Tag Archives: PA DUI Information

Permalink to Pennsylvania Police Officer Admits to Lying in DUI Cases

Pennsylvania Police Officer Admits to Lying in DUI Cases

We all want to trust the police and see them as upright protectors of justice. While many police officers are very professional and take their responsibility very seriously, there are others who are corrupt and use unscrupulous tactics that harm the common citizen. Bad cops exist everywhere and there is no shortage of them in [...]

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Permalink to How a Pennsylvania DUI Can Affect Your Child Custody Rights

How a Pennsylvania DUI Can Affect Your Child Custody Rights

Under New Pennsylvania Laws: A DUI Conviction for Anyone in Your Home Can Affect Your Custody Rights As I have often mentioned on this blog, the penalties for a Pennsylvania DUI are very severe and they last a lifetime.  Unfortunately, these penalties are only getting more and more severe and have serious ramifications on other, [...]

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Permalink to DUI Arrests in York County are the 7th Highest in PA

DUI Arrests in York County are the 7th Highest in PA

I recently came across some statistics about DUI arrests in York County: York County ranks seventh in Pa. DUI arrests York County had one of the highest rates of DUI arrests in the state from 2008-10. But authorities aren’t sure whether that means the number of people who decided to drive under the influence is [...]

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Permalink to Bad Technology and Bad Laws Lead to False DUI Arrests

Bad Technology and Bad Laws Lead to False DUI Arrests

DUI are cases are very complex.  Most of the time, the only evidence is the opinion of a bias police officer and a reading from a blood or breath test.  Unfortunately, this opinion evidence coupled with bad technology leads to far too many false DUI arrests.  Here as an excellent editorial on the causes for [...]

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Permalink to Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 5: Cross-Examining Forensic Experts

Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 5: Cross-Examining Forensic Experts

One question young, ambitious lawyers often ask me is, “how do you effectively cross-examine forensic experts?”  Cross-examining the prosecution’s experts is one of the most important stages in a DUI case because if that “expert” testimony is left unchallenged, the blood alcohol reading or the drug concentration result will be accepted and most certainly will [...]

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Permalink to Pennsylvania DUI: You can’t afford it

Pennsylvania DUI: You can’t afford it

At PA DUI Blog we have detailed the numerous criminal and financial penalties of a DUI conviction in Pennsylvania and the honest truth is, a DUI conviction is horribly costly and will cost you for the rest of your life.  When you factor in the fines, increased insurance premiums, time lost at work and possible [...]

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Permalink to Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 4: Sources of Error in Blood Testing

Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 4: Sources of Error in Blood Testing

Being able to challenge DUI blood evidence effectively is one of the ways The McShane Firm separates itself from the rest of the crowd in Pennsylvania.  Our attorneys are expert at exposing the weaknesses in the government’s case and challenging its evidence.  DUI blood testing inherently has a number of sources of error that can [...]

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What is Court Like?

People who have never had any legal trouble always wonder what is court like? Well, nothing in life is fair and the justice system is no different, especially when you are dealing with a DUI.  When you step into court to fight a DUI charge, you are up against a strong, experienced gang of professionals [...]

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Permalink to Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 3: Testing for Drugs

Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 3: Testing for Drugs

In Pennsylvania DUI cases, blood testing evidence holds a place of great importance because its results are normally seen as accurate and scientific. Prosecutors think that blood evidence is without flaw. This is far from true.  In this series, Challenging DUI Blood Evidence, we offer a simple yet comprehensive look at blood testing in DUI [...]

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Permalink to Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 2: How Blood is Tested

Challenging DUI Blood Evidence Part 2: How Blood is Tested

In our on-going series on DUI blood testing, we aim to educate our readers to help them understand the evidence collected against them.  Today we examine How Blood is Tested for DUI Cases. When it comes to blood testing for DUI cases they come in two types and then sub-types. The first category depends upon [...]

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