You have been pulled over and the officer suspects you have been drinking and driving. He orders you out of the vehicle and asks you to preform a series of field sobriety tests to determine if he should arrest you. Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus or HGN is the eye test a police officer may ask you …
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Field Sobriety Test
Filed Sobriety Tests (FST) are a series of exercise a police officer will ask you to preform when determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for creating standardized field sobriety tests that are used across the country, so if you …
Drinking and Driving and Vehicle Immobilization
Drinking and Driving Vehicle Immobilization Michigan drinking and driving is a serious offense. More and more first time offenders are going to jail all over Michigan for OWI, OWVI, OWPCS offenses. Michigan drinking and driving second offense has extremely tough penalties. Michigan drinking and driving second offense carries mandatory jail and potential vehicle forfeiture and …
Criminal Defense Attorney – Why should I hire an attorney?
Criminal Defense Attorney Should I hire a criminal defense attorney? When you are charged with a crime many times you will be issued a ticket. Other times you will be notified of an alleged crime by a charging document, usually a warrant or notice of the existence of a warrant. Here is how it often …
Zero Tolerance Michigan Defense Attorney
Zero Tolerance or Minor BAC The offense of Zero Tolerance or Minor BAC was created in 1998 and is a separate offense for minors driving with a blood alcohol content. Any blood alcohol content is defined as more than .02 grams but less than .08 grams per 100 milliliters of blood for Zero Tolerance / …
OWI 2 offense and penalties
OWI 2 Offense I have been charged with OWI 2 (drinking and driving second offense), what will happen? The biggest concern most people have is there license. Your license is revoked for an OWI 2 or drinking and driving second offense if you are convicted within 7 years of the conviction of the first owi …
Man arrested for DUI after hitting Oakland County Sheriff
Man allegedly driving drunk with 3 kids hit Oakland Sheriff’s patrol car The Detroit News A 43-year-old man was arrested in Pontiac this weekend after allegedly driving drunk with three kids inside the vehicle and hitting an Oakland County Sheriff’s patrol car. A sheriff’s deputy was conducting a traffic stop about 1:50 a.m. Saturday with …
Minor in possession of alcohol
Minors in possession in college towns I’m not sure, but my guess is that the most common arrest in a college town is for minors under the influence of alcohol or minors in possession of alcohol. Should you get a lawyer for an MIP? Potential clients and potential client’s parents often call and ask me …
DAAD Hearing tips for getting your drivers license back
DAAD Hearing tips for getting your drivers license back How did you get here? You are classified as a habitual offender for being convicted of two or more drinking and driving charges and your license has been revoked. How can you get your license back? You need to go to a Michigan Secretary of State’s …
Police targeting impaired motorists
As always, police are cracking down on drunk drivers, but now there is something else police will be looking for – Drugged drivers. Here is an article the lists a 12 step approach police are using to identify drivers under the influence of drugs. The test includes: questioning, breath tests, measurement of pupils, and even …
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