DUI in Alabama

Reader’s Question:
My father got arrested for DUI here in Alabama and we are in the process of getting a lawyer? What are the disadvantages of getting a public defender to help my father in his DUI case?
Horace
Birmingham, AL
There could be serious disadvantages in having a public defender in your father’s DUI case in Alabama. First [...]

Reader’s Question:

My brother was arrested for DUI in Decatur, Alabama and I understand that the officer had to make sure that my brother understood his right about the breath test. What possible defense could be used with regard to the breath test?
Ben
Decatur, AL
First of all, in a DUI investigation when it comes to breath test, [...]

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:
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 [...]

Reader’s Question:
I have a DUI charge in Alabama. I’m very much worried about my driver’s license because I know that I might lose it especially if I get convicted. What is the difference between an Alabama administrative license suspension and a license suspension for a DUI conviction? Can I get a temporary license for work [...]

Reader’s Question:
I consider myself a social drinker and I have never gotten charged with DUI here in Alabama even though I have already risked drunk driving several times. I know that I can’t count out the possibility of getting caught. To reduce the risk of getting arrested for DUI, what are the best things that [...]

Reader’s Question:
A friend of mine was charged with DUI here in Alabama and she was never advised by the arresting officer with a Miranda warning. Can she have her case dismissed?
Jane
Birmingham, AL
Thanks for asking, Jane.
If your friend was arrested for DUI in Alabama and she was not advised by the police officer of her Miranda [...]