by Denis Honeychurch | Dec 21, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Traffic Cases
DUI Blood Draws Justified on grounds of Exigent Circumstances under the Schmerber and McNeely decisions. In Schmerber v. California (1966) 384 U.S. 757, the US Supreme Court determined that a warrantless compulsory seizure of blood for the purpose of a...
by Denis Honeychurch | Nov 21, 2017 | Drunk Driving, Misdemeanors
As of September 28, 2016, Governor Brown approved a new regime governing restricted licenses in DUI cases. Currently, for a first time DUI, there is a mandatory “hard” suspension period of 30 days, after which the driver can apply for a restricted license...