Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Preliminary breath tests are a source of confusion by many of those arrested of DUI by DeKalb County law enforcement officers. When a DeKalb officer makes a traffic stop, and then suspects that that ...
Continue reading "Preliminary Breath Tests by DeKalb Co. Police" »
Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are stopped by a DeKalb County police officer and suspected of DUI based on the officers observations of your driving, speech, appearance, odor of alcohol, etc., the officer will likely ask you ...
Continue reading "Field Sobriety Testing" »
Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are facing a Newton County DUI, you should contact a DUI lawyer as soon as possible following your arrest in order to achieve the best possible outcome for your case and to preserve evidence. ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In Clayton County, tons of people get DUIs. Clayton County police write DUIs every night. Most officers will ask the driver to submit to a blood or breath test if they suspect the driver of DUI. For ...
Continue reading "Breath test REFUSALS Clayton Co." »
Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are wrongly accused with DUI in Rockdale County, you should contest the charges with a trial. In many instances, there are two types of trials available to you: either a bench trial before a ...
Continue reading "Trials in Rockdale County" »
Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Richard Lawson
DeKalb County police officers aggressively write DUI charges. In a typical scenario, a DeKalb County officer will pull over a vehicle, question the driver, administer field sobriety tests and breath ...
Continue reading "Hiring a DeKalb County DUI Attorney" »
Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Decatur law enforcement officers write thousand of DUI citations each year. While many of those are DUI charges for driving under the influence of alcohol, a good portion are DUI offenses for driving ...
Continue reading "Decatur DUI Charges for Prescription Medicines" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A Stone Mountain police officer cannot randomly stop vehicles for DUI (at least not legally). They must have some reasonable basis for pulling the driver over. This could be some type of erractic ...
Continue reading "Stone Mountain Georgia DUI stops and arrests" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Every year, thousands of people are charged with DUI in Clayton County. Many of those drivers are convicted of those DUI offenses by entering a guilty plea. Then, sometimes years later, they contact a ...
Continue reading "Clayton County DUI Expungement Information" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
DeKalb County DUI lawyer Richard S. Lawson can assist you in getting the best possible outcome for your DeKalb Co. DUI charges. But how much does it cost to hire a DUI lawyer? Every person charged ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Many Henry County DUI cases are resolved via a plea of guilty. Typically, this works when the Henry County prosecuting attorney makes a plea offer to the Defendant driver and then some plea ...
Continue reading "Plea Bargaining in Henry Co. Georgia DUI prosecutions" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A DUI charge carries with it some very serious consequences. There is the possible license suspension and criminal court sanctions, but there is also the negative stigma a DUI has on career and ...
Continue reading "Underaged DUI Cases in DeKalb County" »