Blog Posts in March, 2012

Before a police officer may stop a motorist, the officer must have "reasonable suspicion" of unlawful conduct. In 1979, the United States Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment prohibits an ...

The one-leg stand test is one of three tests that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) deems to be accurate in evaluating driver impairment . The one-leg stand test evaluates ...

If a law enforcement officer alleges that you have failed one or more of the field sobriety tests to which you were subjected during your stop, then your Orange County DUI defense lawyer may try to ...

While the specifics of each DUI trial will differ, there is a good chance that your attorney will at some point have to challenge the state's field sobriety test . There are a variety of ways that an ...

Voir dire is the examination whereby the opposing attorneys, and sometimes the judge, ask the panel of potential jurors questions. Although the primary purpose is to select an unbiased jury acceptable ...

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence , you may be wondering what your chances of getting acquitted are if you proceed to trial rather than pleading guilty. An Orange County ...