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Some things that you should look out for if you have a DUI pending in Los Angeles County and you're looking for ways to try to fight it are some of the mistakes that the police make in these DUI stops. Lack of Probable Cause To Make Traffic Stop First of all, they can't just stop somebody for any...

The reason that the police make people do the field sobriety tests related to a DUI in Los Angeles county is because that is one way that they can try to make the argument if the case goes to jury trial that the person that they arrested could not safely operate a motor vehicle In other words, th...

When someone is put on DUI probation, they are ordered to not drive without a valid driver's license. You have to go through the DMV to get a valid driver's license – whether it's a temporary driver's license or a full driver's license. Typically, related to DUI cases, you're going to need to get...

I have handled a lot of DUI cases over the last twenty-five years and one issue that comes up a lot of times people are actually addicted to alcohol and are getting multiple DUI's or getting a DUI where they have a very bad accident and they are facing a bunch of jail or prison time, or their blo...

There are a number of different factors that can affect how the alcohol is absorbed through your body when it comes to a DUI in Los Angeles county. Some of the factors include your weight, your height, your body structure, how much you've eaten that day, how much alcohol you drank, the type of al...

I do a lot of cases where people are not driving their car when the police come upon them and that is a problem in a DUI case because in order to get you for a DUI, you actually have to be driving at some point, and when you were driving the police are going to have to somehow be able to determin...

Obviously, if you have a DUI and you're looking around websites and various search engines and other means to find an attorney, you're going to want to set up a consultation with an attorney. Some of the things that I would look for in a consultation is first, is the attorney that I'm going to be...

There are many different punishments or sentences that a judge can give in a DUI case in Los Angeles. One of these is certainly community service and there's a bunch of different forms of community work. Caltrans to Avoid Jail The harshest punishment that the judge can give – and usually this is ...

Over the many years that I've handled DUI's, insurance questions come up all the time. One of the biggest insurance issues surrounding DUI's has to do with getting an SR22 from your insurance carrier. Danger to Community Basically, once somebody gets a DUI in Los Angeles County, now the....

This whole concept of a Brady motion has to do with the prosecutors and the police turning over evidence that is both inculpatory and exculpatory. Meaning, the prosecutors and police have the duty to turn over evidence they're going to use to try to prosecute a defendant in a DUI case, and also e...

What a bail will be set at for a DUI case depends on two biggest factors are obviously, whether the person is going to be a flight risk and not come back to court if the judge lets them out on their own recognizance without having to post bail, or the judge sets a low bail. Flight Risk and Danger...

I've been handling a lot of DUI probation violations lately and really it depends on why the person violated their probation. There is what's called internal and external violations. Depends on What Probation Term Was Violated An internal violation of a DUI probation is the judge orders you to do...

Having practiced DMV law and DUI law for twenty-five years now in LA, I think I have a pretty idea of what goes on at a DMV hearing. There are two ways to conduct a DMV hearing. One is to actually do the hearing face-to-face with the DMV Officer. Sometimes that's a good strategy depending on the ...

I've been negotiating DUI's now for quite some time and it is an interesting art form. It takes a combination of knowing your client and their situation and knowing the location where you are negotiating – who is the judge, who is the prosecutor? How do they typically handle these cases? What wil...

When it comes to a DUI, most people are trying to figure out how they can avoid getting that DUI conviction on the record, losing their license and also the ramifications that come along with having a criminal record and having to deal with the DMV, insurance and all the issues that surround that...

When it comes to DUI's, I've been practicing in twenty-five years and I've seen the various tests that are being used in order to test somebody's blood. The tests that we think about are obviously, the breath machine and taking somebody's blood. Urine used to be a test that was available as well,...

Over the course of the last twenty-five years, I've got a lot of clients who have come to me with cases of refusal. A lot of times they're saying, everybody told me I should just refuse all the tests and that's why I did it. I wasn't really drinking that much and I didn't think the police had any...

When it comes to DUI's, obviously every state in the nation is concerned for the public safety and Mother's Against Drunk Drivers and a number of other interest groups have really played a role in increasing penalties and increasing the easiness of law enforcement to be able to catch and arrest t...

When it comes to DUI's in Los Angeles and across California, this is one of the biggest fallacies or confusions that people have, is that they must be read their Miranda Right or somehow the DUI is no good. That's one of the first things people tell me when they come into my office. They didn't r...

I get asked this question all the time. People say the police never read me my Miranda Rights and therefore, I want to get the charges dismissed against me. Unfortunately, it's more complicated than this. Usually when it comes to a DUI, some technicality is not going to get a person off unless th...

I have a lot of people come and ask me when we sit down for the first meeting related to their DUI case, whether I think it's a good idea for them to go to rehab and whether it will help them in their DUI matter. The reality is this – the prosecutors who see people who have to go to rehab related...

I do a lot of DUI cases where truck drivers are involved. Obviously, when you drive for a living it's crucial that your driver's license not be taken away or affected in any way as it relates to a commercial DUI. However, long story short – if you're convicted of a DUI you will lose your commerci...

As far as DUI's go in passengers of vehicles, obviously you're not going to be able to be charged with a DUI if it can be shown that you're simply a passenger in the vehicle. Even if a passenger is very drunk and couldn't operate a vehicle, then that person still can't be charged with a DUI. It's...

As you probably already guessed from having a first time DUI, the legislature, the police, the prosecutors and judges take DUI's very seriously. These are political crimes that demand punishment by the public and the powers that be because of the potential ramifications of somebody driving while ...

It's not uncommon that when people get arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles, that the police take their car away and impound it. There's various reasons why the police can impound somebody's car. Depending on the reason, that will dictate the solution as far as how you get your car back. If your car...