Legal Insights & Defense Strategies
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No Refusal and Forced Blood Extraction
Certain parishes institute a “no refusal” program. Under these programs, an individual who “refuses” to voluntarily submit to a breath test will be served...
We Still Have A Waze To Go
Waze the popular Google traffic application makes it easy for drivers to share with fellow motorists the location of any speed traps or police...
Greatest Myth of the Self-Anointed Legal Dilettante
If you are a public figure in Acadiana, you receive special treatment in the legal system. False. I cannot speak for concert passes, stadium...
Sobriety Checkpoints; What Are They?
Depending on one’s individual perspective, sobriety checkpoints are either considered a part of a comprehensive strategy for the interdiction of possible impaired drivers or...
Pot Plus Booze Doubles Odds For Drunk Driving, Study Says
Drinkers who smoke marijuana as they imbibe are twice as likely to drive drunk compared with people who stick to alcohol alone, a new...
But Officer, I Wasn’t Driving
The California Highway Patrol arrested a driver who officers suspect was drunk and asleep at the wheel of his Tesla Model S while it...
SOMETIMES GOOD DEEDS GET REWARDED
As a result of a reversal of policy of the U.S. Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff returned to an administrative panel...
Sobriety Court
York County PA is becoming known for leading the nation with an innovative program, called Target 25, to reduce repeat drunk driving. Judge John...
Of Tragedy, Fortitude and Redemption
What started out as a seemingly innocent outing for three young men ended in a tragedy which affected the lives of many. After nearly...
The State’s Flawed Tool
Louisiana law says that an arresting officer can have you blow into a machine one time and get one number, and if that number...