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Insights on Utah DUI law, defense strategy, and protecting your rights.
DUI Runs in the Family?
Mother and Daughter Charged With DUI within Minutes of Each Other Researchers have known for years that there is a link between alcoholism and a person’s genetics. In other words, a person’s genetics determine to some degree how likely they themselves are to be victims of alcoholism. For quite a few years, researchers have been […]
Pennsylvania Man Faces DUI Charges in Fatal Crash
45-year-old Matthew McNamara has been charged in connection with an accident that killed a woman and left her three children hurt in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania. McNamara is charged with driving without a license and homicide by vehicle, and faces charges of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, a felony, and two counts of […]
Utah DUI Defense: The Law and Practice
Over the past year and a half, I have worked tireless on becoming an author. So here it is released yesterday. Over half the books in stock are gone. In conjunction with AZ premier DUI Defense Attorney James Nesci and premier Utah DUI Defense Attorney Jason Schatz, 458 pages are done along with an extraordinary […]
DUI Checkpoint Under Scrutiny
A controversial DUI checkpoint for drivers in Escondido, CA is now the subject of a court case. According to driver Angel Navarrette and passenger Daniel Alfaro, a heated exchange took place at that checkpoint, resulting in their arrest for resisting a police officer. Dashcam video of the incident shows the police officer threatening to break […]
Fourth of July Utah DUI Round Up
Fourth of July, Independence Day, is a DUI Defense Attorney’s busy time of the years. Statewide law enforcement will be out looking to accuse citizens of DUI. So as a reminder, first and foremost, do not drink then drive. As an attorney in Utah, my advise to anyone who drinks or uses prescription medications, do […]
Women charged with alcohol offense when she did the right thing, Not Drive!
A woman in Indiana was responsible enough to request a ride from a sober driver after drinking at a party recently, and was arrested for being drunk in a vehicle anyway. The woman was at a friend’s house and drank two tall beers. When one of her friends who had not been drinking asked the […]
Supreme Court Rules That Those Who Administer Tests Must Be the Ones to Testify
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided on a landmark ruling that has significant bearing on all criminal defense cases across the United States. The ruling states that when trying to prove a criminal fact, the individual who performed the test to determine the fact must also be the one to testify in Court, and other […]
Woman Sentenced To Three Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Accident
Mykhaylo Meshko was a 50-year-old immigrant from Russia, who was killed in Hanover Township, Illinois, on his drive home from work at a local bakery. Meshko was yet another unfortunate victim of a drunk driving accident that landed the driver, Kirra McPeek anywhere from three to six years in prison. According to news reports, McPeek […]
Kansas DUI Case Moves to the Supreme Court
A man in Kansas was acquitted in his DUI case recently, despite his breath being measured at .080 grams, the legal limit in the United States. The man’s attorney argued during his driver’s license hearing that a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .080 was not enough evidence on its own to find his client guilty […]
Can I get a Utah DUI if I’m asleep in my Car?
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Can I get a Utah DUI when I’m not in my Car?
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I’m over .08, should I plead guilty to Utah DUI?
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