Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Los Lunas police officer arrested for DWI »
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- On early Thanksgiving morning one of the Los Lunas police officer was arrested by Los Lunas police on suspicion of DWI following a single vehicle crash in the village.
Los Lunas police arrested a police offcer
According to Los Lunas police, they have arrested officer Nikki Baca for DWI and released on her own recognizance. Right now she does not have a court date.
Officers responded to a traffic accident that took place on Tondre Road at about 4 a.m. Thursday. It has been found by them that there was a vehicle that had been driven off of the road and struck a fence.
When police arrived the driver, that was later identified as Baca, was in her vehicle. At the time of accident she was off duty and driving her personal vehicle.
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Study Suggests Gender Specific DUI Road Tests »
Although there have been many jokes about women trying to flirt with police officers to get out of tickets but now, there maybe some concrete evidence to prove that woman are more at a loss when it comes to the standard DUI laws than ever before.
The Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor, a DUI attorney in Los Angeles area and nationally known author of the book Drunk Driving Defense, has provided an article, which shows a study conducted in Italy.
According to the study, there is a component in the female’s bio-chemical make-up which could make women more prone to fail a DUI road test. The study may prove that woman may be unfairly arrested for DUI in some cases and should be given more gender specific tests.
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Diabetes and the Counterfeit DUI »
Opposite to a popular belief, police officers does not have any inherent skill and they seek very little training in detecting levels of intoxication. In reality without taking into consideration any alternative explanations, they are just psychologically predisposed in a drunk driving investigation to “see” what they expect to see.
Let us consider one of those possibilities her. As we all know, those who are suffering from diabetes commonly experience hypoglycemia i.e. low blood sugar levels. And its symptoms are slow and slurred speech, poor balance, impaired motor control, staggering, drowsiness, flushed face, disorientation, explaining this in other words, it has all those symptoms that are considered as the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication. To the arresting police officer this individual will look and act like a drunk driver, and it is obvious that he will fail any DUI “field sobriety tests”.
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10 Mistakes That Can Get You Convicted in a DUI Case »
These are 10 common mistakes usually made by people when they are arrested and charged for DUI/DWI. We also tried to elaborate some of the methods by which people can prevent themselves from doing such mistakes or harm thereof.
A Law Firm is hired where you don’t have a direct conversation with the Head Attorney.
All the lawyers must charge a fee from you and there number in San Diego exceeds from ten thousand. There is a question that how would you make your choice from those? It is my suggestion that you should choose a law firm that allows having a direct conversation with the attorney. So you should meet him personally or if it is not possible than at least talk to him on phone and discuss your case with him.
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Questions that a Lawyer Probably Ask to Defend a DUI »
It could be a very threatening experience for a person who is accused of DUI or DWI. Most people do not appeal in courts against such accusation, especially when a police officer has caught them “red-handed.” Mostly those persons who knows that that the accusation is true, those person immediately starts panicking, and might also ready to accept whatever plea bargain the state offers in such cases, just to escape from trial and in order to get rid of the problem as soon as possible. However, a legal defense to DUI or DWI is always there, if a person wants he can avail the facility there are several different questions that can be asked from the arrest. All drivers must have knowledge of those expected questions so that they are able to answer them in case of arrest in DUI:
Was the defendant and DUI the same person?
Prosecution will surely have to prove that the driver was DUI, but the defendant and the accused driver are the same person it also has to be proven by the prosecution in the court of law. There is a possibility that there might not be any eye witness of the accident. It is the right of driver that he may remain silent when he is asked a question that was he driving the car or not but many times when already panicked drivers are little bit cross questioned they admits to everything for which they are accused.
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