Imagine you make a terrible mistake and decide to drive after you had too much to drink. One bad decision can ruin lives: your life and the life of the passengers in your vehicle and any other victims.
There’s no doubt that the #MeToo movement changed the way society views certain powerful people, as well as domestic violence, abuse, and sexual harassment claims.
A child’s behavior can be indicative of who they will become as an adult, so it’s only natural to worry about your child’s development. Are they social enough? Are they paying attention in class? How do they interact with their peers? It’s difficult to tell how a person’s childhood and adolescence will affect their future.
Because drinking is so socially acceptable in American society, it can be hard to draw the line between acceptable and risky behavior. This is even more of an issue when it comes to someone who you don’t see all the time. Even if you’re with the person a lot, they may be hiding irresponsible drinking from you.
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.
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