The laws on DUIs are ever-changing and each year, thousands of DUI cases are taken up on appeal across the nation. Many of these result in written opinions by judges that then become law. In addition, each new DUI or traffic-related offense in the news has the potential to cause changes in the law. These changes are the result of public reaction to serious car accidents and deaths on the roadways of the United States.
That is why Richard Lawson has developed this website; to provide you with 24-hour access to the latest updates on DUI laws and DUI related news. Our goal is to inform our clients and the general public about the latest news and legal decisions. Accordingly, we update our blog and the entire website daily. All of our articles are written by the Georgia DUI Lawyers that work for our firm or affiliates.
For instance, there has been a flurry of legal activity over the legality of roadblocks, in Georgia and across the nation. Seen as a minor intrusion by some courts and an unnecessary infringement upon Fourth Amendment rights by others, the matter seems far from settled. Roadblocks must be established in accordance with the United States and Georgia Constitutions. The police cannot simply have a roadblock any place or any time they want.
There also has been a rash of injuries and deaths on our roadways. The death or injury of any motorist is a tragedy, and as a result; our legislature reacts to the carnage on the road with new laws designed to curb accidents. That is why our laws change every year.
Another recent change in the law regards the 'Boating Under the Influence' legislation in the State. The Boating code was completely overhauled in 2013; attorneys who do not regularly practice DUI law might be unaware of the new changes to the law.
Knowledge is power, and this blog is designed to help you take the most updated information on your defense. It is our goal for you to use the wealth of information on this site; including the Georgia Information Blog, Resources, and Practice Areas pages to help you decide the best course of action in your DUI case.Â
The Georgia Supreme Court recently heard and ruled on arguments from a 2013 case where the defendant, Dannie Mondor was charged with vehicular homicide and hit and run in Georgia. The facts of the case have been presented as follows. Mondo was, according to reports, driving a large recreational ...
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Georgia law enforcement were called to a two-vehicle crash on the southbound lanes of Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville, Georgia. The call came just before 6:30 p.m. Rianne Rider, age 32, of Gainesville, GA, stands accused of driving under the influence (DUI). She alle...
As a Georgia DUI Lawyer, I am familiar with just how often DUI checkpoints are set up in the state. The frequency of checkpoints greatly increases during holiday weekends - especially holiday weekends where a lot of drinking and partying is to be expected. One of the most popular weekends is 4th ...
As a Georgia DUI Lawyer as well as a Georgia resident, I am very familiar with just how bad the traffic conditions are in the Metro Atlanta Area. Unfortunately, for us locals, it gets exponentially worse with any kind of holiday traffic. The Atlanta Journal Constitution released an article this ...
According to reports out of Atlanta, the accident involving a fatality and a MARTA bus has been for the most part concluded. Investigators discovered that the bus hit a pedestrian when she was attempting to cross the roadway outside of a crosswalk. No charges are anticipated as of right now. As...
According to traffic reports out of Cherokee County last week, a wrong way driver on I-575 caused a four vehicle wreck that shut down the southbound lanes for over an hour. The wrong-way driver's identity has remained unreleased. It is also unknown as to how long he was driving northbound on the...
According to reports out of Clayton County today, a man is in critical condition after a police chase resulted in a gunshot wound. A deputy reported that he shot Nicholas Bolton in an attempt to get him to avoid hitting another officer with his vehicle while he attempted to flee. Officers attemp...
As a Georgia DUI Attorney, I covered a horrible story that occurred late this past March when a driver crashed his vehicle into a house in Dekalb County. The accident resulted in the serious injury of 9-year-old LaDerinhanna Holmes. A grand jury indicted that driver this past week on the followi...
Gwinnett County experienced a roadway tragedy this past weekend. According to reports, there was a terrible T-bone accident which resulted in the death of one of the passengers. The accused driver is in critical condition at a local hospital as of Monday. Investigators believe that both speeding...
A three car crash was allegedly caused by a man driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday, June 20, 2019. The crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on Great Hill Road. Police responded to the scene of the crash, as well as the fire department and medics. At the scene of the accident, off...
According to reports out of Cobb County, a man has been accused of multiple counts of obstruction as well as battery. The man allegedly attacked customers at a local gas station. When the police were called, the man then reportedly attacked them as well. As a Georgia DUI Lawyer, I handle cases...
According to reports out of Alpharetta, a man was driving 110 MPH on Ga. 400 N after a wedding this past weekend. When police pulled him over, he allegedly admitted to having a few drinks at a wedding reception in Atlanta. But he also said that he had no idea that he was driving that speed. An A...
According to reports out of North Georgia, a head-on collision has resulted in three serious injuries and one arrest. Police reported that they were called to the scene in Hall County after a two-car accident that took place in Gainesville. Riane Rider has been accused of driving under the influ...
Police in Atlanta are on the search for suspects responsible for stealing a car from a valet service and hitting valet employees while driving away. As a Georgia DUI Lawyer, I will outline one of the possible serious charges faced by the unidentified suspect other than theft and aggravated assau...
News stations out of Fayette County have been following a very serious case where a woman shot a man who allegedly left the scene of a hit and run accident. 21-year-old, Hannah Payne, has been arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and possession of a firearm duri...
According to weather reports out of Georgia, we have several severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Metro Atlanta counties over the next week. The chance of scattered showers should linger through the evening before clearing out after midnight. Temperatures are expected to reach 92 degrees in...
Two women from South Carolina are now dead after an accident on Interstate 95 in Georgia. The wreck happened near mile marker 61 in McIntosh County, GA in the early morning of Thursday, June 13, 2019. According to a Georgia State Patrol Trooper, a Honda Accord driven by a man was traveling in th...
An unidentified man has been arrested and taken into custody after allegedly ramming police cars with his vehicle during a traffic stop. The arrest occurred in DeKalb County on I-20. According to reports, two left lanes were closed as a result. Several officers blocked in the man's car after lea...
Police attempted to pull over a driver who had been suspected of causing a string of car thefts in Cobb County. However, when officers tried to do a routine traffic stop, the driver sped off in his vehicle. Reports say that the suspect caused several different accidents in his attempt to flee. T...
According to authorities in South Fulton, a 16-year-old driver took her mother's car out for a drive without permission this past Monday. The joy-ride ended in disaster unfortunately. Reports show that the young driver got into a wreck with a yellow pick-up truck at the intersection of Flat Shoa...
According to reports out of Chatham County, Ernest Lee Brooks, a 43-year-old man, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and obstruction regarding the attack of a deputy in court. The incident itself happened last year when Brooks was being sentenced for a Georgia Probation Violation. “All of a su...
Reports out of South Carolina show that a woman has been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. What makes this story interesting, and what got it to make national headlines was that the woman was driving a child's Power Wheels truck down a public road. She was not arrested for DUI b...
A teenager was the victim of a serious road-rage incident in Gwinnett County. According to reports, the teenager captured the entire incident on his truck's dash camera. Another driver, identified as Emmitt Grubbs, allegedly ran him off of the road. Grubbs then blocked the teenager's truck in an...
A man was arrested for DUI and drug possession after attempting to escape Bibb County Sheriff's Deputies. The deputies were in the area of Vineville Avenue and Holt Avenue when they observed a silver Toyota driving with no tail light. It also seemed to be driving erratically just after midnight o...
A police chase resulted in 40 traffic citations and the arrest of Anzriell Antipatris Smith, a Floyd County man. The police chase resulted in a PIT Maneuver and a crash. In today's post, I will outline the law behind fleeing or attempting to elude police in the state of Georgia. Fleeing or Att...
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