There is a universal anxiousness that occurs when you are driving home and the police lights shine behind your car and the cop indicates for you to pull to the shoulder. But you have added anxiety because you drank alcohol before driving, so with your anxiety running high and adrenaline kicking i...
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, courts across the state and nation had to quickly revise their standard operating procedures. Gone were the days where courtrooms could be packed full of defendants and attorneys awaiting their moment before the judge. Now, handfuls of faces are scattered across larg...
In the second quarter of 2020, DUI's, speeding - including extreme speeds & failure to wear seatbelts - increased according to the NHTSA ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ). Nearly two thirds of the drivers involved in fatal or serious traffic accidents were under the influence of...
What the Governor's Order means for your DUI. Since March, several orders issued by Governor Inslee have directly impacted District and Superior Courts. When Governor Inslee issued the first “shutdown” order, all court functions except for a few exceptions, completely shut down as courts strug...
So you've been stopped by a police officer, and they're currently investigating you for a DUI. You've been asked to step outside your vehicle, and you're not free to leave. They're going to be asking you questions, and most likely will ask you to submit to a series of field sobriety tests. You kn...
One of the most stress causing parts of being charged with a DUI is all the financial difficulties it places on you, some of which feel totally unnecessary. When you are arrested for a DUI and blow over the legal limit, or refuse a breath test, you face two separate license suspensions. The firs...
In 2018 there were a total of 29,267 DUI charges filed in Washington State Courts. Out of those charges, 11,073 resulted in findings of guilt. In many DUI cases, the results of a breath test machine is the primary evidence that the courts rely upon in finding people guilty. Throughout Washington,...
Yesterday Anita Khandelwal, the director of the King County Department of Public Defense, and Pete Holmes, the Seattle City Attorney, issue a joint letter publicly calling out Judge Ed McKenna. Judge McKenna has been on the bench since 2011, following a lengthy career as a prosecutor for the City...
When the six-month grace period for Washingtons new E-DUI came to an end, Washington State Patrol pulled over more than 1600 people. After six months of warnings and public notices about the law, police still found drivers holding their cell phones or other devices when they should have been dri...
The Seattle summer is upon us, and maybe you want to have a glass of wine or two with a friend or share a joint at the local pot cafe and are now on your way home... by bicycle. Its a popular form of commute in Washington. In fact, Washington is honored with the title as the countrys number one Bic...
WSP has recruited additional law enforcement officers to aggressively pursue intoxicated drivers, resulting in increased DUI arrests. With large numbers of new officers joining the WSP, there is also an accompanying risk that these new recruits will not follow all proper steps during a roadside test, giving even more ammunition to your defense attorney.
Theres lots of talk these days of self-driving vehicles. They are being tested in cities throughout the country, but California has been leading the way in this effort. Along with these smart vehicles is talk of smart infrastructure that will communicate with these vehicles. Washington, however,...
Driving while intoxicated is a serious charge in Washington. Many people create their own guidelines regarding how many drinks they allow themselves before they get behind the wheel. Yet, people are often very surprised to learn that they could still be charged for DUI even when their Blood Alcoh...
In late March, Utah passed a law lowering the legal limit of alcohol in the blood while driving to 0.05, down from 0.08. The regulation was set to go into effect at the end of the years. Now, however, just a couple of months after the bill was passed, lawmakers are reviewing it due to backlash fr...
He said it before, and hes saying it again: Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney General, does not like legalized marijuana. He confirmed, according to Forbes on September 20, 2017, that “Federal law remains in effect.” What that means is clear: marijuana use is illegal federally as a controlled substan...
Utah's recently passed DUI law, which lowers the legal limit of blood alcohol content (BAC) for drivers on the road from 0.08% to 0.05%, continues to be heavily contested by lobbyist groups in Washington DC such as the American Beverage Institute. They have been running an extensive marketing cam...
Next year, recreational marijuana will become legal in the state of California. In order to combat some of the possible legal difficulties of monitoring the use of the drug in conjunction with driving, new measures were passed this summer. The new laws include a variety of training protocols for ...
First things first: driving under the influence of drugs does not pertain to illicit drugs only, but any and all drugs that can have an intoxicating effect and alter your mindset. Second, though marijuana is legal, you still cant drive if under its influence, and you should remember that THC st...
Being convicted of a DUI is a serious matter. Not only are the direct consequences of a conviction severe (i.e., drivers license suspension, fines and fees, and possible jail time), but collateral consequences can be just as damaging. Your career could suffer and your reputation could be damaged...
The legalization of marijuana in the state of Washington has had a variety of effects on the culture, the economy, and the law. One of the new challenges that law enforcement officials, citizens, and defense attorneys have faced in the past few years is how to determine what driving under the inf...
Thousands of DUI convictions in passed down between July of 2015 and January of 2017 are being called into question after a Colorado judge ruled that evidence from a breathalyzer, the Intoxilyzer 9000, could not be used in the DUI case of Robert Friedlander. The results in question center around...
This May, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law which will soon make checking your phone while driving illegal in the state of Washington. Specifically, the bill prohibits holding an electronic device such as a phone, tablet, or other gadgets while driving, while sitting in traffic, or while...
Utah has become the first state in the US to lower the limit for driving under the influence from .08 to .05. On March 23, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill lowering the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) limit for the crime of driving under the influence from .08 to .05, making it the strictest ...
The Montana Supreme Court recently got to decide an interesting case, State v. C. Harrison, which involved a DUI suspect who was convicted of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. The case began when a Missoula police officer pulled Christina Harrison over and arrested her for DUI aft...
Results from a study conducted by the Governors Highway Safety Association and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility examining 2015 data reveal that for the first time ever, fatally injured drivers were more likely to test positive for drugs than for the presence of alcohol. Among d...
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