Blog Posts in May, 2009
Posted on May 28, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
The California State Supreme Court earlier this month declined to review the case of a Lancaster man convicted of second-degree murder stemming from driving drunk in 2004. Christopher Jon Martinez was ...
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Posted on May 28, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
In Los Angeles, a DUI conviction will have a serious impact on your life. However, all Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys know that a felony DUI will have an impact on almost every area of your life ...
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Posted on May 27, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Holiday weekends prime time for police DUI checkpoints and this past Memorial Day weekend was no exception. The effectiveness of DUI checkpoints , also known as sobriety checkpoints, is being called ...
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Posted on May 23, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys handle vehicular manslaughter charges on a regular basis for people in various positions in society. As Los Angeles is made up of movie stars, CEO's, house moms and ...
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Posted on May 19, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Throughout Los Angeles, many people ask Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys what the differences are between DUI charges and DWI charges. Usually, the terms are used differently depending upon the state ...
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Posted on May 19, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Los Angeles Dui defense attorneys understand the pitfalls of relying on breath-analysis machines (or breathalyzers) as evidence in court. Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz experienced ...
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Posted on May 14, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Police in Palm Springs conducted a marginally successful sobriety checkpoint Friday night in the 2900 block of North Indian Drive, yielding four arrests for driving under the influence of drugs or ...
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Posted on May 14, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Authorities have identified 5 year-old Taane Unga of Sun City as the victim of a collision with an alcohol-impaired driver the past Sunday on the I-215 freeway near Perris, California. Steven M. ...
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Posted on May 8, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Celebrity DUI cases can teach us a great deal about the charges, because the media usually reports various details of the cases. In Los Angeles, there have been numerous DUI cases involving ...
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Posted on May 6, 2009 By Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys
Sobriety checkpoints in Los Angeles have long been a legal sore spot. Technically, Los Angeles sobriety checkpoints , also called DUI roadblocks, are supposed to protect the public by catching drivers ...
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