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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Police Falsify DUI Reports to Earn Overtime Pay
Reports of police corruption is nothing new or sadly is not even surprising any more. It is the natural byproduct of a hyper-aggressive enforcement environment fraught with lack of oversight, greed and officers with too much power as opposed to the old fashioned correct way of policing which was to conduct an investigation. The reason…
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Get Charged with a Felony for a Senior Prank
An Indianapolis teenager participated in the long held tradition of playing a senior prank at the end of his high school career. Little did he know that he would be charged with a felony with a maximum of eight years in prison. Teen faces prison after sex doll prank goes awry INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When…
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Quality Assurance Standards for the Police
It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones. -GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to James McHenry, Aug. 10, 1798 Most of us are familiar with quality assurance and quality standards. Whether it is taking the steps to limit defective parts in a manufacturing plant or creating a better user experience for…
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DUI Policing for Profit Explained
DUI enforcement and DUI checkpoints is all about policing for profit. Here is a video that clearly explains the dangers of policing for profit: Whatever happened to the noble sheriff trying to protect us from the bad guys? While Pennsylvania doesn’t have this yet for DUI cases, I am sure that we are not far…
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Police Break Car Window at DUI Checkpoint
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” George Washington “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt in the House of Commons November 18,…
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DUI Cases Dismissed Because Police Lied
News from Sacramento where 79 DUI cases have been dismissed because a police officer falsified police reports: SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully announced Friday that 79 cases, mostly for driving under the influence, have been dismissed because of alleged misconduct by former Sacramento police officer Brandon Mullock. The D.A.’s office and…
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More Police DUI Corruption
The police are constantly claiming that their increased focus on DUI is an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road. It’s a great ideal, in theory. But what happens when it is one of their own. That sounds pretty hypocritical when you find that they hand out free passes to their buddies who get…
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Pennsylvania authorities claim to have super-secret DUI sauce to stop DUIs
As the premier DUI attorney in PA, I see it as my duty to zealously fight for the rights of all of the public and especially those accused of DUI in Pennsylvania. As a part of my commitment to public safety, I am currently involved in a battle over access to the DUI training materials…
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