Recent Posts in DUI with Injuries Category
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Gold & Witham
Penal Code Section 12022.7 provides for an additional three year prison term in the event that a defendant is convicted of a felony involving great bodily injury to another person in California. Great ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2011 By Gold & Witham
According to a federal report released this week, the number of DUI related fatalities in California has dropped to a record low. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) claimed ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Gold & Witham
What should you do if you have been involved in a traffic collision and fled the scene in panic? As a DUI defense attorney in Los Angeles , I receive a lot of calls from people who have left the scene ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2011 By Gold & Witham
Veteran Los Angeles prosecutor, Marilyn Seymour settled a lawsuit on tuesday agreeing to pay $1.2 million to two women injured following a traffic accident in Long Beach . Ms Seymour was arrested for ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Gold & Witham
As a result of a recent Court ruling, California must reduce its prison population by 37,000 inmates in the next two years. The court ruling was based on the fact that the inmate population was twice ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Gold & Witham
First time DUI clients often express the thought that felony DUI's usually happen to "the other guy" -- repeat offenders and/or those with very high blood-alcohol content ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Gold & Witham
A recent study by University of San Diego sociologists David Phillips and Kimberly Brewer found that blood alcohol levels below the legal limit of .08% are still a factor in the severity of injuries ...
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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 Mar 18, 2011 By Gold & Witham
A conviction for a felony DUI carries with it serious consequences independent of the actual court penalties. A felony conviction will end many job opportunities. However, a felony conviction does not ...
Continue reading "Felony DUI and Motion to Reduce to Misdemeanor" »
Posted on Nov 17, 2010 By Gold & Witham
When I first came to this country as a British Citizen, I was interested in the fact that Judges are elected here instead of being appointed. I had been a criminal defense attorney in England and I ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2010 By Gold & Witham
Most people arrested for a DUI are pulled over by the police for a traffic infraction, or as a result of weaving or other driving pattern giving the police probable cause for a traffic stop and dui ...
Continue reading "Penalties for a DUI involving a traffic collision." »
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 By Gold & Witham
I was stunned yesterday when I received a call from a client who had just been released from a six month county jail sentence. The reason for my surprise was that she had surrendered for her sentence ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2010 By Gold & Witham
I was stunned yesterday when I received a call from a client who had just been released from a six month county jail sentence. The reason for my surprise was that she had surrendered for her sentence ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2009 By Gold & Witham
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times today, "Pulp Fiction" Screenwriter Roger Avary will probably serve the rest of his sentence behind bars as a result of tweeting while subject to a work ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2009 By Gold & Witham
I spent most of last weekend dealing with the immediate rammifacations of a client being arrested for a felony DUI in Los Angeles following a serious traffic accident leading to injury to her ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
California Vehicle Code section 23153 provides prohibition and punishment for misdemeanor and felony cases of drunk driving/ driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury to another. ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
When a person is involved in a traffic accident and the police smell alcohol on their breath, judgements are made and the police often jump to the conclusion that the accident was caused by the person ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
A DUI becomes a felony if a defendant has three or more prior DUI convictions in ten years or the incident leading to the arrest involved a traffic accident that led to significant personal injuries ...
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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 ...
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Posted on May 21, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Attorneys
The tragic death of Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart as a result of a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver recently brought to the public attention a number of issues. The drunk driver ...
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Posted on Dec 22, 2008 By Los Angeles DUI Attorney
DUI charges involving accidents are treated more seriously than DUI charges arising from a routine traffic stop. If the accident does not result in personal injuries, charges are filed under the usual ...
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