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Should I Take The Alcohol Breath Test?
Should I take the alcohol breath test if I'm arrested for DUI? First, it must be understood that there are two breath tests that are given in a typical DUI arrest in Michigan. The preliminary breath test (PBT) offered on the street, and the BAC Datamaster test...
Arrested for a DUI: Were You Read Your Rights?
Clients arrested for DUI often complain that they, "were not read their rights when they were arrested,” and ask if that fact can help their case. What "rights" are they referring to? There are a couple of different types. The “rights” that they all are usually...
National Breath Alcohol Test Expert Speaks about the “Guilty Box”
Over 75 percent of all alcohol related DUI arrests in the Metro Detroit area rely upon an alcohol breath test to measure bodily alcohol content (BAC) instead of a blood test. The reason is that a breath test is much more easily administered and less invasive. That...
National Breath Alcohol Test Expert Speaks about the “Guilty Box”
Over 75 percent of all alcohol related DUI arrests rely upon an alcohol breath test to measure bodily alcohol content (BAC) instead of a blood test. The reason is that a breath test is much more easily administered and less invasive. This is the reason that breath...
Can a Felon Buy, Possess and Use a Gun in Michigan?
Can a Felon Buy a Gun in Michigan? A question that always seems to be asked is, can a felon buy a gun in Michigan? Simply put, it's unlawful for a person convicted of a felony to possess, carry or use a firearm unless their right to possess, carry or use the...
Michigan DUI Laws and Penalties, What to Know
Michigan DUI laws and penalties. What are they? How can you fight them? This article answers these questions and more. DUI offenses are the most common criminal offenses in the criminal justice system. For this reason, prosecutors and judges are very set in their...
SCRAM Bracelet Violations, Tether, Legal Issues, How it Works and How it Doesn’t
In courts all over Michigan, judges routinely order anyone who has been convicted of an alcohol related offense to refrain from the use of alcohol. It's increasingly common for a person just accused of drunk driving, before any conviction, to be ordered not to...
The SCRAM Tether, How it Works and How it Doesn’t
In courts all over Michigan, judges routinely order anyone who has been convicted of an alcohol related offense to refrain from the use of alcohol. It is increasingly common for a person just accused of drunk driving, before any conviction, to be ordered not to...
Court Appointed Attorney vs Paid Attorney
Court appointed attorneys too often overlook critical defense strategies when representing their clients charged with criminal offenses. They are not paid adequately and therefore are motivated to push their client through the system as quickly as possible while not provideding the one on one attention that each client requires and deserves. Any person that is charged with a criminal offense should hire their own attorney for the best defense and best outcome.
How Do I Avoid a Drunk Driving (OWI) Arrest?
Overwhelmingly, this is the question that I've been asked most in my career. This answer will presume that the driver has possibly consumed too much alcohol to drive. The goal is to limit the evidence of intoxication available to the officer and stop an arrest. In...