Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 28, 2011 By Gold & Witham
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times today, an arrest warrant was issued on wednesday for a Long Beach Fire Captain suspected of drunk driving. The allegation involves the suspect hitting ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Gold & Witham
The District Attorneys Office in Ventura is in the process of reviewing approximately 300 DUI cases because of problems with the hand-held Alco-Sensor V breath testing device. This device is used as a ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Gold & Witham
A first time DUI in California may be prosecuted as a felony if a traffic accident was involved and a third party suffered personal injuries. California Vehicle Code section 23153 allows a felony or a ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Prior to July 01 2010, any defendant convicted of a first time DUI in California was entitled to apply for a restricted license allowing driving to and from work and for the purposes of work. ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Upon conviction for a misdemeanor DUI in California, the defendant is placed on three to five years of probation. Apart from in isolated jurisdictions, probation is informal court supervised probation ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Ordinarily, a DUI is a misdemeanor unless the defendant causes more than minor physical injury to a third party as a result of a DUI accident, in which case the DUI will be prosecuted as a felony. A ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Gold & Witham
It is not often that you hear a politician speak out against DUI laws, but that is exactly what happened in Montana last month. Rep. Alan Hale, a Republican, spoke out against proposed tougher ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Gold & Witham
It seems that more and more people are being arrested for DUI based on prescription medication as opposed to alcohol. Common drugs leading to a DUI charge include anti-anxiety medication such as Xanax ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Gold & Witham
There was another report in the media this week concerning the number of DUI arrests in Huntington Beach, Orange County . The Los Angeles Times article on Sunday April 3rd described Huntington Beach ...
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