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Posted on 2/27/2010
Police may soon ask “Where did you have your last drink?”
Posted on 2/27/2010
Virginia Beach Police Sergeant Arrested for DUI
Posted on 2/12/2010
Wrong-way Hampton Roads tunnel driver accused of DUI
Posted on 1/29/2010
Football Hall of Famer pleads guilty to Drunken Driving
Posted on 1/26/2010
Man accused in fatal crash faces DUI, manslaughter charges
Posted on 1/26/2010
Illegal immigrants accused of murder in Virginia Beach
Posted on 12/31/2009
Drunk driver injures woman in Virginia Beach accident
Posted on 12/31/2009
Drunk driver hits police cruiser in Virginia Beach
Posted on 12/29/2009
Man accused of killing two people in DUI crash allowed home for holidays
Posted on 12/29/2009
We regularly represent drivers charged with these offenses in all Courts in southeast Virginia. The DUI charge is an unusual kind of criminal case; it has aspects that no other kind of criminal case has in the Commonwealth.
To begin with, a dismissal by the trial Judge is something he or she strives to avoid. The cases are so politically charged that some Judges actually are afraid to dismiss on a technicality lest the Judge be publically criticized, or worse. In other words, a case will be dismissed by a judge if he has to. Our challenge, as lawyers, is to convince the Court that a dismissal is required.
The law on DUI cases has gotten progressively more oriented against a defendant driver over the years. A lawyer must carefully examine what happened at the initial stop and thereafter. No detail is too small. When I meet with clients, I try to reconstruct things word for word, step by step. If the breath certificate comes in, the case is over. The lawyer must be up on new appellate decisions at all times. The new problems raised by new cases have a short shelf life. In about two or three months, the other side has caught up. Your lawyer must meet this high standard in defending these cases. A lot is at stake: your drivers license, higher insurance rates and even your freedom.
So, in selecting a defense lawyer, keep these thoughts in mind.
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