GotTrouble.com asked: Most drunk driving cases start out with a contact between the driver of a motor vehicle and a police officer. While the police have the right to approach and speak with any citizen, they do not have the right to detain and investigate a citizen unless they have "probable cause".
Probable cause is the [...]
Richard G. Salzman asked: DID YOU KNOW YOU MAY BE VOLUNTARILY GIVING
DAMAGING EVIDENCE TO POLICE OFFICERS ?
The police officer in the car behind you has indicated that you should pull over to the side of the road. You do so. The officer asks you a series of questions. Wanting to be polite, you answer [...]
andy taylor asked: When you think of Nevada you most likely think of Las Vegas, and when you think of Las Vegas, certain things always come to mind: the blur of the neon lights, the monstrous scale of the strip, and the cacophonous, smoke filled casino’s where day is night and night is day and [...]
Carson Danfield asked: As long as there are human police officers, injustices always will occur. A
great many police officers feel they have done their job when they arrest a
person for “mere suspicion” of DUI. In some instances, the arrest may be
warranted, but sometimes it isn’t.
Although you may think that just because your [...]
herb165ab asked: I recently got caught at a checkpoint. I was pulled over because I had a broken tail-light and the police officer started to ask if I’ve been drinking. I was honest with him. I told him that I drank two beers and he proceeded to give me the sobriety tests. After completing all [...]
David Maillie asked: If you get caught driving under the influence (DUI) or, basically, driving drunk there are some very serious consequences you will face regardless what state you are from, unless of course you are rich and powerful like Rep. Patrick Kennedy or Paris Hilton , then you can literally get away with it [...]
________ asked: I got a DUI around a week ago. I have an Appt with the best lawyer in the town I got it in. Im getting a little anxious about the possible outcomes. I am guilty of it and the evidence is strong but it isnt foolproof. There was a wreck w/o any injuries. [...]
sandman35563 asked: After the police pulled me over the officer pulled open the door and demanded that I get out of the car. He never gave me a breathealyzer he said the I was drunk and arrested me for dui. I paid 3,000 dollars for a lawyer and it took 15 months to go to [...]
andy taylor asked: 1. Charging Process:
After the police officer decides to charge you, he or she will prepare a criminal complaint and an affidavit of probable cause (usually a brief summary of the incident in narrative form) and file it with the local District Judge in whose jurisdiction the offense is alleged to have been [...]
