On September 1, 2013, the American Bar Association released a report (click HERE for full article) about a recent string of crime lab scandals, and how they may affect the rest of the forensic science community. Forensics has been questioned for years, but the issues seem to be coming to a breaking point. Police crime…
Before we look to the promising year ahead, let’s take a few minutes to look back. A great deal has happened this past year. Let’s sum up the important key points. Holidays are notorious for DUI crackdown efforts. Although it is always wise to exercise caution by leaving the keys at home, designating a sober…
New legislation has been enacted in Washington D.C. that is affecting the city’s penalties for DUI charges. Starting on August 1st of this year, in a statewide effort to crack down on impaired driving, punishments for DUI in Washington D.C. will dramatically increase. According to a MADD chart that ranks each state on a scale…
Most of us are familiar with the landmark case Miranda v. Arizona. “Miranda” rights are read by a police officer to suspects in custody that they intend to question, and usually begin with “You have the right to remain silent…” (click link to read full Miranda warning). These warnings are a summary of our 5th and 6th Amendment rights, and are…
Currently, there is a bill in Arizona that could compromise your constitutionally-protected civil liberties in regards to DUI procedures and punishments in favor of preserving the state budget. It has just recently gone into effect a few days ago on December 31, 2011, and takes away the right to a jury trial for first-time offenders…
I described in last week’s article that the DUI task force in Arizona is expanding because of the holidays. More DUI arrests are made in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years’ than any other time of year, and Arizona is heightening its DUI detection power in anticipation of this increase. If you or anyone…
