Certain holidays seem to “breed” Los Angeles DUI driving behavior. These include the big summer weekends – Memorial Day and Labor Day – as well as Thanksgiving, Halloween, Super Bowl Sunday, Cinco De Mayo and the 4th of July. Whether police busted you over Memorial Day weekend at a checkpoint…
In a recent blog post, this Los Angeles DUI defense blog summarized some of the dramatic anti-DUI recommendations proposed on May 14th by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The Board, together with groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), wants states like California to institute a rash of enforcement…
The night that you were arrested for DUI in Pasadena is a night that you would love to forget. Unfortunately, the police officers who booked you likely kept a detailed, objective log of what happened – including what you said and did before, during, and after the arrest. The so-called…
Drug DUIs in Los Angeles are filed according to California Vehicle Code Section 23152(a), which makes it a crime if you operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana, alcohol, or any other type of drug, both illegal and prescription. Marijuana law is changing at a rapid place,…
As someone who’s been recently charged with DUI in Long Beach – or who knows a friend or family member recently charged – you might be inclined to be sympathetic to rapper DMX, who was busted for DUI recently in South Carolina. According to reports, the 42-year-old rapper, who goes…
Perhaps you wrote off your first DUI in Burbank as “bad luck” or “bad karma” or whatever. But now that you’re facing your second charge, you’re deeply worried that prosecutors will not take kindly to the recidivism. You are right to fear that. The Southern California justice system does not…
Imagine getting arrested for driving under the influence in Pasadena three times within ten years. You know what happened to you if that occurred? Prosecutors could throw the book at you. In fact, punishments for “just” a misdemeanor DUI can be pretty astonishingly diverse: • a year’s suspension of your…
At first blush, many of the Glendale DUI stories that we’ve recently reported on sound almost made up – as if they were something ripped from the pages of The Onion (Jim Anchower’s “The Cruise” column, perhaps?) But sometimes real life is actually more ridiculous than satire. Case in point:…
This Glendale DUI blog has long highlighted the shortcomings of breathalyzer tests. As we’ve reported on multiple occasions, most people (including the vast majority of police officers) have far more faith in these machines than the science and research warrant. Some police are now beginning to pay attention to this…
If you were recently arrested for driving under the influence in downtown Los Angeles or USC, you may relate to the travails of 50-year old Thomas Gibson, a local actor famous for his roles in Dharma & Greg and Criminal Minds. On January 6, Gibson steered his Audi SUV onto…