Recently, a Circuit Court in Maryland rule that the DRE protocol was inadmissible as evidence because “…it is not generally accepted as valid and reliable in the relevant scientific community…”. The DRE protocol is a twelve step procedure police use to try to determine whether someone is impaired by drugs. This procedure is used all over…
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DUI Arrests Purposely Targeting Innocent People
You may be surprised to learn that some DUI laws in Pennsylvania specifically target innocent people. Yes, even if you haven’t had a sip of alcohol or abused any illicit drugs, you can still be arrested for DUI and charged with a DUI equivalent to those with “Highest Rate” blood alcohol levels. Even for a…
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Bath Salt Laws in PA
It seems that there are new ways to get high popping up everyday. From synthetic marijuana to household cleaners and chemicals, people are finding new and sometimes dangerous ways to get high. It seems that using bath salts as a drug is also gaining popularity. Recently, a woman in Oklahoma was arrested for allegedly selling…
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PA DUI Drugs Update: K2 Banned by DEA
The United States Department of Justice has banned Five Synthetic Cannabinoids including JWH-018 the main ingredient in K2 and Spice. You can expect that Pennsylvania will also ban these substances and attach very severe penalties to them as well. Once they do this, driving under the influence of these substances will also result in a…
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Do More DUI Arrests Mean Better Enforcement?
Central PA Town Sees Growing DUI Arrest Numbers but is this a Result of Better Enforcement? I have blogged before about the statistics game police play with PA DUI arrest numbers. An increased number of arrests does not mean that there is an improvement in DUI enforcement because- “More” does not always mean “Better.” Take…
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Dear PA DUI Attorney: Can You Land a DUI for Synthetic Marijuana?
Every Friday we take a look at some of the most commonly asked questions about Pennsylvania DUI so we can clear up any misconceptions and provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate information about PA DUI laws and related topics. Today: Dear Justin, Someone was talking about K2 and Spice, a “synthetic marijuana”, and said…
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Dear PA DUI Attorney: DUI Drugs
Every Friday we take a look at some of the most commonly asked questions about Pennsylvania DUI so we can clear up any misconceptions and provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate information about PA DUI laws and related topics. Today: Dear PA DUI Attorney, My son was recently arrested near Harrisburg and charged…
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Pennsylvania DUI Lawyer to Present at the 2011 ACS Expo Anyone following this blog will easily realize that I put a huge emphasis on Advanced DUI Training. The lawyers at The McShane Firm are all well known around Pennsylvania and nationally for being the best trained and most prepared DUI lawyers you can find. My…
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Driving under the influence of Prescription Drugs
Modern pharmacology has produced a number of drugs that cause physiological symptoms similar to ones shown by someone who is drunk. These drugs may or may not affect someone’s ability to drive safely. Hence this is a growing problem and one that DUI lawyers in Pennsylvania and beyond need to monitor. Here is a recent…
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Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 9 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane
Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture “Defending DUI Drug Cases” in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 9: “Conclusion,” expert DUI Attorney McShane urges his audience to use truth and science in DUI defense instead of “smoke and mirrors.” The McShane Firm is the premier DUI/DWI law firm in Harrisburg,…
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