This blog will update you on the state of Current Issues in Forensic Sciences as it relates to DUI arrests. Fingerprints. DNA. Bite marks. Polygraphs. Ballistics. Blood spatters. Gas chromatography. Burn Patterns. Handwriting. Toxicology. All of these areas of forensic science provide a window into explaining the evidence collected from crime scenes and alleged suspects….
Heading to the Waste Management Phoenix Open this weekend? You will see the usual crowd favorites like Phil Mickelson, the 16th hole will be rowdy with cries of “you da man,” and the lines to the port-a-potty unbearably long. You’ll also likely see information from the Governor’s office in cooperation with the City of Scottsdale…
If you have been following the AZDUI blog, you’re aware of an August 21, 2013, Superior Court ruling that ordered the suppression of eleven defendants’ blood results from felony DUI cases. On November 20, 2013, the Arizona Court of Appeals heard an Oral Argument to determine if it should accept jurisdiction of the State’s appeal…
Living with roommates can be great or very stressful. For most of us who’ve cohabitated, it’s usually somewhere in the middle. During the best of times, you are almost always guaranteed to have a friend around to kick back with. During not so great times, that pile of dirty dishes can begin to creep up…
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…
Clouds are rolling past Phoenix as I write this, and I’m crossing my fingers that this heat wave will break just in time for some great events coming up around the Valley: NFL season is beginning (game schedule HERE) First Fridays ArtWalk Coyotes v. Kings game on September 15th (put away your white after Monday,…
After a year-and-a-half of grueling litigation, Judge Bernstein of the Maricopa County Superior Court issued a landmark ruling by granting the Motion to Suppress the blood tests. For years, attorneys for the 11 defendants led by Mark D. DuBiel, W. Clifford Girard Jr., Joe St. Louis, and Lawrence Koplow, have been challenging the scientific reliability…
Changes in technology happen very fast, and outside access to information on your personal computer or even on your Smartphone have begun raising very serious Fourth Amendment questions. Recent national events have started to address these changing areas of law, which is struggling to catch up with new technological developments. In fact, the gap between legal…
The National College of DUI Defense hosted its annual seminar at Harvard University. I’ve spent the last few days in Cambridge, MA attending seminars, studying materials, participating in “mock trials” and listening to presentations from national speakers in the field of DUI defense. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen to a seminar on…
Summer is definitely underway here, July has finally hit and brought along with it some truly terrifying temperatures. We’ve all been praying for monsoon season to come early this year to relieve us from this blistering heat, and with some luck, this Fourth of July may turn out to be a damp one yet. The…
