Reader’s Question: My brother said that he would appeal for his DUI case here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama? How would he do that and does that mean that there would have a retrial? Kaitlin Tuscaloosa, AL Maybe your brother wants to remove his DUI conviction in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from his record or maybe contest for a [...]
Reader’s Question: I got a DUI conviction here in Decatur, Alabama that, of course, I’d rather forget. I need to get car insurance after my old policy has been canceled, what will it take to have car insurance after my DUI charge? Hernan Decatur, AL I understand that you’d like to put everything behind you [...]
Reader’s Question: I don’t understand why my sister is worried about her drunk driving case here in Alabama. Isn’t it that DUI is just an ordinary traffic offense? Jordana Huntsville, AL You should never take a DUI charge as an ordinary traffic offense because a DUI case is a criminal offense and Alabama DUI laws [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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