Montgomery, AL
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Administrative Law
How and when are "points" entered on a person's driver license? What - exactly - are "points" on an Alabama driver license? There is a lot of confusion about "points" entered on an Alabama driver lice...
See Full GuideOne of the primary duties for uniformed state troopers and local police officers is the investigation and reporting of traffic accidents occurring on public highways. When a trooper arrives on the scen...
See Full GuideProbably no single statute contained in the Alabama traffic code, other than the DUI statute, has generated more litigation and reported cases than the Guest Statute. This section of the Code was enact...
See Full GuideThe Sixth Amendment right to counsel in misdemeanor criminal offenses has been greatly expanded by a number of Supreme Court decisions issued over the past three decades. In Argersinger v. Hamlin, 407 ...
See Full GuideThe underlying theory behind all breath test devices is that there is a uniform and standard ratio of breath alcohol to blood alcohol in the ratio of 2100 to 1. In theory, 2100 cubic centimeters of exh...
See Full GuideMany police agencies utilize a hand-held device to screen potential or probable DUI offenders for estimated alcohol concentration prior to making a formal arrest for DUI. These devices are often used i...
See Full GuideEffective August 1, 2009, section 32-5A-193, the traffic code "attempting to elude" statute, was repealed and replaced by a more comprehensive statute, now located in the Alabama Criminal Code at 13A-1...
See Full GuideAlthough nearly the entire Alabama traffic code imposes only misdemeanor punishments for violations of the traffic laws, there are a few traffic and automobile offenses that are specifically defined as...
See Full GuideStatutory limits in Alabama for ethanol in the blood are set at 0.02 g %, 0.04 g %, 0.05 g % and 0.08 g % in whole blood, depending on whether the state's "zero tolerance" law for under 21 years of age...
See Full GuideThe Code of Alabama provides certain legislatively enacted requirements the Department of Public Safety must follow in the administration of the driver license system. For example, under the Code of Al...
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