Sep 22, 2017 | DUI
Massachusetts’ Supreme Court released an opinion this week finding that the standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) commonly used by officers to detect alcohol impairment cannot be used to determine marijuana impairment. South Carolina has not decided this issue nor...
Sep 20, 2017 | DUI
South Carolina’s appellate courts have not yet decided the issue of whether DRE testimony is admissible at trial, but the courts will most likely admit DRE testimony when: 1) The officer is qualified as an expert; and 2) The testimony is limited to the officer’s...
Sep 20, 2017 | DUI
South Carolina’s DUI laws make it illegal for a person to drive a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Most people think of alcohol when they hear DUI, but the law also covers both legal and illegal drugs. You can’t determine whether a person is intoxicated on drugs with...
Sep 15, 2017 | DUI
You can be charged with DUI in South Carolina if you are in or on any vehicle that is powered by a motor. South Carolina police have charged people with DUI while: Riding a lawn mower, Driving a tractor, and Riding a moped (even when S.C.’s DUI law didn’t cover...
Sep 8, 2017 | DUI
South Carolina continues to provide incentives for law enforcement to make as many DUI arrests as possible without reference to the quality of the cases that they make. South Carolina Department of Public Safety has a list here of the winners of the 12th Annual DUI...
Sep 7, 2017 | DUI
There are three ways that Myrtle Beach, S.C. police can obtain evidence of a driver’s blood alcohol content (BAC): the breathalyzer, urinalysis, or a blood sample. Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne’s meltdown when a hospital nurse refused to allow him to draw blood...
