1996, the FAA has been interested in knowing if pilots holding an FAA issued Airman Certificate (pilot's license) were involved in a DUI, whether criminally or through some action against their d...
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Do I Really Need to Hire a DUI Lawyer?
Sep 27, 2011
This is one of those questions that numerous people every year end up asking, and, after deciding they don't, inevitably end up contacting us to find out if there's something they can do to get out of ...
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