If you’ve been charged with drunk driving in Southaven, MS or other parts of Desoto County, one of the issues you may be facing is the breath test reading. Everyone arrested for DUI in Mississippi will be asked to consent to a test of either their breath, blood or urine. In Southaven, the standard procedure…
A drunk driving charge is always serious, and it’s especially serious if you are a commercial driver and hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL). A CDL holder who gets a DUI is looking at losing their job, period. So it’s important to know all your options and to have a competent Mississippi DUI attorney on…
The Mississippi DUI non-adjudication process is an excellent way for qualified individuals who have been charged with drunk driving to avoid a permanent conviction. There are many steps involved and you have to meet specific criteria, so let’s take a look at how this law works. Non-adjudication has been available in Mississippi for many years…
A Memphis DUI attorney should have the training and experience to look for certain issues in your case. DUI arrests are very fact-specific, and no two cases are the same. How it gets resolved is going to depend on the analysis of each factual and legal issue. Like a doctor looking for symptoms in a…
If you’ve been charged with a DUI in Collierville, TN, you should be aware of the consequences. Drunk driving is taken seriously by the state of Tennessee, and having a Collierville DUI attorney to advise you can improve your chances of a favorable outcome. So before you go to court, let’s review the laws. A…
You may be familiar with Tennessee’s implied consent law. This states that anyone who drives on public roads has given implied consent to submit to a test for blood alcohol content, when the police have probable cause to believe he or she is intoxicated. If you refuse to submit to the test, you face a…
Blood testing is becoming more and more common in Tennessee DUI cases. But recently, the U.S. Supreme Court held that in order to take a sample of a driver’s blood to determine the alcohol content, the police may have to get a warrant. In this case, Missouri v. McNeely (PDF), the court ruled that the…
If you have been charged with DUI in Tennessee based on the result of a breathalyzer test, understand that in order for that result to get admitted and used to convict you the state must meet certain requirements. Just because the machine produced a number saying you were legally intoxicated doesn’t mean you’re guilty. The…
