DUI Defense

As the end of the year approaches, you’re likely to see some sobriety checkpoints on the roads. California law does allow them. Law enforcement agencies set up these checkpoints – typically more so around holidays, weekends and other times and places when there are...

As you know, police will perform a traffic stop if they have reasonable suspicion that a driver is drunk. In most cases, but not all, the officer will ask the driver to take a breath test. A breath test - a small, hand-sized machine that greatly resembles a radio -...

Officers have a host of powers at their disposal but these are counterbalanced by the rights of free citizens. As a law-abiding citizen, law enforcement is not entitled to interfere with your life without justification. This includes when you are driving your motor...

Getting pulled over by police, under the suspicion you were driving under the influence, can be startling.  The last thing you want to do is get into major legal problems because you did or didn’t do something to upset the police. If the police do pull you over, you...

It can be a scary situation when you see the flashing blue and red lights behind you. If the officer begins to talk to you and believes you are intoxicated, the situation goes from bad to worse.  The state of California has some of the strictest DUI laws in the United...

Field sobriety tests play an important role in many California driving under the influence (DUI) cases. Police officers who think someone has had too much to drink could ask that driver to perform field sobriety tests to justify later requesting a chemical breath...

A police officer pulls you over and asks you to take a breath test. Maybe it’s a portable test just to get a baseline blood alcohol concentration level, or maybe they want you to come to the station and use a Breathalyzer or even a blood test. Regardless of the exact...

Drunk driving is very common, leading to tens of thousands of arrests every year. And there are certainly many cases in which people who know that they are too drunk to drive decide that they're going to do so anyway. But it's also a problem that people will sometimes...

A DUI arrest and conviction is a big deal. Besides paying your price to society after the conviction, you may also have several other repercussions to deal with. One of these is a higher insurance premium if you have not lost your driving privilege, that is. Of...

Field sobriety tests are an important part of drunk driving law enforcement. Police officers cannot tell from a few questions if someone is too drunk to safely drive. Having a driver step out of their vehicle and perform several basic tasks can make it easier for an...