In what many are hoping is a sign of things to come, yet another court in yet another state issued a strong opinion banning the use of warrantless blood tests in drunk driving cases. The latest ruling comes from the Arizona Court of Appeals and says that prosecutors across the state will no longer be allowed to use the results from the warrantless tests as evidence. Read More...

Many people wonder about how many drinks a person can consume before becoming drunk or what types of alcohol get people drunk faster. There is no real answer to these questions, however, because varying amounts of alcohol affect people differently. A person taking medication, for example, could be charged with a DWI after having only one drink. Some people become legally drunk with very little alcohol, while physical characteristics such as gender, weight, and body fat percentage can also be vital factors in an individual’s impairment. Read More...

There are three standard field sobriety tests (FSTs) utilized by law enforcement officials in the state of Minnesota and throughout the United States. There is the HGN test, One Leg Stand test, and today we are going to discuss the Walk and Turn test. These FSTs are used to help officials gauge whether an individual suspected of DUI/DWI could actually be impaired or under the influence. According to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Walk and Turn FST has an accuracy rating of 68 percent. Read More...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has again weighed into the issue of warrantless tests conducted on suspected drunk drivers. Only a few years ago, the Court held that a driver who had agreed to provide a blood or urine sample could be convicted even if the police officers never requested or received a valid warrant. In the current case, the issue concerns a driver who refused to give consent, a much more complicated and potentially important matter. Read More...

A recent case out of Connecticut recently garnered a lot of media attention when a woman operating a school bus was pulled over during her morning route and arrested for drunk driving. The case shocked many in the community, not only because of her irresponsible decision that day, but also because it was revealed that the woman had previously been convicted of drunk driving. Read More...

The One Leg Stand is one of three standard field sobriety tests (FSTs) used by law enforcement officials in Minnesota and throughout the country to gauge whether or not an individual suspected of DWI might be impaired under the influence of alcohol. Read More...

If you drink and drive, regardless of the amount consumed, there will always be a real chance that you could be stopped, arrested, and convicted of drunk driving. You don’t need to need to be a legal professional in order to say and do the right thing at a DUI/DWI traffic stop. In pretty much any state, the tips mentioned below will help protect your civil rights and greatly improve your chances of driving away safely. Read More...

In a surprising admission out of Pennsylvania, a local district attorney was forced to reveal that medical personnel and prosecutors had been incorrectly testing the blood of suspected drunk drivers. The issue was not merely a procedural problem, but a crucial mathematical mistake that led to wildly inaccurate readings and possibly even mistaken convictions. Read More...

Since an important ruling in 2008, breath results taken for suspected drunk drivers have been barred from courtrooms across the metro Orlando area. For years now, that has made it easier for those charged with drunk driving in the right counties to avoid conviction, something that has led a group of assistant state attorneys to challenge the ban. This fight is expected to culminate in a ruling by a panel of Orange County judges who will decide whether the ban should remain in effect. Read More...

Today, more and more people are catching on to the trend of drinking alcohol mixed with energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster, AMP Energy, NOS, and Rockstar. Some believe that mixing alcohol and energy drinks means being able to drink more, stay up later, and being more alert to get behind the wheel.  Read More...