"It could NEVER happen." "Blood Alcohol Content results can never be wrong." "No Government lab or private lab used in Pennsylvania has ever been wrong." "Impossible." "We double and triple checks things before we report them." "These machines self check and report all errors." These are the some of the silly things that Government bench…
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DUI Innocence Project: 93% Wrong-False Use of Roadside Tests Can Lead to False Arrest
We have all heard of the “Innocence Project” which is a national joint legal and scientific project to identify and where appropriate re-examine cases where guilt has been found and after being examined with “fresh eyes” and with the use of DNA to either confirm or exonerate those actually convicted of a crime. To date,…
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Attorney Justin J McShane, Harrisburg DUI Lawyer, earns Board Certification in Criminal Law by the NBTA/NBLSC
Attorney Justin J McShane, Harrisburg DUI Lawyer, has earned Board Certification in Criminal Law by the NBTA/NBLSC. From the NBTA/NBLSC website: The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is an outgrowth of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. The NBLSC is an organization accredited by the American Bar Association to provide certification. It has developed…
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Crimping a Headspace Vial in Gas Chromatography: How not putting the “lid on the jar” can lead to disaster in a DUI case
As mentioned in an earlier post, there are many potential sources for error when it comes to Blood Alcohol Testing for DUI. This is very important in blood-based DUI cases where the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) is reported because many of the prosecutors I have faced erroneously believe that these blood test results are infallible in…
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Harrisburg DUI Lawyer Justin McShane Esquire Interviewed by CBS/CNN legal analyst Lisa Bloom
Justin McShane, Esquire, Harrisburg DUI Lawyer, is interviewed by CNN Legal Analyst, The Early Show commentator, and CBS News Legal Analyst Lisa Bloom. Here, Justin McShane who is a DUI Lawyer in Harrisburg, of the McShane Firm, LLC discusses with Lisa Bloom the science and the technology in DUI prosecutions as well as the potential sources…
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The Problem with Drug Recognition Expert and Why it is Designed for Failure
When people think of DUI, they often think of Drunk Driving meaning drinking too much alcohol. There is, of course, another form of DUI that is referred to as DUID or Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, both legal prescription drugs and illegal drugs. As such, it now becomes very important for DUI Lawyers to…
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Harrisburg DUI Lawyer to Present at North Carolina Advocates for Justice “Advanced DWI Seminar”
Harrisburg DUI Lawyer Justin J. McShane, Esquire has accepted an invitation to present at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice “Advanced DWI Seminar”. This seminar is slated for February 26, 2010. It is being organized and hosted by John K. Fanney, Esquire of Fanney & Jackson, P.C. It is listed as being available on Live…
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Omnibus Pretrial Motion: Was the DUI stop legal?
In our series What to Expect if You’re Expecting a DUI, we are taking an in depth look at the process you can expect to face if charged with a DUI in Pennsylvania. Last week we took a look at the Omnibus Pre-Trial Motion, and noted that this is an all encompassing motion wherein the…
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DUI on a Horse and Buggy: Funny (not really) but is it a legal arrest?
It seems that about once a year in the Harrisburg area someone gets arrested for a DUI while either riding a horse or while attempting to drive a horse and buggy. We had our latest one and it hit the national media. The national media was all over it, of course… Pa. police arrest Amish…
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Harrisburg DUI Lawyer Justin McShane Interviewed by CBS/CNN legal analyst Lisa Bloom
Harrisburg DUI Lawyer, Justin McShane is interviewed by CNN Legal Analyst, The Early Show commentator, and CBS News Legal Analyst Lisa Bloom. Here, Justin McShane who is a DUI Lawyer in Harrisburg, of the McShane Firm, LLC discusses with Lisa Bloom the specialization that is required to be one of today’s top DUI attorneys in the…
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