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Colorado man arrested for DUI/DUID/DWAI for the 8th time
One man in Colorado was recently arrested on charges of driving under the influence. The arrest followed a crash that took place on a Sunday night. Officials said that if he is convicted, this will be his eighth criminal conviction related to DUI/DUID/DWAI. Police...
Proposed legislation to require research on improving marijuana DUI enforcement
We’ve been speaking in our last couple posts the development of marijuana breathalyzer technology and what this might mean for both law enforcement agencies and drivers who legally use marijuana. As we’ve pointed out, because of the way marijuana is metabolized, the...
Marijuana breathalyzer idea promising, but concerning, P.2
In our previous post, we spoke about a product in development by a company called Cannnabix Technologies which was unveiled at this year's Marijuana Investor Summit and Business Expo: the marijuana breathalyzer. As we pointed out, the idea is exciting in the sense...
Marijuana breathalyzer idea promising, but concerning
Last month, as some Colorado readers may have heard, the Marijuana Investor Summit and Business Expo took place in Denver. The event, founded only last year, is aimed at bringing together investors and entrepreneurs in the marijuana industry. While one can expect that...
Issue of voluntariness (unsuccessfully) raised at license revocation hearing
Last time, we spoke a bit on the topic of challenging a drivers’ license revocation in Colorado, which is a common issue that comes up in the course of DUI defense. As we noted, there are certain types of evidence that can be tried in a revocation hearing, and these...
Challenging a license revocation in Colorado
Readers may have heard of the term implied consent or, here in Colorado, express consent. What this is referring to is the fact that drivers consent to providing a chemical test to police officers who have reasonable grounds to suspect that the driver is operating a...
Governor to decide on felony DUI bill
Drunk driving is a problem whenever it occurs, but it is well-known in the criminal justice system that the offenders that are the most concerning are repeat offenders. Whereas many drunk drivers will generally clean up their act after facing DUI charges the first or...
Exclusionary rule can have powerful impact on criminal defense case. Part 2
In our last post, we spoke briefly about the exclusionary rule and its place in the criminal defense process. As we mentioned, the rule is in place to offer relief to defendants who have had their constitutional rights violated in the course of a police investigation....
Exclusionary rule can benefit defendant in cases involving illegal search/seizure
In our last post, we began speaking about the issue of police searches of vehicles during DUI investigations. As we mentioned, search and seizure issues can come up in DUI cases when an investigating officer doesn’t abide by established rules intended to protect...
When DUI investigation leads to drug charges
It is not uncommon in DUI cases for police officers to begin investigating a case with a potential DUI violation in mind and end up charging a driver not only with DUI but with drug-related charges as well. There are a variety of ways this sort of scenario can play...
Felony DUI bill amended, but has gained strong support
Last month, we noted that lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives were considering a bill that would impose stricter penalties upon repeat DUI offenders. As we noted, the original version of the bill sought to impose felony charges on DUI defendants who...
Repeat DUI offenders: seek legal help to minimize consequences of charges
A point we have made on this blog in the past is that repeat DUI offenders generally have different goals than first-time offenders when it comes to building a strong defense case. For first-time offenders, there is the possibility of keeping a clean record—at least...