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“BAD COP… NO DOUGHNUT.” Supreme Court of the United States* New Castle Delaware, 1976. A police officer decided to stop a car. No traffic law had been broken. No equipment violations were visible. But the driver, Mr. Prouse, was in for a bad day. At the pre-trial suppression hearing, the officer testified: “I saw the […]
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01 Apr '15You’ve seen the billboards. There is also a website…http://safeny.ny.gov/media/08-stopdwi.htm. The State of New York has the best of intentions. But if you believe the message, you could get into a lot of trouble. Yes, a criminal defense attorney is telling you to not believe this slogan. No, I’m not trying to get you into trouble […]
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31 Dec '14Can over-the-counter medicines get you arrested for DWI? In a word, yes. I recently defended a driver whose BAC (blood alcohol content) should not have been as high as the breath test revealed. She hadn’t had enough drinks to account for the reading. It turned out she had ingested alcohol from an over the counter […]
