A driver in Wisconsin was arrested for operating under the influence (OUI) twice in the span of three hours. The situation highlights the importance of letting alcohol dissipate after being arrested, and shows how other people can be pulled into the criminal justice system in an OUI case. Two OUI
One of the greatest protections guaranteed to you by the Fourth Amendment is your freedom from warrantless searches unless they fit within a handful of exceptions. However, prosecutors and law enforcement continually try to squeeze everything they can into those exceptions, and judges don’t want to seem “soft on crime,”
In a handful of last year’s blog posts, we detailed the third party doctrine, and how it allowed police to gather evidence that you committed a crime, without a warrant, if you voluntarily provided that information to third parties. This allows police to search through your garbage (you’re voluntarily giving
At this point, nearly everyone has heard of the legendary golfer Tiger Woods being arrested for operating under the influence (OUI) in Florida. The incident, however, highlights two important things about OUI law – it applies to people who innocently take medications that can have serious side-effects, and that it
A recent case in Colorado dealt with that state’s implied consent and operating under the influence (OUI) laws, and decided that, no, a driver can’t be too drunk to consent to a blood alcohol content (BAC) test. People v. Simpson The case, People v. Simpson, involved a driver, William Paul
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