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Whatever Happened to “Due Process” in DUI License Suspension Hearings?

Lawrence Taylor — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:27:58 +0000

So you got stopped last night and arrested for drunk driving. And right after the breathalyzer showed a blood-alcohol reading of .09%, the officer confiscated your driver’s license and gave you a a piece of paper that said it was immediately suspended.

What happened?, you ask. Can they do that? I thought I was presumed to be innocent, and the state has to prove my guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before they can punish me. And I remember something about the Constitution and

Kansas Moves To Punish Refusing to Incriminate Yourself in DUI Cases

Lawrence Taylor — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:33:58 +0000

I’ve posted long and hard over the years about the inaccuracy and unreliability of breathalyzers. See How Breathalyzers Work – and Why They Don’t. But at least you could always refuse to take the test. You aren’t required to incriminate yourself, right? I mean, this is America and we have the Constitution to protect us. [...]

LONG JAIL SENTENCES NOT THE ANSWER

Attorney Blog — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Doug Huneke, a retired Presbyterian minister recently contributed an op/ed piece to the Marin Independent Journal, which was critical to the piece submitted by Paul Burglin. I praised Mr. Burglin in this blog for his call for rehabilitation over ...

LONG JAIL SENTENCES NOT THE ANSWER

Law Office of Vaughan de Kirby Blog — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

ANOTHER MARIN DUI COLLISION

Attorney Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

It seems that I spoke too soon yesterday when I reported that there were five driving under the influence (DUI) collisions since last weekend. Early Tuesday morning CHP officers were called to another Marin County DUI collision on Highway 101, be...

ANOTHER MARIN DUI COLLISION

Law Office of Vaughan de Kirby Blog — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

MARIN DUI COLLISIONS MAKE NEWS

Attorney Blog — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

According to an article in Monday's Marin Independent Journal, the California Highway Patrol responded to five suspected driving under the influence (DUI) collisions in the Marin County area over two days. The most serious collision occurred in Sa...

MARIN DUI COLLISIONS MAKE NEWS

Law Office of Vaughan de Kirby Blog — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

FIGHTING WITH COPS ONLY MAKES DUI WORSE

Attorney Blog — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Don't ever turn a bad situation worse. That was the lesson learned by a Mendocino County man in Aptos, Santa Cruz County. Jeffrey Scott King, of Potter Valley, was pulled over by the CHP. The officer conducted a driving under the infl...

FIGHTING WITH COPS ONLY MAKES DUI WORSE

Law Office of Vaughan de Kirby Blog — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000