Happy Halloween! Number one way to avoid a DUI – don’t drink and drive, especially over a holiday! There will be more cops on the street the next few days, especially at night. Don’t let your mug shot be of you as a bumblebee! Denver DUI enforcement and surrounding police agency’s are likely to step […]
Read MoreDUI Evidence used to convict you of a Colorado DUI or DWAI DUI EVIDENCE – prior to police contact Even before an officer approaches your car – the DUI investigation begins and DUI evidence is being collected. Officers are known to frequent areas around popular bars and establishments and just wait for someone to drive […]
Read MoreFOURTH AMENDMENT DISALLOWS WARRANTLESS BLOOD DRAW IN DUI CASES The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that the police could not conduct a warrantless blood draw in a routine DUI investigation. In Missouri v. McNeely, the court held that “ in drunk-driving investigations, the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not constitute an exigency […]
Read MoreStandard DUI Field Sobriety Tests YOU can refuse to complete any DUI Field Sobriety Test or Roadside tests. You are being asked to complete the test to help the officer build enough probable cause to arrest you for driving under the suspension of drugs and/or alcohol. For more information on DUI charges in Colorado, visit […]
Read MorePending Legislation in Colorado Multiple DUI Convictions Could be Elevated to a Class 5 Felony. Currently in Colorado a conviction for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs is a misdemeanor offense, as long as there is no accident and/or injury. There is currently legislation being considering in Colorado to make a multiple offenses in […]
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