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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

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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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A new ruling by the Supreme Court of Maine deals with the kinds of signals that police have to send in order to conduct a traffic stop. Unfortunately, the decision protects cops who make confusing signals, putting people in a difficult position where they don’t know what’s going on, but

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With the huge impact that they can have on your life, you would expect criminal statutes to be meticulously crafted and carefully written so that there was no doubt what they meant. The reality, though, is very different. The ability of lawmakers to make and then pass statutes that are

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The Maine Supreme Court recently handed down a decision on an issue near and dear to many Mainers, but that almost never gets any attention in the court system: Deer hunting. The case involved the controversial strategy of “deer driving,” and the level of intent necessary to support a conviction.

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