Categories: DUI Defense
Believe it or not, some medications can cause a false reading on a Breathalyzer test. Imagine you are driving along and the police pull you over. During the stop, the officer informs you that he believes you are driving under the influence. You know you have not been drinking alcohol, and you submit to field…
Categories: DUI Defense
If you have failed a DUI field sobriety test (FST) in Colorado, then chances are that you have been arrested and charged with a DUI. If so, then you should contact a DUI defense attorney immediately. There are many defenses against a DUI arrest resulting from an FST, and your first step is to get…
Categories: Criminal Defense
If you have ever experienced the misfortune of being stopped by law enforcement for DUI, you are aware of how it can upend your life. Even first time DUI’s can result in up to a year of probation and suspension of driving privileges, as well as having other collateral repercussions in your life. As you…
Categories: Criminal Defense
According to the CDC, the number of licensed drivers who are age 65 and above have increased by 63% from 1999 to almost 44 million in 2017. With the Baby Boomer generation entering their golden years, they are not slowing down. Older Americans are enjoying their independence now more than ever before, and getting behind…
Categories: Criminal Defense
Self-driving cars have been a conversational hot topic for years now. The very idea of a self-driving car produces a wide variety of responses. Opinions range from anticipatory fascination to outright rejection of the idea of a machine doing a human being’s job of maneuvering a 2000+ lb vehicle through the streets of America. Although…
Categories: Criminal Defense
Most states, including Colorado, take charges of driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI) very seriously. Even if it is your first offense and there weren’t any injuries or damage to property, the penalties for DUI can impact your life for a year or more. But when you add aggravating factors like…
Categories: Criminal Defense
Like most states, Colorado takes DUI cases very seriously. This makes sense, as all of us benefit when our roads are safe from drunk drivers. However, the methods that law enforcement uses to ensure that our roads are safe sometimes curtail our individual best interests. In other words, in the pursuit of drunk drivers, police…
Categories: Criminal Defense
Nobody leaves their house, gets in their car, and thinks, “Boy, I sure do hope I get a DUI today.” Just the letters DUI can result in some level of apprehension in many people. The cause of that is the likelihood that many people have driven while drunk or almost drunk at some point in…
Categories: Criminal Defense
We live in a country with a thriving but typically overburdened judicial system. We’ve all heard that the courts are continually backlogged and judges struggle to keep their bursting dockets moving as swiftly as possible – even under normal circumstances. It is also well known that criminal cases are particularly backlogged, and that certain rules…
Categories: Criminal Defense
You might be surprised where you can and cannot be charged with a DUI – and yes, you can be arrested for a DUI even if you are outside of the vehicle. An officer still must have probable cause that you were driving while under the influence to arrest you. Without probable cause, the state…
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