Meet Grandpa Sam. Who would have thought that Grandpa Sam would get pulled over for driving too slowly and then end up arrested for DUI? He is an elderly man on many medications and has a speech impediment due to a stroke BUT, none of his medications are considered a controlled substance so how can…
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I Got a DUI Over Labor Day Weekend- What Should I Do Now?
Labor Day is supposed to be the last celebration of the summer. Too bad the cops rained on your parade. Every year many Pennsylvania drivers get arrested for DUI during the Labor Day long weekend and every year those of them who choose The McShane Firm walk away satisfied with their choice. Make the right…
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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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Pennsylvania Takes the War on DUI Too Far
As a DUI attorney who has fought cases all over Pennsylvania, I have seen way too many cases where the police have wrongfully arrested people all in the name of the “War on DUI.” I have seen people with cerebral palsy, cyclic vomiting syndrome, diabetes and even people driving horse buggies wrongfully arrested for DUI…
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