January 30th, 2010
Recently I represented a client who was charged with DUI in the Seattle area after a detention and arrest by a local police officer. A review of the police report led me to believe that this could be a difficult case. All the “signs” police are trained to look for were in this report: Weaving, speeding, [...]
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January 17th, 2010
Many of my clients come to my office convinced that they want to pursue a DUI deferred prosecution. Most of them have heard about this option from friends or family. Some have even been steered in that direction from the arresting officer. Almost none of them, however, have any idea what this program actually entails. [...]
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January 16th, 2010
Whenever you see a DUI arrest documented on one of the police television police shows, there is always a videotape of the driving, the field sobriety tests, and other parts of the processing. Sometimes, the video also includes the actual breath test. People expect that DUI arrests will be recorded.Most people are shocked, however, to [...]
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