Harrisonburg DUI Lawyer Reveals that VA DUI Road Block is a Waste of Money

Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer recently wrote a blog post about a DUI Road Block in Harrisonburg, Virginia conducted by the Harrisonburg Police Department that produced absolutely zero drunk drivers. So, not a single driver was "wasted;" the only thing that was wasted was the taxpayer's money and the time of the sober drivers who were delayed for no reason!

Richmond Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Battle has previously posted on a history of "sobriety checkpoints."

If you have been arrested for DUI at a sobriety checkpoint, there are many possible defenses based on  the set-up and implementation of the checkpoint. All of the Virginia DUI Lawyers on DUIanswer.com are experienced in investigating and raising these issues and other issues relating to Virginia DUI Laws for you at trial.

 

 

Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Creates Legal Rights Card

Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Robert Keefer has designed a business card that informs people of their Constitutional rights. Keefer, who has garnered national publicity for his aggressive attacks on DUI breathalyzer machines, designed his card out of concern for a lack of understanding of one's basic constitutional rights on the part of his many college age clients, most of whom were students at James Madison University.

In his 24 years in practice, Keefer found himself regularly defending individuals in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County courts who would incriminate themselves in DUI, underage possession of alcohol, or possession of drugs cases. He designed and began handing out his "Keefer card" around Harrisonburg, especially at Madison.

The Keefer card reads:

I Want My Lawyer!
If I'm not under arrest, let me go.
Do not question me. I assert my
5th Amendment privilege. I DO NOT
consent to any searches or entry into any
property. I DO NOT consent to any tests
except under DUI Implied Consent.

New Jersey Judge Get DWI

A New Jersey Municipal Court judge is accused of trying use his influence to avoid DWI charges. He allegedly told the policeman that pulled him over that he would rule against him whenever he appeared in his court. The police officer was not swayed however and the judge eventually gave a breath test result of .22.

Read more about the New Jersey Municipal Court Judge.

New Jersey DWI Checkpoints

Police need to have a reason to pull you over in the first place...or do they? Checkpoints have become more and more prevelant throughout this country over the last decade or so. In general for a motor vehicle stop to be legal a police officer must have seen you violate the law in some way. Checkpoints are the exception to that rule.

You have probably seen or been a part of them yourself...you drive up and see a line of cones and officers stopping what appears to be everyone. Well checkpoints require more than just some cones and a uniformed officer or two. State vs. Kirk was the case out of New Jersey establishing that under state law a checkpoint is unconstitutional unless procedures are in place. Checkpoints need to be planned well in advance to establish these procedures which include, information that shows that the choice of location for the checkpoint is supported by data, proper police supervision, proper warnings to drivers, and proper procedures for how many cars will be stopped and in what pattern.

Checkpoint issues involve a detailed analysis of both state and federal constitutional law. Read more about New Jersey DWI checkpoints.

New Years Eve DWI Arrests in New York

Newsday is reporting at that 27 drivers were arrested in Nassau County for DWI between noon on New Year?s Eve and 9:00 a.m. on New Year?s day. This is actually down from last years reported 42 arrests in Nassau during the same time period.

LEYRITZ: What if the former Yankee was back in New York?

As everybody knows by now Jim Leyritz has been charged with DWI and DWI that Causes a Death in Forida. The question posed today is what would happen if the same incident had occurred here in New York. Generally, in most DWI cases that result in a death the defendant is eligible to receive little or no jail time and probation. But New York has been cracking down recently. For example, many will remember the Heidgen case in which the defendant was charged and convicted of murder because the prosecutor believed that his actions constituted a ?depraved indifference to human life?. There is also a new law enacted in New York charging the crime of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide. To be convicted the State must prove a BAC over .18 or more than one death or that the driver was suspended for another DWI related charge. It appears Leyritz would not have to face this charge under the facts but for Sophia Santos, the first person charged under this new law, she must face up to 25 years in prison.

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