Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Kansas DUI Attorney
The Court of Appeals decided that law enforcement must substantially comply with the requirements laid out by the Kansas Deparment of Health and Environment. In the folowing case, the Court of Appeals ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Kansas DUI Attorney
An anonymous active duty veteran police officer expressed his desire to join Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. He would like to speak out publicly against the war against drugs. However, he ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Supreme Court In Rules that Retrograde Extrapolation Was Prejudicial The Court's decision made it tougher for prosecutors to obtain a drunk driving conviction, providing more protection for ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Kansas DUI Attorney
UNITED STATES v . JONES On January 23, 2012, the United States Supreme Court came out with the decision relating to the placing of a GPS monitoring device on a person's car. At first glance, it ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Warrantless blood draws in Missouri are impermissible absent "exigent circumstances." The mere fact that blood alcohol dissipates over time is not, standing alone, sufficient to allow law ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
There are numerous myths surrounding DUI's. Myth #1: You can only get a DUI due to alcohol or illegal drugs. Incorrect. Kansas law allows a DUI conviction when impaired due to alcohol, drugs (even ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Nick Christie, a 62 year old retired man left Ohio to go visit his brother in Florida. During the trip, Mr. Christie mentally deteriorated very quickly. His wife was already concerned about his well ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Kansas DUI Attorney
While discussing his proposed legislation to force all first time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices onto their vehicles, Sen. John Rafferty, said, "This will prevent people who ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
As a DUI defense attorney, I regularly research the legal issues dealing with driver license suspensions . One of the issues that rises up regularly, is how long it takes KDOR (Kansas Department of ...
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