The holidays are here. In addition to celebrating with family and friends, the holiday season also means increased travel and perhaps a few too many adult beverages. The holiday season also brings an increased emphasis on driving under the influence (DUI) prevention and enforcement. From Decembe...

In Fulton County, as in many other places in Georgia, law enforcement officers occasionally conduct Roadside Sobriety Checkpoints in an effort to catch anyone who is driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you approach one of these checkpoints while sober, you may be tempted to ...

A question that the Georgia Supreme Court was recently tasked with answering dealt with self-incrimination and breath tests. The defendant in the case, Frederick Olevik, had been arrested on suspicion of DUI. He was read the “statutorily mandated, age-appropriate implied consent notice” and “agre...

When a law enforcement officer pulls someone over on suspicion of operating their vehicle while under the influence of marijuana in Georgia, you would expect that the officer will only arrest the driver if they have more than a hunch that the driver is too high to be behind the wheel. However, a ...

Tiger Woods recently made the news, but unfortunately, it was not for his golf game. Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after he was found sleeping behind the wheel earlier this summer. Woods was in Jupiter, Florida at the time of the incident. According to CBS, in th...

In drunken driving cases, the drivers degree of impairment is always measured against the legal limit. In many cases, the driver may be several times the legal limit. Lawmakers have struggled to set a serviceable legal limit for marijuana impairment, and that may prove to be a fruitless effort a...

In an intersection of the law and modern tech, a judge "known for handing down unusual sentences" has recently ordered convicted drunk drivers to download popular ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft. As a condition of probation, the convicted drivers must not only download the apps but enter ...

When you are arrested for DUI, your case could go in a few different directions. You may be held in custody and only released when your bail amount is posted. Bail is a kind of collateral, used to ensure that you will make your court appearance. If you are not taken into custody, you may be escor...

The city of Tampa stands to pay a settlement of $65,000 to an eminent activist of Cuba-US relations, Albert A. Fox Jr., better known as Al Fox. At the heart of the suit is a questionable 2013 DUI charge which was later dropped. Fox, who was strip searched twice and held in custody for 12 hours, w...

A Gainesville, Georgia mailman found himself suddenly embroiled in criminal charges during an otherwise normal day on the job. The case of 50-year-old Edward Dickson Gay of Flowery Branch, Georgia offers a lesson in obeying traffic laws after a routine traffic stop resulted in his arrest. A deput...

Authorities have released the audio from a 9-year-old's frantic 911 call, made while her father drove drunk with her and her younger sister in the vehicle. "Hello, is this 911? ... The only person that's here is my dad and he's drunk. My dad is drunk… Help me, please help me!” The call lasted 17 ...

Cases take time, be they civil or criminal. There a number of reasons for this, including, an overworked court system, delays in obtaining discovery, or sometimes, a case can take a considerable amount of time because an issue was raised that was so essential to the case that it needed to be deci...

Over the years laws change and evolve. These changes occur for a variety of reasons such as when new information is discovered or the law has become outdated. Recently the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed changing one of the laws concerning drink and driving. In February, ...

In June 2016, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Birchfield v. North Dakota. This case asked the court to determine "whether motorists lawfully arrested for drunk driving may be convicted of a crime or otherwise penalized for refusing to take a warrantless test measuring the alco...

Ignition interlock devices are used on cars to prevent an individual from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated. When, and if, an ignition interlock device is required will depend on the law of the state. Currently, 28 states as well as Washington, D.C., require that all individuals who are ...

As drivers, most of us know that there are certain actions or driving behaviors that officers look out for when it comes to identifying possible drunk drivers. What many drivers do not know is that officers are trained on the "visual detection of DWI motorists," meaning many, if not all officers...

You don't have to search very far to discover stories involving DUI charges and child endangerment on the internet. Recently, a woman with a BAC level twice the legal limit was pulled over and arrested. She was driving with her ten-year-old daughter in the backseat. The woman was charged with dru...

DUI Lawyer East Point GA East Point GA maintains its own police force and court system. An East Point officer, along with a Georgia State Trooper or a Fulton County officer can all make DUI arrests in the East Point City limit. In many DUI cases, there is a video of what happened. This is usuall...

In the city of Milton, GA, DUI enforcement is going strong. Just the other night, there was a massive roadblock / sobriety checkpoint off exit 11 at Windward Parkway near the Milton DUI courthouse.Fulton County cops were out in full force along with tons of Milton officers and officers of other n...

College Park GA has long had its own court system and police force, but within the past year now has a prosecutor on behalf of the city enforcing DUI and MIP (minor in possession of alcohol) offenses. In the past, if you were charged with DUI in College Park, you could attempt to work things out ...

DUI Lawyer Johns Creek - Attorney Richard S. Lawson Since the city if Johns Creek Incorporated a few years ago, DUI arrests as well as arrests for underage possession or consumption of alcohol ( commonly known as MIP or Minor in Possession) have skyrocketed in the Johns Creek area of Fulton Coun...

Obviously the best way to avoid a DUI is to consume alcohol responsibly and to always have a designated driver. If you are pulled over and suspected of being DUI, here are a few things to keep in mind. You are not required to answer questions such as how much you had to drink. You have a 5th Ame...

Sandy Springs DUI officers charge thousands of people with DUI and related charges such as hit and run and driving on a suspended license every year. When a Sandy Springs officer or a Georgia State Trooper are the arresting officer, when you are released from the jail you will be given a citation...

If you are convicted of DUI in Fulton County, your case is not over and it is not hopeless. Within 30 days of the conviction your Fulton County DUI Lawyer should file a motion for new trial in the Fulton County State Court. At the motion for new trial your Atlanta-Fulton County DUI Lawyer will ar...

Chattahoochee Hills maintains its own police force, city hall, and municipal court system. So that means in addition to being stopped by a Fulton County officer or a Georgia State Trooper for a traffic violation, you can also be stopped by a Chattahoochee Hills law enforcement officer. The stop b...