According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), 20 people per minute are abused by an intimate partner in their life. Domestic violence is defined as violence or abuse (physical or emotional) against a spouse or intimate partner.
In South Carolina each year, thousands of drivers are charged with DUI — driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or some other substance that impairs judgment.
It’s natural to think that many of these arrests come as a result of DUI checkpoints, and that these checkpoints are making the roads safer for drivers that obey the laws. But, are they really?
After the embarrassment of being arrested for a DUI, the panic and anxiety of what will happen next sets in.
What can be done to keep this DUI arrest from making me lose my job? Will this one mistake follow me the rest of my life? What defenses do I have? Can an attorney even do anything?
“I blew over the legal limit so I know there’s nothing a lawyer can do.”
This is something that many potential clients tell me. But did you know that there may be something a lawyer can do for your DUI case even if you blew over the legal limit in SC?
This is the third part of a three part blog series on the most commonly used DUI Field Sobriety Tests. Part 1 covers the Horizontal Nystagmus Gaze Test, and Part 2 covers the Walk and Turn Test. This blog will cover everything you need to know about the One Leg Stand Test.
It is very important to remember that you do not have to take a DUI Field Sobriety Test. This can be something you don’t even realize when you are trying to obey the commands of law enforcement. You want to be respectful and do what you are told, but did you know you don’t even have the take the tests? The less evidence you give the police to work with on a DUI, the better off your case will be.
I have had many clients call me and tell me they are never going to beat their DUI case. My job is to dissect each case and carve out the defenses.
People worry about the high number they blew on the breathalyzer and believe they will never beat a DUI case because of that reading. But there are many pieces to the puzzle of a DUI case. The breathalyzer is a computer and like any other machine, can make errors.
If you or a loved one has an upcoming federal sentencing hearing, you may have some questions about this process. Because of the seriousness of most any federal case, the sentencing hearing is probably the most important thing that will happen in the case.
If you or a loved one has been contacted by the US Marshals to turn yourself in for an arraignment, you know first hand how scary having federal charges can be.
One minute you are living your life as normal, the next minute your home could be raided and you get caught completely off guard. You may be particularly surprised if you have stopped any criminal behavior and said goodbye to that lifestyle.
If you have ever seen the movie Wolf of Wall Street, you have seen one of many versions of white collar crime.
The term “white collar crime” gets its name from the type of people who generally are business professionals that wear shirts with white collars. I am envisioning freshly ironed, dry cleaned, crisp, starched white dress shirts under an expensive business suit… but that isn’t always the case.
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