Blog Posts in April, 2009
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Normally, the Court and DMV proceedings in DUI cases are entirely seperate and the results of the DMV and the Court case do not impact each other. However, there is one very important exception to ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Following a lawful arrest for DUI, a licensee is under an obligation to submit to a chemical test. The licensee has the choice of blood or breath. Urine is no longer a choice unless the DUI is based ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Drug diversion is available to defendants who have been charged with drug possession when it can be shown that they have no prior drug possession convictions, no prior convictions for violence, no ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2009 By Gold & Witham
It is always a pleasure to beat the odds in a hostile environment. The young deputy district attorneys prosecuting DUI charges in North Justice Center, Fullerton, Orange County are given little ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
DUI defense attorneys in Los Angeles will disagree on the question of whether it is a good idea to call the defendant as a witness at trial. Most DUI trial lawyers will have horror stories of how they ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
In the State of California it is a defense to the possession of marijuana to have a valid doctor's recommendation for the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Compassionate Use Act allows ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorney
It is common for the police to base probable cause for a DUI stop on speeding, but occasionally, the police stop people for driving too slowly in order to see if they have been drinking. The CHP ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2009 By Gold & Witham
I was watching Celebrity Apprentice last night and was not surprised when Donald Trump fired a contestant, not because she performed poorly on the task, but because he found out that she had been ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2009 By Gold & Witham
Upon conviction for a DUI in California , the court will place a defendant on probation for a period of three to five years. Probation can be formal or informal. Formal probation requires supervision ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorney
California courts have upheld the existence of the offense of attempted drunk driving . Attempted drunk driving is relevant in circumstances where the defendant is observed behind the wheel of a ...
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