Blog Posts in June, 2009
Posted on Jun 30, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Some Counties in Southern California have a reputation for being tough on defendants charged with DUI. The two Counties that we have experienced most difficulties with are Ventura County and Riverside ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2009 By Gold & Witham
It was reported yesterday that Orange County officials have approved a budget that slashed $1.2 billion from the county budget for the fiscal year beginning in July. The Orange County District ...
Continue reading "Orange County budget cuts." »
Posted on Jun 25, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
It happened again ! You sat in the courtroom hallway, the day you finally settled your first DUI case, telling your attorney, "I'll never damn do this again, as long as I live!" And then it happened ...
Continue reading "Another DUI arrest?" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Mel Gibson, Keifer Sutherland, Paris Hilton, Scot Weiland, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Ritchie -- celebrities who have allegedly run afoul of the law about drugs or alcohol, and for many, repeatedly. Do the ...
Continue reading "Celebrity DUIs and you" »
Posted on Jun 23, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
If you've been arrested for drunk driving or dui in California , you will soon discover the State has "two bites of your apple": a court action threatening you with jail time and a DMV DUI ...
Continue reading "The weird world of the California DMV Adminstrative Per Se Hearing" »
Posted on Jun 23, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
On a first conviction for DUI in California, the mandatory actions department of the DMV in Sacramento will impose a six month license suspension for the conviction . This is dated from the date of ...
Continue reading "License Suspension periods for DUI" »
Posted on Jun 22, 2009 By Gold & Witham
DUI in California is a "political" crime, because of the involvement of that very political lobby, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The only force between the arrested drunk driver and MADD is your Los ...
Continue reading "Dry Reckless, Orange County DUI" »
Posted on Jun 22, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
I have been retained by a number of defendants recently facing jail time as a result of a DUI speed enhancement . It seems that prosecutors in Los Angeles and Orange County are increasingly pressing ...
Continue reading "Speed Enhancements in DUI Cases" »
Posted on Jun 19, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
County jail in DUI cases is mandated for second or third offenses . It is also sometimes ordered as a condition of probation for first offenses with aggravating facts. An accident with personal ...
Continue reading "Private Jail and DUI" »
Posted on Jun 18, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Many judges and prosecutors dealing with DUI cases in Los Angeles and Orange County seem to believe that a blood or breath alcohol level of .15% or higher mandates a six or even a nine month alcohol ...
Continue reading "High Blood Alcohol Enhancement" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 By Gold & Witham
Probation violation proceedings in DUI cases can result from an arrest for a new DUI or other criminal offense during the probationary period. Probation violation proceedings can also result from a ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Upon conviction for a DUI in California, a defendant is placed on probation for a period of between three and five years. For a misdemeanor DUI, probation is normally informal or summary. This means ...
Continue reading "Conditions of Probation for DUI" »
Posted on Jun 12, 2009 By Gold & Witham
There have been a number of reported cases of people being involved in auto accidents and being arrested for DUI based on impairment through the sleep medication Ambien . There is also concern about ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Dealing with the DMV in California can be an extremely frustrating experience. Unfortunately, DMV clerks tend to be very confident that their opinion about the law is correct when infact, they are ...
Continue reading "Accidents, License Suspensions and DMV" »
Posted on Jun 8, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
One of the potential consequences of a DUI conviction is a license suspension . Here in Los Angeles , this can be the most difficult consequence to deal with. The main priority for many of my clients ...
Continue reading "DUI and Driving on a Suspended License" »
Posted on Jun 5, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
California Vehicle Code section 23152(a) makes it a criminal offense to drive under the influence of alcohol. The question then arises, what is the definition of "under the influence" in DUI cases in ...
Continue reading "Definition of "Under the Influence" in DUI cases." »
Posted on Jun 4, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
California Vehicle Code section 23152(a) makes it a criminal offense to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs or the combined influence of alcohol and drugs. This standard language is found on ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
Plea negotiations in DUI cases sometimes result in the Prosecutor offering to dismiss DUI charges in return for a plea to reckless driving. Reckless driving is a violation of vehicle code section ...
Continue reading "Reckless Driving, "Wet" or "Dry"" »
Posted on Jun 2, 2009 By Gold & Witham
Curiously, the California Vehicle Code does not provide a definition of what constitutes driving for the purposes of proving that a person drove a vehicle while impaired or over the limit. In the DMV ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
People arrested for DUI are often surprised by their blood alcohol results. It is common for DUI lawyers in Orange County and Los Angeles to hear that their client only had a couple of beers, but the ...
Continue reading "Re-Testing of Blood Alcohol Evidence." »