Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Driving Under Influence »
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- The literal meaning of “Drunk driving” is that when a person is drunk while driving. However, it may also mean, a drunk person sitting idle in the car. Police can arrest such drivers before they cause harm to humanity.
You will be considered a “drunk driver if your body shows alcohol levels above a level of legal intoxication level. This can be examined through a blood test or breath test.
On What Conditions Can A Person Get Arrested?
A driver cannot be arrested based on wine smell coming from his mouth. However, other indications like bloodshot or watery eyes, slurred speech or the manner of driving prior to the stop, may give the officer right to arrest the driver.
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Ohio Woman Charged with 7th DUI After Injuring Three in Accident »
A woman in Ohio just received her 7th DUI, as she rammed her truck into the back of a stopped car, and injured three victims. Fortunately, the injuries of the three people in the car were not life threatening, but much worse could have happened.
The worst part is that she still has her license and thus the possibility of more accidents is still there. It’s a mockery of justice when someone so irresponsible is able to keep driving and putting people at risk. This accident signifies the fact that this woman should not be given the right to have a license.
The woman, Stephanie Foy, has already had six convictions on her record, before she was charged with the seventh one. A press release by Newsnet5 stated that Foy has been fined, placed behind bars, and even had her license suspended in the past due to infractions.
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DUI and Driving With a Suspended License Charges Should Be Taken as Different. »
It common for a driver to be caught while driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol (generally described as DWI, DUI or drunk driving) and at the same time driving while having suspended license or recently reissued license, or DWLS, in Florida. In such cases the lawyer will have to file two charges in the information, one for driving with suspended license (DWLS) and one for DUI. Both of these charges are served in separate while defendant take these to court for trial. It also mean that the jury that take trial for DUI case will not hear the case or judge the case related to the driving with a suspended license (DWLS). For each case jury will be different for hearing.
It is because of the reason that charges of one case are different with the other. As the evidence related to driver suspended license, such as his driving history, have not concern with evidence related to DUI.
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Police Officer Must Take Care in Taking Breath Test to Avoid Driver’s License Suspension overturned »
During the investigation, the officer takes the breath test of the driver who is charged for the DUI case. The officer conducts the breath test of the driver, when the driver submits the test there are certain rules that officer must follow. When the driver is accused due to alcohol reason in Florida, the Department of Highway Safety and Vehicles directly suspends the driver’s license.
Any how the driver has the right to defense for DMV license suspension by a formal hearing in which the lawyer raises voice favoring the driver on the legal points like the stop of the driver was legal, the reason to arrest the driver was correct and that the breath test was valid. These are the points on which the lawyer speaks on behalf of the driver.
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Approach a Lawyer Quickly in a DUI Arrest »
REQUEST TO TALK TO A LAWYER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! It’s your right to talk to a lawyer, and to get a lawyer there during interrogation. If you can’t afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.”
If you’re held and taken into detention on DUI – Drunk Driving accusations by San Diego police, your right to talk to an attorney won’t be given until AFTER you present yourself to the required chemical examines performed at the Police Station or any medical facility where you have been transferred. Failure to put forward to a blood or breath alcohol examination, or “chemical test refusal”, once in detention, will impose penalty of an automatic forfeiture which means suspension of your driving license as stated by California’s “implied consent” laws.
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Be Patient While Recording DUI Statement »
USE THIS RIGHT! DO NOT GIVE EXTRA INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE PUT AGAINST YOU! It is wise to refrain from replying any question or telling things that doesn’t relate to your personal identity like name, date of birth, address or your car registration, car insurance, and driving license because this is the only information which law demands from you to give to detaining police officers or to authorities involved in your arrest, chemical examination, or imprisonment.
Yes, California laws DO demand from you to provide identification, verify your present address, and show the documents like your vehicle registration, car insurance, and license…but not anything beyond IT!
Use your right to keep silent because anything you state except what has been asked by law can inevitably be taken against you as evidence if you’re charged with DUI. The little you speak, the better it is.
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FAQs about San Diego Drunk Driving »
When San Diego police arrested me for DUI, they took over my driving license. How can I have it back?
In normal cases, an expert San Diego DUI attorney can help you in showing to DMV Officials there was no solid ground for your license suspension or annulment, and it can be returned to you. If you don’t call for an “admin per se” hearing with the DMV within 10 days after your drunk driving arrest, the DMV will give back your driving license at the ending of the suspension term ( i.e. four months if this is your first case), provided you give a 125-USD which is a re-issuance fee and show insurance documents. The reissue fee is 100-USD if you were under 21 when you got arrested for DUI according too San Diego’s Zero Tolerance Law for driving under the influence.
What is the difference between the DMV driving license suspension or cancellation for DUI arrest and the driving license suspension or cancellation brought down by the judge of criminal court during hearing?
The DMV driving license suspension or cancellation received at a DUI arrest is an administrative and civil thing whereas the suspension or cancellation as a result of a conviction in criminal court becomes a criminal penalty.
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