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 man accused of a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of one child and injuring another Saturday April 5, a 57 year-old Salvadoran man, Concepcion Cruz, has fled the country. Police say the man boarded a plane Tuesday from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport headed to El Salvador. Cr...
Fannin County Chief Magistrate Judge Ronald Newton was killed Sunday in a motorcycle crash on GA Highway 60 near Mineral Bluff, Georgia. According to the AJC, Judge Newton and his wife Rita were riding their motorcycle Sunday afternoon when a Mazda Protégé driven by Larry Eugene Jones, 60, of Mo...
Danielle Garcia, 26, from Douglasville was arrested in connection with a crash that happened March 10 that killed 36 year-old youth basketball coach Katrina Cook, of Hiram. According to the AJC, police completed a month-long investigation into what happened to cause the wreck and charged Garcia ...
A City of Atlanta firefighter was struck by a car and killed while training for a triathlon in New Orleans this week. Sergeant Frank Guinn, a 9 year veteran of the Atlanta Fire Department was riding his bicycle Friday morning with two people, one his brother-in-law, when he was struck by a car. ...
A driver crashed into a MARTA bus stop, among other things Thursday while attempting to elude police officers in south Fulton. 43 year-old Alan D Richardson had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on a sexual battery charge when he was stopped by police for a routine traffic stop. When...
A motorist was hit by a passing truck on Interstate 75 south Saturday near Cleveland Road when he got out of his car to see what was wrong with his stalled vehicle. Atlanta Police received a call that someone was lying on the ground on the side of the interstate around 6:30 AM. When an officer ...
Retired NBA player Shaquille O'Neal recently talked with teenagers at Arabia Mountain High School about two very dangerous problems teens today face: drunk driving and distracted driving. Shaq assisted representatives from the DeKalb District Attorney's office along with DeKalb County Fire and R...
78 year-old Ohio man Thomas Carrol Dempsey was arrested Thursday in connection with a March 20th car crash that killed 25 year-old Cobb County resident Anna Marie Woodard.  The arrest occurred in Cobb County Georgia. It is believed that Mr. Dempsey lost control of his '11 Toyota Highlander on t...
One of the more interesting DUI stories of the week involved the man who fled from his probation revocation hearing in Johns Creek Municipal Court. The AJC reported that he was later caught after running from a hearing where his probation was revoked 63 days. The perspective I offer is how a sm...
In Georgia, the Department of Drivers Services issues points on your driver's license as a way to keep a record of any traffic violation. Any points assessed go on your driver's history. Georgia Traffic Ticket Attorneys are well versed on how these points affect your license. Your driver's lic...
The City of Milton has its City Hall and Municipal Court in an office space off of Deerfield Parkway. The traffic tickets court and misdemeanor DUI docket is held on Monday afternoon at 130 p.m. Fran Shoenthal serves as the city prosecutor, which is called a Solicitor. The Solicitor has the ab...
Johns Creek is an affluent suburb northeast of Atlanta that has recently incorporated. It includes parts of Fulton, Gwinnett, and Forsyth County. The City of Johns Creek maintains its own police force and municipal court system. The city court is a part time court, which means that it does not...
According the the AJC, 74 year-old Nancy Yeakel was killed Thursday evening in a car accident in Forsyth County Georgia.  She was hit by the driver of a 2013 Jeep Patriot who allegedly failed to stop at a red light. If proved, the Jeep driver could be charged with 2nd Degree Vehicular Homicide,...
A now-former Cobb County school bus driver will be headed to court April 11th to answer to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol while transporting 23 elementary school children back in February. According to the AJC, the bus driver, 67 year-old James Douglas Gurr of Marietta was arr...
A two year-old was seriously injured in a one-car crash on Interstate 85 on Friday. The child was passenger traveling in a 2000 Lincoln Navigator with her mother at the time of the accident. The vehicle was traveling north when the driver, also the child's mother, lost control of the vehicle an...
University of Georgia basketball player J.J. Frazier was arrested Sunday night, March 24th for minor traffic-related charges. According to the AJC, Frazier, a freshman point guard, was stopped by Athens-Clarke County police for running a stop sign. When police asked for his driver's license, t...
A six year-old boy was struck by a car and critically injured Tuesday morning near Stone Mountain in DeKalb County. He is currently in critical condition at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Just before 7am the child was on the opposite side of the street from the crossing guard at ...
According to the AJC, Sandy Springs Police are investigating the death of a 37 year-old woman who was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 285 West. Zaka Marie Bleicher was allegedly walking in a lane of the interstate and was struck by the truck around 10PM Saturday night. The dri...
An 85 year-old woman has died after a two-car crash in Cobb County Tuesday afternoon. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested. Kathryn LaPointe, 85, of Marietta was turning onto Terrell Mill Road from Walmart on Cobb Parkway when her 2006 Ford Taurus was hit on the driver side. Cynth...
Spaghetti Junction's northbound lanes were finally reopened this morning after a deadly crash on I-85 involving two tractor-trailers during the Wednesday morning commute. The I-285 north ramp to I-85 was continued to be blocked due to the accident clean-up. According to the AJC, the driver of o...
There are two types of courts your traffic ticket might be: a Municipal Court or a County Court. Municipal courts prosecute tickets for a single city whereas county courts prosecute tickets for the whole county. You can tell which type of court is prosecuting your case by its name. For example...
One person was killed and one seriously injured in a multi-car accident in Cobb County Monday afternoon around 3:30 PM. Danielle Garcia of Douglasville was driving in the southbound lane of CH James Parkway in a 1998 Mazda B4000 truck. Bobby Banks, 61, from Powder Springs was traveling in front...
The City of Dunwoody, GA maintains its own court system that has limited jurisdiction. As with all city courts in Georgia, Dunwoody Municipal Court handles the criminal prosecution of crimes such as shoplifting, possession of marijuana, minor in possession of alcohol or underage consumption of a...
If you receive a traffic citation in GA but live out of state you most likely do not want to come back to Georgia just to come to your court date. Some people do not have the time to take off from work and family obligations to travel to Georgia for their court date. Others cannot afford the mo...
According to the North Fulton News, Jose Nunez drove away form court after the Roswell Municipal Court suspended / revoked his drivers license.  Now, Mr. Nunez faces a myriad of legal problems, some of which the newspaper has not fully explored. As reported, he faces charges of driving on a revo...
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