by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | DUI |
No one talks about “DUI loopholes” except law enforcement and victim’s advocates – what is a “DUI loophole” exactly, anyway? South Carolina’s DUI laws are not perfect, but they were carefully drafted with input from defense lawyers, prosecutors, and victim’s rights...
by admin | Jun 6, 2018 | Criminal Defense, DUI |
If a police officer is asking you to take a breathalyzer test, how do you know that the test is accurate? How do you know the officer is operating the test competently, or that the officer is not going to tamper with the result? Police, prosecutors, judges, and the...
by admin | Jan 23, 2018 | DUI |
Do you think you’re OK to drive after just one drink? You probably are – for now. But, a group of researchers has added its weight to a creeping movement aimed at lowering the legal blood alcohol limit to .05. In 2013, the National Transportation Safety...
by admin | Nov 29, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI |
It can – but not in the way that you might think. Your own use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is extremely unlikely to affect the breathalyzer/ Datamaster result in a SC DUI case. But, the officer’s use of an alcohol-based hand sanitizer prior to administering the...
by admin | Nov 27, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI |
You’ve been investigated, questioned, arrested, fingerprinted, and locked in a cage for days before posting bond and returning home. Now you’ve got criminal charges hanging over your head, you may have lost your job because of the arrest, and the sobering reality of a...
by admin | Nov 17, 2017 | Criminal Defense, DUI |
As you step through the double glass doors at the front of the jail, you squint as the morning sun explodes in your vision. It’s been a long night. You had a couple of drinks at the bar with your friends, and on the way home an officer pulled you over. You did not use...
