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Missouri DWI Administrative Hearings- The Fight for Your Driver’s License

If you have been charged with a DWI in Missouri, you need to act quickly if you want to protect your driving privilege. In order to avoid an suspension, you or your attorney must file a request for an administrative hearing before your 15 day permit expires.

Informing Jurors of the Consequences of a Guilty Verdict

If jurors are being asked to decide an individual’s guilt, why not also allow them to factor the punishment a defendant would face into that equation?

Arizona’s Tough Ignition Interlock Device Law

Since September 2007, Arizona law requires that a Mandatory Ignition Interlock Device (IID) be installed on the cars of all those convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), including first offenders.

Can I Expunge a DUI Conviction in Arizona?

There are a variety of criminal convictions that can be sealed or expunged from an individual’s criminal record in Arizona. However, when it comes to driving under the influence (DUI) charges, there is no way to expunge the prior DUI conviction.

Texas County To Use Cameras To Enforce Domestic Violence Laws

Cameras have long been used by law enforcement officials to capture crimes and to prosecute individuals based on the evidence presented through video footage. Cameras attached to police vehicles have been used to prosecute drunk-driving charges or vehicle violations.

Exclusionary Rule Extended to Civil Asset Forfeiture Cases in Minnesota

The Minnesota Supreme Court has held that the exclusionary rule, which prohibits the use at trial of evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, is applicable in civil asset forfeiture actions in Minnesota.

Dog Sniff of UPS Package Removed from Conveyor Belt is Neither Search nor Seizure

In September, the Minnesota Supreme Court decided in State v. Eichers that the removal of a package from a conveyor belt at a UPS mailroom, and the subsequent dog sniff of that package, constituted neither search nor seizure under the United States and Minnesota Constitutions.

Florida DUI Penalties

Penalties and Sanctions for DUI

The 6 Commandments of Dealing with Police

Many people in Okaloosa & Walton County ask me as a criminal defense attorney, “What am I allowed to say to law enforcement and police when being arrested or under a criminal investigation? The answer: Ask for your attorney and say as little as possible.

White Collar and post conviction Part three

White Collar and post conviction

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