A car accident in Texas may change the way breathalyzers function after a sober driver hit and killed a woman in Texas. 18-year-old Alexis Butler was killed earlier this month as she backed her car out of her driveway when she was struck on the passenger side of her vehicle by a pickup truck. The […]
If I Drank Last Night Will It Set Off My Ignition Interlock Today?
We work with a lot of clients who have been charged with driving under the influence. For those offenders who have multiple DUIs on their record or other aggravating factors were present, one stipulation of their sentence may be to install an ignition interlock device (IID). An IID ensures that a person does not have […]
Do I Have To Take A Breathalyzer If I’m Pulled Over For DUI?
We’re back with another installment of Whiteboard Talk! If you missed some of our previous Whiteboard Talk videos, click on some of these links to see old episodes. In this talk, we answer the question, “Do I have to take a breathalyzer if I am pulled over for DUI in Minnesota?” Avery Appelman explains the […]
How To Attack Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and Breath Tests
(Below is a guest post from our friends at The Law Offices of Zev Goldstein. Mr. Goldstein is a criminal defense attorney in New York who helps citizens contest all sorts of charges, from minor traffic tickets to cases of drunk driving or police brutality. If you ever end up in trouble in New York, […]
Supreme Court Ruling Could Impact Minnesota DUI Procedure
The United States Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that suspicion of driving under the influence is not grounds in and of itself for authorities to draw a blood sample from a suspect without first obtaining a warrant from a judge. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upheld a previous decision by the Missouri State Supreme Court which […]
