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.
West Point GA Police have arrested an Alabama man for Monday's hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Interstate 85 in Harris County, Georgia. Caderrickton Barnes, 46, of Lanett, Alabama turned himself in to the police late Monday night and was taken to the Harris County Jail. Barnes has been ...
According to the June 2014 issue of Popular Science, the police will soon have alcohol vapor detectors based on laser technology. Right now, the police use a wand that can detect the vapor of alcoholic beverages in and around vehicle. However, these alcohol wands are limited to detecting the pr...
Possible Serious Injury by Vehicle and DUI charges are pending against 28-year-old, David Ryan Tolbert, the result of a head-on collision Thursday in Banks County. The Georgia State Patrol says that physical evidence shows that the vehicle driven by Mr. Tolbert crossed the centerline, hitting an...
Atlanta Police have released a surveillance video of Monday's hit-and-run in Morningside that has left a bicyclist hospitalized for days. The video is only nine seconds long but shows a red Dodge Nitro traveling down Flagler Avenue going one direction and then disappears from view. Next in the ...
Today, a Florida man, Gerlmy Javon Todd, crashed his car into the CNN Center in downtown Atlanta. The driver, from Gainesville Florida, was charged with DUI, Reckless Driving, and Possession of Marijuana. Since the accident occurred within the city limits of Atlanta, the case will be heard i...
Earlier today Atlanta Police Officer Daryl Vann was arrested for DUI in Gwinnett County. After allegedly failing to maintain his lane and speeding, Mr. Vann was pulled over. Field sobriety testing was performed and later a breath test showed an alcohol content .10. Officer Vann is now on admi...
After being released on bond, Adam Joseph Di Millo was re-arrested on the additional charges of reckless driving, too fast for conditions, failure to maintain lane, seatbelt violation, and violating the conditions of his Class D License. He was re-released on an additional $4180.00 bond. The pu...
A Walmart truck driver from Jonesboro, Georgia was arrested early Saturday morning for causing a multi-car crash in New Jersey that killed one person and seriously injured comedian Tracey Morgan. Sleep deprivation is suspected as the cause of the deadly since prosecutors say the driver, 35 year...
A Talking Rock man was arrested for a hit-and-run involving an 18 month-old boy Friday night. A silver Ford Fusion, with a drive-out tag, struck the child in the Gilmer County River Park parking lot around 9 p.m. The child's father reported to police what he saw and they were able to track ...
Federal and state authorities are now investigating the horrifically mishandled drug raid in Habersham County last week that critically injured a 19 month-old toddler from Wisconsin. The GBI revealed Tuesday that the district attorney had asked them to investigate the narcotics officers that we...
A Seventeen year-old from Forsyth County was killed Sunday morning around 1:00 AM in Dawsonville. Paul Louis Castell, Jr., of Dawsonville, was a passenger in a 2011 Dodge truck that went off the road at Kelly Mill near Rockingham Run and struck a telephone pole. Castell was ejected from the ...
On Wednesday a stun grenade burned a young child during a botched drug raid in Habersham County Georgia. The Habersham County Sheriff's office somehow thought it appropriate to throw a stun grenade in a home after “informants” purchased drugs from the home one time. Now remember who ARE informa...
If you have been cited for speeding or any other traffic offense, never attend court alone. I cannot tell you how often I get calls from people who have attended traffic court on their own and want to have whatever happened corrected after the court date. Many times the ticket has caused collate...
The Georgia man that was arrested for DUI in the car crash that killed his new bride mere hours after they said their “I do's” has again been arrested and charged with driving under the influence, or DUI. Ryan Quinton was arrested Saturday in Pickens County for DUI after he was pulled over for ...
An 18 year-old student of Etowah High School was killed Tuesday night along with her 22 year-old friend, in a one-car crash on I-285 East. Shania Boettcher and her friend Darius Valcarcel, both from Woodstock died from injuries that resulted from the wreck. Police say the accident happened arou...
Memorial Day, most importantly, is a time for us to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States armed forces. But, It is also a time when most of us have time off from work and spend it with family and friends barbecuing or at the lake. Sometimes that involves traveli...
What started out as one guy trying to swindle a locksmith out of payment for his services Sunday night turned into a deadly crash that killed one teenage girl and injured two others, one of them critically. It is believed that Garrett Anderson, 23, of Kennesaw had requested the services of loc...
A horrible car crash closed Highway 316 and killed one person in Gwinnett County Sunday afternoon. The driver of the other vehicle, Sabrina Townes, has been arrested for vehicular homicide and is currently in the Gwinnett County Jail. Townes was treated at a hospital after the seven-car crash t...
Texting, Driving, and Trains: A Cautionary Tale A 19 year-old was cited for texting while driving (and other violations) after his car was struck by a train in Dalton, Georgia Thursday morning. Investigators say that Luis Hernandez was driving east on McFarland Avenue and crossed the railroad...
Gwinnett County Police have dropped charges against a woman for a fatal hit-and-run last month in Gwinnett County that killed an 85 year-old Norcross man. Ruth Escobar, 50, was charged in the incident that occurred on April 13th. Later on April 24th, her sister Esther Escobar testified in a hea...
A 26 year-old Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy was killed in a car crash late Wednesday night on Interstate 85. Deputy Steven LaCruz “Cruz” Thomas was traveling northbound around 9PM, trying to catch up to a vehicle to pull them over for a traffic violation, when a tractor-trailer tried to chang...
Jaa Tucker, a former Georgia State Trooper, pleaded no contest Tuesday to 2 counts of Violation of Oath of Office by a Public Officer in front of Early County Judge Joe Bishop. Tucker was sentenced to 2 consecutive 5-year terms of probation and a $1000 fine. He also has to surrender his Peace ...
On Monday, 2 agents from the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad found Terry Spriggs, a man wanted for possession of meth and cocaine, at a family member's home in Canton, Georgia. When the agents tried to arrest Spriggs, he took off over Marietta Highway and jumped into the Etowah River. Spr...
Apparently Tuesday was the day for police chases in metro Atlanta. A police chase Tuesday ended with the suspect crashing into a pole at the Peachtree Industrial and Jimmy Carter intersection. Around 4:25 PM, an Atlanta man, Mark Cordle, 29, was stopped by the Doraville Police. When the office...
DeKalb County Police have arrested five people after a car chase ended in southwest Atlanta. Police had been called to the scene of a burglary in progress near Stone Mountain around noon and were told by residents what the getaway car looked like. Police later saw the car on Turner Hill Road an...
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