Driving under the influence is an extremely serious criminal charge that can bring chaos to your life. Individuals who are convicted of DUI often have difficulty returning to life as they knew it before they faced an arrest. Often, a DUI arrest is a person’s first issue with the law, meaning they have no reference […]
Driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence carry serious penalties. Many states, including Pennsylvania, enforce strict laws against drivers who drink and drive. If you are charged with a DUI in Montgomery County, you need to contact a DUI lawyer and find out what rights you have. There are at least 7 ways a […]
A few weeks ago the National Transportation Safety Board (or “NTSB”) unanimously voted to recommend to the fifty states that they lower the blood alcohol level sufficient to convict for DUI or DWI to .05%. Most states, including Pennsylvania, now have .08% as the threshold level when a person is considered officially “impaired” for the purposes […]
PennDot allows for first time DUI offenders who have been suspended for a year to receive a probationary driver’s license that allows them to drive for purposes of getting to work, going to school, and for seeking medical treatment. A PA drivers license lawyer can obtain one for his client in relatively short order if […]
If you have a DUI case pending that involves evidence of breath taken from a breathalyzer machine then this post could be or you. On New Years Eve 2012, A Dauphin County Court handed down a ruling in Commonwealth v. Schildt that held that results from the breathalyzer machine could not be used in evidence when […]
This is the 4th Step from our DUI Step By Step Guide If a police officer determines, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there is reasonable suspicion to believe that you are driving under the influence, you will likely be taken into custody. While this is usually not an important stage of the […]
When a client is arrested for DUI, the first time they get to confront the evidence against them is at the Preliminary Hearing. The official function of the preliminary hearing is for the Commonwealth to demonstrate to the District Justice, though their witnesses, that there is probable cause to believe that the client was driving […]