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When we talk about the costs associated with drunk driving charges on this blog, we usually focus on the personal, professional and emotional costs. There are many good reasons for this, as a DUI can absolutely ruin a person's reputation, job situation and their...
Even if you don't know them by their legal term, you know that the following sentences grant you some very important rights during an arrest: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to...
This often gets lost in the grand topic of criminal charges and the act of defending those charges, but it is nonetheless an important element to the entire topic: how long can the police hold you for a crime you allegedly committed before they actually charge...
The state of California recently awarded the Visalia police department nearly $400,000 in grants to help bolster the department's DUI enforcement, as well as the public's awareness of drunk driving.The first grant will help create more public awareness campaigns, as...
Last week an incredible bit of a news broke in regards to the criminal justice system, especially when it concerns drug charges and those who commit non-violent drug offenses. A group of senators put together a program that would change many of the unfortunate...
Some people may think that if they were pulled over by the police and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, they would pull an ingenious move: they would just refuse the breath test. Problem solved!However, that really isn't the way it works, even though...
In many drug cases, you will hear the phrase "controlled substance." It may sound like a meaningless phrase when devoid of context; but within the world of drug charges, this is a very important term. Quite simply, a controlled substance is an illegal drug that has a...
As we have written in this space in recent weeks, the criminal justice system is full of convoluted systems and archaic rules that only hurt people who are accused or convicted of a crime. Now, to a certain extent, that's the whole point of the system. But far too...
A few months back, we wrote a post about a new law enforcement program being tested in the Pacific Northwest. Under the program, low-level offenders were placed into diversionary support groups with a case manager -- instead of throwing them in handcuffs and starting...
In our last post, we talked about the legitimate ways in which an accused DUI offender can prevail over the charges against him or her. Plenty of people have been cleared of the charges against them under these circumstances. But many more suffer the wrath of the...
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