Recent Posts in Alcohol Crimes

  • 23-Feb-2017

    Exoneration of the Day - Woman Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter Despite Defective Car

    A young lady was involved with a car crash that ended up killing her fiancé who was in the front passenger seat. Despite the serious injuries she survived but was charged with intoxication manslaughter after blood tests revealed a slight ...
  • 21-Jun-2016

    Exoneration of the Day - Criminal DUI Defendants Set Up By Ex-Wives and Police

    Exoneration of the Day! Criminal defendants often feel as though police officers are out to get them… and sometimes they’re right. Two middle-aged California men found themselves on the wrong side of a criminal courtroom under similar ...
  • 5-May-2016

    Why Police Interviews Should be Recorded

    The police are human beings just like the rest of us. As such, they are prone to make mistakes or even cover up mistakes during interviews of suspects. Recordings of police incidents involving an arrest of a suspect often tell a different story than ...
  • 23-Apr-2013

    Consequences of Hazing

    Seriousness of College/High School Hazing Crimes According to a survey conducted by Alfred University, approximately 80% of all college athletes have been hazed survey. Most hazing on high school, college and pro levels is not reported. However, ...
  • 28-Mar-2013

    A Look at the Prosecutorial Decision Making Process

    A Look at the Prosecutorial Decision Making Process The Vera Institute of Justice 's study entitled The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making, with the support of the National Institute of Justice, analyzed how ...
  • 12-Dec-2012

    Dallas Cowboys Player Faces Intoxication Manslaughter Charges

    Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Joshua Price-Brent, 24, was arrested by Irving, Texas police and charged with intoxication manslaughter after an accident that occurred in the early morning hours on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Per authorities, ...
  • 13-Sep-2012

    Crocs Mogul George Boedecker Pleads Not Guilty to DUI

    George Boedecker, wealthy mogul and co-founder of Crocs footwear, pleaded not guilty on September 24, 2012, to a DUI arrest, which occurred on August 12, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. According to police, Bodecker was found asleep behind the wheel of ...
  • 20-Jun-2011

    Can You Get A DUI For Using Hand Sanitizer?

    A recent study conducted by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine revealed that 8 out of 11 volunteers who had not used alcohol for five days tested positive for alcohol consumption in a urine test after ...
  • 9-Feb-2010

    California and Michigan New Drunk Driving Laws

    New changes to the California drunk driving laws are coming in 2010. Effective July 1, 2010, AB91 and SB 598 will require drivers convicted of a DUI to have a California ignition interlock device installed in their vehicles, whether they are first ...
  • 15-Jan-2010

    Changes in Oregon DUII Laws Effective January 1, 2010

    An Update to the DUII Laws in Oregon While Oregon State Police reported a decrease in DUII (driving under the influence of intoxicants) arrests between December 31, 2009, and January 1, 2010, from 52 DUII arrests made the same time last year to 34 ...
  • 27-Oct-2008

    California Man Suspected of Felony DUI

    A fatal car collision that occurred near Coachella, California has resulted in the deaths of three children and one adult. On Monday, October 27, 2008 at 1 a.m., a 2009 Cadillac CTS ran a stop sign and ploughed into a 1995 Ford Taurus. Andres Z. ...
  • 6-Oct-2008

    Bus Driver Charged with Felony DUI

    Quinton Joey Watts, a 52-year old bus driver, has been charged with a felony DUI following a fatal crash that killed 8 and injured 35 other passengers. The bus, which was heading for a Northern Californian casino, crashed on an isolated road in ...
  • 18-Jun-2006

    Breathtaking – Uncertainty and the Breathalyzer

    By Vince Imhoff, Esq. & Dan Rhoads A group of judges in New Hampshire was served several alcoholic drinks as part of an experiment that was intended to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Breathalyzer. One judge was given so many drinks that he ...
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