The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently struck down an attempt by one driver to withdraw a guilty plea related to a previous drunk driving charge. The Court said that while a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision declared it unconstitutional for police officers to take blood samples from suspected drunk drivers without a warrant, that did not mean that those previously convicted, even those convicted thanks to the use of warrantless searches, were entitled to reconsideration. Read More...

Drivers who are stopped and arrested for DWI must realize that all their actions from then on are crucial and require serious thought and consideration. Listed below are some of the most common mistakes made by drivers arrested for DWI: Read More...

Researchers from Washington State made the news recently when it was revealed they have begun work to develop a breath test that will do for marijuana what existing devices have done for alcohol detection. The new device is aimed at helping police officers quickly and easily identify those drivers whose marijuana usage has resulted in impairment. Read More...

Have you been arrested for DWI because you failed the breath test? The good news is that there are potential defenses for a DWI, regardless of your breath test results. Your blood alcohol content or BAC reading may have been over the legal limit, but that does not necessarily mean that the numbers were accurate. Read More...

If you are arrested for DWI in Minnesota and the arresting officer serves you a notice of driver’s license revocation, the law states that you are entitled to request an civil judicial hearing before a Minnesota District Court judge within 30 days of being issued a notice of suspension or revocation and a 7-day temporary license. Read More...

Everyone has heard that getting a DWI can be expensive. Besides the court costs, fines, attorney’s fees, potential ignition interlock device charges, license reinstatement fees and other expenses, drivers face years of increased insurance rates. Though you may know that insurance rates can go up after a DWI conviction, few people understand specifics about how much this increase really is and how long it lasts. Read More...

Statistics reveal that more and more women are being arrested for drunk driving than ever before. Although a vast majority of drunk driving arrests involve men and the number of women who admit to drunk driving remains to be relatively consistent since the 1980s, the total number of women arrested for DWI has increased dramatically over the last three decades – accounting for almost one-quarter of drivers arrested. Read More...

The odds of being involved in a driving accident are higher during periods when more cars are on the road, such as rush hour and holidays. When the number of alcohol-impaired drivers on the road increases, however, then the odds of vehicular accidents skyrocket. Read More...

Thanks to a recent ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the controversial law enforcement practice known as “no refusal” DUI traffic stops may finally undergo some important changes. That’s because the state’s highest criminal court deemed the Texas law that authorizes police officers to conduct warrantless blood draws from suspected drunk drivers unconstitutional. Read More...

When it comes to a DWI arrest, an intuition or a hunch of a committed crime is not an acceptable reason for a traffic stop or arrest. Probable cause and reasonable suspicion are two terms commonly used in drunk driving incidents – sometimes interchangeably. Is there a difference between the two? Read More...