Were you recently arrested for driving under the influence in Burbank, after being given a blood test by a police officer? If so, some legal “goings on” at the United States Supreme Court may interest you. Last Wednesday, the court heard arguments regarding a Missouri case. At issue: whether police…
This Beverly Hills DUI blog is not above covering international news, especially news that concerns celebrities like renowned French actor Gérard Depardieu – perhaps the greatest French actor of all time. The 64-year-old Depardieu, however, has also had a colorful, if bizarre, recent history of criminal wrongdoings. Two years ago,…
Some sobering Glendale DUI news out of Chicago: Carlton Fisk, the legendary Hall of Fame catcher, pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge, just two months after Chicago police found him snoozing in his pick-up truck in a cornfield. Officers in Lenox found the baseball legend passed out in his truck…
You’re a concerned parent whose child was recently charged with a DUI in Long Beach or elsewhere in Southern California. You’re likely feeling a destructive cocktail of emotions right now, including anger, confusion, frustration, and helplessness. You worked so hard to raise a child who would abide by the law.…
Tonight is New Year’s Eve. That means that your risk of getting arrested for Los Angeles DUI is at its apogee. More people get arrested for DUI on New Year’s than on any other day of the year. DUI injuries, fatalities, and other “bad stuff” also tend to spike over…
Your Glendale DUI charge is serious, and you may feel deeply ashamed and regretful for what’s happened. But at least (hopefully) you weren’t driving a school bus while DUI, like 67-year-old Ethel Quade Ressler allegedly did. Local authorities say that the St. Mary’s County bus driver was driving recklessly with…
In a recent piece we did on this Long Beach DUI blog several months ago, we discussed the peculiar case of Utah Highway Patrol trooper, Lisa Steed, who was fired in November for unfairly arresting innocent people on charges of driving under the influence. Steed had actually been named a…
Los Angeles DUI with vehicular manslaughter is a terrible crime. If you’re convicted of such charges, you could potentially spend the rest of your life behind bars. Consider, for instance, some horrific news that shook up the NFL. Josh Brent, a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys, flipped his vehicle…
54-year-old actor, Michael Madsen, was arrested recently for driving under the influence in Los Angeles – out in Malibu on the PCH. According to news reports, police officers pulled him over after they saw his fire red Pontiac GTO swerving erratically. Madsen allegedly failed his Los Angeles DUI field sobriety…
If you were recently arrested for driving under the influence in Burbank – yet again – you’re understandably terrified about what prosecutors might do to you this time. For instance, will they slap you with a felony count per California Vehicle Code section 23153? You’re right to be concerned. One…