Blog Posts in April, 2011
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A person can be charged with DUI while driving any motor vehicle. If you have been pulled over by a police officer while driving your motorcycle, the officer will likely be observing if you have ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
There are several factors that can bring a DUI or traffic offense from a serious misdemeanor offense, to a life altering felony offense where substantial prison time is on the table. When a driver's ...
Continue reading "Serious DUI charges in Stone Mountain" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Have you been arrested for a Chamblee DUI ? Following a DUI arrest, an individual is usually confused, nervous and possibly angry. With the skilled help of a DUI attorney like Richard Lawson you can ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are facing a Loganville area DUI, it can be a daunting, aggravating, emotional, and tedious experience. DUI is charged in Georgia in two ways; as a per se, or unlawful blood alcohol level DUI ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
The liver can metabolize only a certain amount of alcohol per hour, regardless of how much alcohol has been consumed. The rate of the metabolism of alcohol depends on how many metabolizing enzymes the ...
Continue reading "DUI Science: the effects of alcohol" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are facing a Walton County DUI charge, you probably already know that the legal limit in Georgia is a.08 for a driver aged 21 and older. But what is so special about a.08? Does being over a.08 ...
Continue reading ".08 the legal limit in a DUI case" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
DeKalb County prosecuting attorneys are aggressive in pursuing DUI convictions. DUI attorney Richard Lawson is aggressive in stopping this. He uses a variety of legal argument and scientific ...
Continue reading "Food and Alcohol Intoxication" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
DUI offenses have harsh penalties including high fines, jail time, and the loss of your drivers license. Plus, they are embarrassing and discouraging and you may worry that it will affect your job and ...
Continue reading "Even Presidents get DUI charges..." »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you drive around DeKalb County at night, it seems that there has been a large step up in police enforcement of DUIs. DUI enforcement has become much more aggressive, including DUI sobriety ...
Continue reading "More DUI arrests in DeKalb County" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
It seems that everyone has a DUI these days. Brandi Glanville, who lost her husband to country singer LeAnn Rimes, entered a plea of no contest to Los Angeles DUI charges on Friday, April 1, 2011. ...
Continue reading "Country Singer Leann Rimes' rival pleads guilty to DUI" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
The prosecuting attorney on behalf of the government will almost always seek to use the results of your breathalyzer tests against you in a DUI prosecution. However, it is always possible to challenge ...
Continue reading "Challenge the Breath Test Results" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Unfortunately, if you suffer from diabetes, you may very well look and act like a drunk driver to a Newton County law enforcement officer. More than likely the officer will administer some field ...
Continue reading "Diabetes, not DUI!" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
The U.S. Department of Transportation conducted research on the effects of alcohol and marijuana, alone and in combination, on driving. As expected, alcohol was found to cause driver impairment, but ...
Continue reading "DUI for being under the Influence of Marijuana?" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In McDonough, Henry County DUI officers administer field tests to suspected DUI drivers to justify their decisions to arrest. Henry County prosecuting attorneys then use the videos of the driver ...
Continue reading "McDonough DUI or just ADD / ADHD?" »
Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In Decatur, DeKalb County officers charge drivers with DUI everyday. Sometimes the driver submits to a breath or blood test, however, often the driver refuses or the test is improperly conducted and ...
Continue reading "Driving while sleep deprived?" »