A female police officer experienced a night on the town in the Dallas area. After becoming highly intoxicated a fellow officer put her in a squad car to rescue her. The police car video reveals that she pulled out her weapon and fired it inside of the vehicle. Go to approximately the one [...]
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Category Archives: DUI Traffic Stop
“I blew .07 so they can’t find me guilty!!” Not True.
I often get calls from those who BAC was less than than the magic “.08″ Thus, they exclaim that they want to sue the police because clearly they were not guilty of DUI and the state is violating their constitutional rights. Don’t you love what the public learns from tv shows.
In Alabama, the police can [...]
What NOT to say when you get pulled over for suspicion of DUI
Throughout the years I have advised, and even written on this blog, that a person will not likely talk their way out of being arrested for DUI. Thus, you need not make any admission or provide any ammunition for the prosecution. Well, an Indiana man provides a perfect example of what NOT to say.
According to [...]
WATCH ACTUAL VIDEO OF FIELD SOBREITY TESTS AND COMPARE TO POLICE REPORT
I have previously posted about how most police officers have drivers failing Field Sobriety Tests (FST) regardless of how a driver performs. Click here to watch this video from a mounted camera of an officer administering the FST. Now click here and read the police report filed. It is amazing. The officer actually has the [...]
Police now want to draw blood at the scene without a warrant
Be warned. A movement wants police officers to be able to draw blood when they have reasonable suspicion a driver is legally impaired without a search warrant. The New York Times reports that a federally funded program provides police officers training in Texas and Idaho so they can FORCIBLY draw blood at the scene when [...]
Police forced catheter on man who was NOT drunk to get blood alcohol content
In Indiana the police forced a shackled man to be catheterized to acquire his blood alcohol content. A catheter is defined as ” is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct or vessel.” And yes a catheter is usually inserted in a man’s private part.
WSBTV in Indiana reports that despite the [...]
Interlock devices: Helpful or “Big Brother” Government? Alabama DUI Defense
Interlock devices are designed to prevent people from drinking and then operating a vehicle. A driver must blow into the device before the car would be operational. 47 states have some type of punishments involving interlock devices for those who are convicted of DUI. However, Alabama is NOT one of them. The Highway bill [...]
What should you do if you are pulled over by the police for DUI? Alabama DUI Defense
Refuse to take the breath test. There can be a variety of errors that these machines are susceptible to. It can have a higher reading then what is the accurate measure of your BAC. If you blow above the legal limit your defense will be more difficult. Juries tend to get locked into “if you [...]
