by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Sep 19, 2019 | Dui Defense
When the police use DUI checkpoints, they often target times when they believe there may be an increase in impaired driving, such as the weekend. That’s what they did with a recent checkpoint in California, which started late on a Friday night and ran into...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Aug 9, 2019 | Dui Defense
If you are convicted of DUI, you’re going to lose your license. In fact, the officer will probably confiscate it when you are arrested. When do you get it back? First of all, you may not be guilty of DUI. That’s why it’s a bit problematic that they...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Jun 26, 2019 | Dui Defense
Drunk driving, you’ve always heard, happens when you go over a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%. That’s the legal limit. If you drink more than that and drive, you’re breaking the law. This is not entirely accurate. Yes, exceeding 0.08% and...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Apr 2, 2019 | Dui Defense
A man in California was recently picked up on allegations that he was driving under the influence. The case gets even more complicated, though, as he was then accused of having started a fight at a gas station prior to his arrest. According to news reports and local...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Mar 7, 2019 | Dui Defense
There is a bill out there proposing that the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit in California should be lowered from the .08 percent that all states use to .05 percent. That would make it the strictest law in the country and would likely lead to a lot more DUI...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Jan 25, 2019 | Dui Defense
As of Jan. 1, Californians who are convicted of drunk driving have a greater chance of being required to get an ignition interlock device (IID) installed in their car(s) if they want to drive again in the near future. The new law expands a pilot program that’s...
by Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Jan 11, 2019 | Dui Defense
You think you’re fine to drive and you walk to your car, which is parked down the street. When you sit down in the front seat, though, you realize that you’re definitely impaired. Not wanting to get a DUI or get into an accident, you put the seat back and...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Nov 2, 2018 | Dui Defense
You go out to a birthday party for one of your friends. You know that you have consumed too many drinks to drive, so you take a cab home that night. It’s late and you have work the next morning, so you set your alarm. When it goes off, you quickly get up, jump...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Sep 7, 2018 | Dui Defense
When you get behind the wheel of your car, van or SUV, you are taking your life and the lives of countless others into your hands. You become responsible for any accident you cause. It becomes an even more bothersome situation if you drive while under the influence...
On behalf of Law Office of Ronald A. Cabanayan | Aug 8, 2018 | Dui Defense
When you see the red and blue lights behind you in San Jose, your thoughts start immediately racing. What did I do wrong? Was I speeding? Is my registration expired? These are all valid thoughts. However, what if you are being pulled over for suspicion of driving...
