DUI check points:Do’s and don’ts.
As the holiday season gets into full swing, here are some simple pointers.
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Forfeiture Abuse: Who is policing the police?
Should government organizations (state or federal) give those directed to enforce the law an incentive to take your property? Please leave your comments.
» Read moreWhat happens when you win a crimial appeal?
Every thorough trial consultation should include a discussion about a “worse case scenario.” Oftentimes, the worse case scenario involves a substantial amount prison time. The common rebuttal to this conversation is, “well, we will just appeal the conviction.” Appealing a conviction can take over a year to resolve. During this time, the convicted person does NOT have a right to
» Read moreA User’s Guide:How to handle police encounters and your rights.
Every encounter with the police involves hundreds of variables. This guide cannot cover all of those variables but instead is designed to teach you how to stay safe and protect yourself during a police encounter and to educate you about some of your Constitutional Rights. 1. Stay Calm/Stay Safe The key to any citizen/police encounter is to stay calm and stay
» Read moreMaterial Witness Matters
Many popular television shows bounce around the phrase “material witness.” What exactly is a material witness? A material witness is on who is needed to testify in a criminal case or before a grand jury investigating a criminal matter. If you have been subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case, and you fail to appear, the party who subpoenaed you
» Read moreIn Georgia a DUI arrest carries a double whammy
Did you know: The Department of Driver’s Services can and will suspend your drivers license if you are stopped for a suspected DUI and you either: Blow over the legal limit (0.08 for adults over 21, regular class C), You refuse to submit to a breathalyzer The DDS suspension is civil and is separate and apart from the DUI arrest itself.
» Read moreAll Homicides are not Murder
“Homicide” is really a term of art used by the medical examiners in the course of a death investigation. Medical examiners are doctors who have specialized training in determining how a person died. The major ways a death can be classified are: natural causes suicide accident undetermined homicide The term “natural causes” means the death occurred as the natural
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