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This is an important topic because when you choose your DUI attorney, you have to have somebody with all the critical skills necessary to get you the result you must have – whether that result is a not guilty verdict or whether that result is the best resolution in the case. Knowing the tendencies...

As far as DUI cases goes, after the arrest there could be a dismissal because after reviewing all of the evidence, the prosecutors feel that there's not enough evidence to prosecute you for a DUI, or feel there may be some sort of a rights violation that took place by the police or somebody else ...

The truth as far as the DMV goes and your license is concerned is that the DMV process is a bit of a kangaroo court, and I say that because it's a DMV hearing officer basically deciding whether or not he or she is going to suspend your license. So, they play two roles. One, they play the prosecut...

When it comes to DUI cases in Los Angeles, the truth is somebody's character and their standing in the community really doesn't help them in anyway whatsoever when it comes to trying to resolve a DUI matter. Prosecutor's Don't Care About Your Good Character The prosecutors really don't care. What...

First off, the police are not allowed to just pull somebody over for no reason. We all know that's what they're doing out there. They're waiting outside bars, clubs and various areas that they believe people will be drinking alcohol so they can pull them over and catch them. The key though, is to...

There are so many moving parts to a DUI in Los Angeles. Sometimes it's nice to understand how things work from the beginning to the end of a DUI case. Then you see where you fit in and what you can do to get the best result. Arrest By Police After Traffic Stop First, you're arrested by the police...

This question is asked all the time and unfortunately, sometimes people have the wrong information related to this. If you're pulled over by the police and they suspect that you're DUI, driving under the influence of alcohol in Los Angeles, you have to take whatever test they want you to take if ...

This is a good question when it comes to a felony DUI. If you or a loved one is charged with a felony DUI, this is exactly some of the evaluations that you and your attorney need to be making. Serious Injury vs. Great Bodily Injury In order to even be charged with a felony DUI instead of a misdem...

The answer to this question is interesting. Yes, if the police pull you over for a DUI and they decide that they're going to arrest you because they believe they have probable cause that you are driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both, they can impound your vehicle, and part of that...

When evaluating the issues surrounding the implied consent law, the first thing that you must know is that in California, the legislature sees driving as a privilege, not a right. Therefore, to enjoy the privilege of driving on the roads in our state, each driver must agree to certain things related to their driving rights.

When it comes to the field sobriety tests or FST's as they call them related to DUI's, the role that they're playing is trying to determine whether someone can safely operate a motor vehicle related to a DUI arrest. In other words, the police are going to claim that you are DUI. They're going to ...

Everyone who gets convicted of a DUI in Los Angeles County is going to have to do a DUI alcohol program and they'll have to do one of the DUI classes. There's a three-month class, a six-month class, a nine-month, an eighteen-month class and a thirty-month class. DUI Alcohol Program for Probation ...

One of the punishments that's available to the prosecutors and judge when somebody is prosecuted and convicted for a DUI, is they can force them to do what's called the HAM program or the Hospital and Morgue Program where they make the person go to the hospital and morgue to see what happens to p...

This driving issue in DUI's in Los Angeles comes up all the time, because a lot of time the police don't get that standard pull over, but they're still arresting and charging somebody with a DUI case. The reality is that when it comes to the driving aspect of a DUI case, the person doesn't necess...

I've been defending DUI's now for over twenty-five years, and I can tell you without a doubt, that Mothers Against Drunk Driving has a huge impact on DUI's across the state of California, and Los Angeles in particular. Los Angeles has a huge population. It's very dense, and a lot of people every ...

The California Highway Patrol has primary responsibility for dealing with traffic-related matters on freeways and roads. They are also known as the CHP and they probably, by far, arrest the most people for DUI's in Los Angeles County more than any other law enforcement agency. The main reason for...

More and more, drug recognition experts are becoming an important part of the DUI cases in Los Angeles, California. Now, with marijuana being legalized, people are smoking marijuana while they're driving. They're smoking marijuana and then getting in the car and driving. DRE To Perform On-Scene T...

Most of the DUI's that I've seen over the last twenty-five years that I've defended, the person is giving their breath. There are occasions where someone gives their blood. Way back in the day, they used to take urine. Now it's either blood or breath, and most of the time it's easier for the poli...

I see a lot of cases where the police are just hiding out at certain locations ready to snatch people up for DUI. The clients who come in actually say to me, I saw the police hiding. These guys came out of nowhere. They were waiting right near that bar. They were waiting right near that club, and...

Anybody who knows anything about DUI as far as LA county and the courts go and the highways, knows that the California Highway Patrol or CHP are the ones that make the most arrests for DUI cases across Los Angeles County. In fact, there are awards given to CHP officers who can make the most arres...

I've been practicing and doing DUI cases now for twenty-five years. I've spoken to all the lawyers who actually do these cases and know what they're doing. In order to win a DUI case, you're going to need an angle. Most DUI cases in Los Angeles County are either dismissed because the prosecutors ...

The preliminary alcohol screening device (PAS) is used by law enforcement when they pull vehicles over when they feel like somebody is kind of borderline intoxicated. That's usually when I see it used. They can use it whenever they want, but obviously, if somebody is falling down drunk, they real...

Restitution is a big issue. Basically, what restitution means is it relates to a DUI is, if you have a DUI matter and you end up getting in some sort of an accident and somebody either gets hurt or there is property damage, you are going to be responsible for that if the accident is your fault. D...

Any time there's a claim that you violated your probation in a DUI case, you're entitled to have a probation violation hearing. In other words, the judge can't just automatically find that you violated your probation and then sentence you to the maximum for whatever it is that you pled guilty to....

The bottom line is anybody who knows anything about DUIs, knows that the legislature has indicated there is a mandatory minimum of ninety-six hours in jail if you pick up a second-time DUI in Los Angeles County. There are ways around this county jail sentence, because a lot of people are afraid t...