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Earnie the Attorney: I'm a lawyer who likes change; I may have chosen the wrong profession. One for the Road: The concept for The One For The RoadŽ was conceived a few years ago by a group of friends who were complaining about the ever increasing week-end police road blocks designed to catch drunk drivers. Not that we weren't law-abiding citizens but we all felt that the threat of a DUI ticket, higher insurance costs and having our friends honking and waving at us while picking up trash along the freeway was hampering our social life. Anne ImObersteg and Associates: Anne ImObersteg and Associates provides consultation and testimony on all aspects of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. She testifies regularly on the effects of alcohol, theraputic/prescription drugs, and illegal drugs, on physical performance and/or driving behaviour. In alcohol-related cases, the questions most asked in court revolve around the determination of the alcohol level of the driver at the time of the driving, the reliability of test results (breath alcohol testing device or Gas Chromatograph), the evaluation of any psychophysical roadside tests(FSTs), and possible impairment issues. Drug-related questions revolve around drug recognitions examinations, the analytical test results, the duration of drug action, the determination of influence, and possible driving impairment issues. Kevin W. McClain Investigations: Are your driving privileges at risk due to an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI/ DWI)? Before you proceed into a courtroom or make any decision that might adversely affect your future for 7 or more years, contact us! We are trained in the investigation of DUI incidents. We can review the facts of the case, be sure that proper procedures were followed and if necessary, testify in court on your behalf. A DUI/DWI conviction can financially impact you and your family for least 7 years after the conviction! Mistakes are often made during a DUI/DWI arrest. Let Kevin W. McClain Investigations, Ltd. investigate the arrest before committing to any actions that could irreversibly affect you or your families future! Community Alcohol Information Program (CAIP): The Community Alcohol Information Program (CAIP) is a private, non-profit agency founded in 1977 to provide alcohol education, assessment, and evaluation services to persons convicted of alcohol related offenses in New Hampshire. Our main office is located in Concord, NH, with service locations in Nashua and Laconia. LA MOVIDA - 2004: Politics and Alcohol, a volatile mix. Drunk Driving; Drunk driving is illegal in most (all?) jurisdictions; laws prohibiting it refer, for instance, to driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving under the influence (of alcohol or other drugs - DUI), or drunk in charge (of a vehicle). Such laws tend to define a particular level of alcohol in the blood as the threshold of drunkenness. The most common blood alcohol content (BAC) in the United States is 0.1% for the legal limit of intoxication. Many states have enacted stricter measures by making 0.08% the legal limit of intoxication. Ethanol: The chemical compound ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is the bio-alcohol found inalcoholic beverages. When non-chemists refer to "alcohol", they almost always mean ethanol. Its chemical formula is C2H5OH. How Breathalyzers Work We hear and read about drivers involved in an accident who are later charged with drunken driving, and usually a news report on the accident will say what the driver'sblood alcohol level was and what the legal limit for blood alcohol is. A driver might be found to have a level of 0.15, for example, and the legal limit is 0.08. But what do those figures mean? And how do police officers find out if a driver they suspect has been drinking is actually legally drunk? You have probably heard about theBreathalyzer, but may wonder exactly how a person's breath can show how much that person has had to drink. Think you can get away with drinking and driving? So did I. An interesting article by a St. Paul editor. Court Ordered AA as a Violation of First Amendment: If you are being forced, or even pressured in any way, to attend Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or any similar 12 Step based meetings or treatment programs, your constitutionally guaranteed, natural human right to religious liberty is being violated. On November 14, 1999 the U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn, thus allowed to stand, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordering this violation to cease. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the high courts of the states of Tennessee and New York now have made the same ruling. Alcohol Intoxication Testing: The scientific determination of alcohol intoxication is always an estimate regardless if the expert is an ordinary police officer armed with a breathalyzer or a forensic toxicologist armed with the most sophisticated laboratory equipment. This is because over 90 million Americans who drink have different body chemistries and physical constitutions that exhibit extraordinary variation in the behavioral effects of alcohol our society has decided to criminalize as "intoxication". The crime of "drunkenness" has been the most common misdemeanor since colonial times. It's hard not to admit a class or moral bias against intoxication, and it may very well be the perfect example of how the law reaffirms moral boundaries. Drivers Against MADD Methods: DAMM is an organization that was founded by a group of responsible citizens who were astonished to learn how legislators and other politicians have created an entire DUI Industry in their quest for easy votes and increased government revenues. What to do if you are stopped by the Police: To fight police abuse effectively you need to know your rights. There are some things you should do, some things you must do and some things you cannot do. If you are in the middle of a police encounter, you need a handy and quick reference to remind you what your rights and obligations are. That's why the ACLU is making these tips available as a downloadable .pdf file. You can photocopy this and carry it in your wallet, pocket or glove compartment to give you quick access to your rights and obligations concerning police encounters. Criminal Law Bookstore DUI Gulag: What happens when our DUI laws reach the point where hundreds of thousands of American citizens are being criminalized each year for "drunk driving" even though they were not impaired at the time of their arrests? What happens when our laws reach the point where eating yeast bread or a pack of M&Ms can produce an Intoxilizer reading that results in a citizen being arrested for DUI? Rocky Mountain Instrumental Laboratories: An independant laboratory which this law office uses to retest blood and breath samples and for expert testimony. Use of Sobriety Checkpoints: The coordinated effort to eliminate any drinking prior to driving, largely by stepping up the use of random roadblocks or "sobriety checkpoints," is expanding. The anti-alcohol Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) wants roadblocks deployed to ensnare at least half the U.S. driving population each year. Colorado DUI Checkpoints: Law enforcement agencies may lawfully utilize sobriety checkpoints in the detection and apprehension of persons driving under the influence of alcohol as long as adequate safeguards are maintained to minimize the intrusion on the individual motorist. Prohibition Times: Driving is an American way of life. Hundreds of millions of Americans do it every day. With the destruction of mass transit and the unchecked sprawl of urban and suburban jungle, automobiles are the only method of transportation that lets citizens work, play and take care of their families. Loss of this licensed "privilege" negatively impacts the lives of 10-million Americans every year, thanks to current "drunk driving" laws. Loss of employment often follows, resulting in economic and psychological devastation to millions of families. Are these "convicts" really brain-damaged alcoholics? Or are they ordinary, hard-working, honest Americans who failed to realize a Prohibition of Alcohol when they see it? Since 1988, 18 to 20 year old "underage" adults faced their own Prohibition with the full support of mass news media, politicians and police forces. What about the rest of America's adults? Are they equally "underage" and don't even know it? Waiting until an actual Prohibition situation is too late to start learning the rules of the government's secret games. Procrastination can prove very, very expensive. Drink, Drive and Be Deported: It may be hard to believe, but conviction of a crime for driving under the influence could constitute an aggravated felony, as a crime of violence, and thereby make an alien criminal deportable. Are Breath Tests Accurate?: At least 10,000 drunken driving cases are challenged each year because of problems associated with breath tests. DWI/DUI Defenses written by a cop: A number of good tips on how to avoid an arrest. Breathscan disposable testers. .05 level available.: R & E Enterprises, L.L.C. is an Iowa-based company with its company headquarters located in Iowa City, Iowa. The company's mission is to provide home diagnostic tests and useful resources aimed at DUI prevention. R & E is committed to developing high quality, yet cost-effective breath alcohol testing to a broad range of customers. Colorado Motor Vehicle Books and Forms National College for DUI Defense...is a professional, non-profit corporation dedicated to the dissemination of information on drunk driving litigation and to the improvement of the DUI/DWI Defense Bar. The National College is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It consists of a governing 13 member Board of Regents, a Founding Membership of 100, a Sustaining Membership and a General Membership. Informative Drunk Driving Defense Sites on the Internet: 500+ DUI law firms. DUI Professional Blood Alcohol Analysis User: DUI PROFESSIONAL, Blood-Alcohol Analysis for Window 95/98/NT 4.0: DUI Professional alcohol analysis software is a pharmacology utility used to calculate blood alcohol content. DUI Professional alcohol analysis software uses a wizard-style calculator that prompts for input on type of drink, quantity, weight, time of consumption, gender and stomach contents. Using this data, DUI Professional alcohol analysis software calculates a range of expected blood alcohol levels based on the generally accepted scientific principles of Widmark, Dubowski, and Watson. BUI-Boating Under the Influence Hunter S. Thompson: The Sharp Necklace Agreement: Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that govemment officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our govemment is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means - to declare that the government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal - would bring terrible retribution. The Great Thompson Hunt: Site dedicated to Hunter S. Thompson Punishment by Ed Kuwatch. Clients, especially repeat offenders, often question the way the criminal justice system deals with them in drunk driving cases. Meatheads Against Defenseless Drivers ASA Ballad: Drunken Soldiers, Always High Dropouts from old Sigma Phi Men who bullshit all the way, These are the men from the ASA 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction: Though written for other states, there is some applicability to Colorado. Consult with an experienced Colorado attorney. |
