Reader’s Question:
My cousin refused the blood alcohol test when she was arrested for DUI in Montgomery, Alabama. What could she be facing right now and long would the DUI offense stay in her records?
Andy
Montgomery, AL
After your cousin has been arrested for DUI in Montgomery, Alabama, she will be facing two separate cases. The first case [...]
Reader’s Question:
I have a friend who has been recently charged with DUI here in Alabama and according to the arresting officer, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol on my friend’s breath and on the vehicle that’s why he was cited for drunk driving. Does this strong odor of alcohol correlate with the actual blood [...]
Reader’s Question:
My sister was charged with DUI here in Alabama and of course, we are doing our best to help her. I have heard several times that the breath test in a DUI case is unreliable. How can we prove that this is true so that the evidence from it can be thrown out of [...]
Reader’s Question:
I don’t really understand how horizontal gaze nystagmus test can be an indication that a person had been drinking. What are the clues that officers in Alabama look for when they conduct this test in a DUI suspect?
Dallin
Tuscaloosa, AL
Horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) is one of the standardized field sobriety tests (SFST’s) that police officers, [...]
Reader’s Question:
I know that some people who are arrested for DUI here in Huntsville, Alabama are being asked to take field sobriety tests to determine if they had been drinking. What are the possible defenses that can be used in a DUI case with regard to field sobriety tests?
Camren
Huntsville, AL
There are two kinds of field [...]
Reader’s Question:
I often wonder how police officers commit mistake in a drunk driving arrest. Could you give me an example how a police officer’s mistake can work in my favor if I will be arrested for DUI here in Alabama?
Brock
Birmingham, AL
Many of us expect law enforcement officers to know and follow the law at all [...]
Reader’s Question:
Getting caught for drunk driving here in Hoover, Alabama made me feel so angry, ashamed and afraid of what’s gonna happen next. How could I fight this DUI and how could I make sure that I will be treated fairly?
Jadin
Hoover, AL
To make sure that you will be treated fairly on your DUI case in [...]
Reader’s Question:
The arresting officer on my sister’s DUI case in Decatur, Alabama has a bad reputation and we believe that my sister was not treated fairly. Is there a way that she could use that as a defense?
Abraham
Decatur, AL
Pitchess motion in a DUI case would allow your sister to gain access to the arresting officer’s [...]
Reader’s Question:
Driving home one night here in Mobile, Alabama, I was asked to stop because the officer thought I was drunk driving. After I was asked some questions, he also asked me to do some roadside tests and breath test. I wasn’t arrested but I’m just curious to know if I will be arrested for [...]
Reader’s Question:
The people I talk to who have been arrested for DUI here in Alabama told me about these field sobriety tests being conducted on people suspected for DUI? Is there a scientific basis for these field sobriety tests, could you give some examples and can they be used to determine probable cause to arrest [...]
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