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Blog Posts in 2014

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  • MIP Requires More Evidence Than Just Intoxication
    MIP Requires More Evidence Than Just Intoxication

    When defending clients against DUI charges, I oftentimes deal with numerous accompanying charges like driving while suspended, transporting an open container, no insurance, or minor in possession. As ...

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  • Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Closed By Kansas
    Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Closed By Kansas

    One of the things I often assist my clients in is finding substance abuse treatment. Typically, it seems that the judicial system is more concerned with punitive treatment and harsh punishment, rather ...

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  • Kansas Switches to Daubert
    Kansas Switches to Daubert

    In Kansas, HGN evidence is usually inadmissible in a DUI trial. HGN stands for Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. It is the NHTSA field sobriety test an investigating officer may administer to someone to ...

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  • PBT Suppressed If No Reasonable Suspicion
    PBT Suppressed If No Reasonable Suspicion

    Several years ago I was in court for a DUI client, arguing that the PBT results should be suppressed due to faulty notices. However, the judge ruled against me on that issue because the Kansas statute ...

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  • Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Ignore FST
    Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Ignore FST

    As a Kansas DUI lawyer, I spend hours every week reviewing police videos and reports on my clients. One of the things I am evaluating, is whether there was probable cause to arrest my client. Alas, if ...

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  • Private Citizens Assisted in DUI Stop
    Private Citizens Assisted in DUI Stop

    The report came out yesterday that 48 year old, Paul A. Kostraba, was charged with drunk driving. A DUI charge isn't especially unusual news. However, the way he was actually stopped is interesting. ...

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