Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Members of the Liquor Control Board in Pittsburgh, PA, are probably a little embarrassed after one of their own, an unnamed woman, was taken into custody for driving under the influence. Thursday ...
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Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
In one of our earlier blogs, we discussed president Obama's half-uncle being charged with drunk driving . On September 29, 2011, the half-uncle, Onyango Obama appeared in court for the charge. ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Posting on social network sites, like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter can be extremely damaging to a defendant's case. In the past two years, in numerous cases, as a criminal defense attorney, I ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Picture this: during your Monday morning commute, you've just left your neighborhood and you see a school bus up ahead. You expect to see the bus slow down and stop to pick up children at the ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
A Texas judge sentenced a habitual drunk driver to life in prison after his ninth drunk driving conviction. In Kansas, the max sentence for a first time DUI is 6 months. The max sentence for any DUI ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
The DuPage County Republican Party chairman, State Representative Randy Ramey pleaded guilty to a first time DUI . He was fines fined $1,750, order to attend a victims' impact panel, and placed on ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Imagine enjoying a treat at your local ice cream shop, when a car races over the curb, smashing into the table you were just eating at. Crazy. While a drunk driver recently did just that, it was late ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Man charged with second drunk driving charge 15 minutes after first DUI charge. 58 year old Robert Brodnick, of Washington, Pa., was arrested September 19, 2011 and charged with drunk driving. Law ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
While diversion is often a legitimate option for a first time DUI offender, sometimes it won't be available. The prosecutor will consider other factors, such as other accompanying charges. For ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
In a recent opinion, Hilkemeyer v. MO Director of Revenue , Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District—SD30811, the Missouri Court of Appeals dealt with the suspension of the Petitioner's ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
The City council of Huntington Beach voted against a proposal allowing the police department to post mug shots on Facebook of people arrested for DUI . The purpose of this law was to shame drunk ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
Police Officials oppose legislation which require warning prior to police conducting a DUI checkpoint . Santa Rosa legislators have encountered stiff resistance from local law enforcement regarding ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
After pleading no contest to drunk driving charges in Santa Monica, actress Jaime Pressly was sentenced to three years of probation. Pressly was also ordered to attend a six-month alcohol education ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
People often tell me all that they don't believe the breath results. Sometimes it's because the machine may not be working and the results really are incorrect Other times it's simply ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
President Obama's uncle, Onyango Obama, was arrested in Framingham, about 20 miles west of Boston. Police stopped him for after police said he made a rolling stop through a stop sign and nearly ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
Penn State wrestler , Bryan Pearsall, was charged for furnishing alcohol to his teammates, who were minors. The minors were charged with underage drinking, often known as an MIP. All four involved are ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
Kansas law enforcement showed off their newly purchased DUI trailer at their annual "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit Arrest" event. Kansas Law Enforcement had an increased focus on drunk ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
Celebrity Issued DUI For Listening To CD Orlando Brown, the star of "That's so Raven," was issued a DUI on August 12, 2011. However, he claims that he was not even driving! Brown's ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
Not Above the Law The Mayor of Highwood was arrested over the weekend for drunk driving. Charles Pecaro was cited for DUI by the police in Highland Park on September 4, 2011. Pecaro's vehicle was ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney - Jerry Wallentine
DUI Arrest Probabilities Is the current amount of DUI arrests too much or too little? Is the public generally aware of the risk of arrest enough to prevent them from drinking and driving? Or do more ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Expungement of DUI convictions in Kansas Generally, under Kansas law expungements are permissible so long as the statutory requirements for expungement are met. However, specific crimes are listed in ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Just a few hours after Halloween was over, Lincoln, Nebraska police officers pulled over a Ford pickup for allegedly observing him drive erratically. Inside they found a 19 yeqar-old male dressed as a ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Experts indicate that minors are difficult for the criminal justice system because studies show they're more likely to drink harder and faster, and they're more likely to re-offend. The older ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
The Bureau of Prisons' practice of obtaining DNA samples from convicted felons was deemed acceptable by a Federal Court of Appeals recently. Federal inmate, Russell Kaemmerling, challenged the ...
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