Great news for defense lawyers from Tennessee today.  A ruling from the Tennessee Court of Criminal appeals states that a driver cannot be pulled over for failure to signal when that conduct did not affect any other driver.  Even the best DUI Lawyers in Chicago have struggled with how to address this type of  [...]

It never surprises our Chicago DUI Lawyers the extent people will go to destroy the basic Constitutional rights in the name of DUI enforcement.  More proof of this “war on DUI” can be found in the following story from the Rapid City Journal, in South Dakota. DUI clusters a challenge for justice system When drivers rack up [...]

Chicago DUI Lawyers have seen the faux reason for a DUI arrest more than once.  The old, “well, the defendant smelled drunk” justification to ignore proper procedure. Wisconsin: Court Overthrows DUI Conviction For Smelling Drunk The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a woman arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) because [...]

Our DUI Attorneys in Chicago found this case from Wisconsin to be interesting as it seemed to create a new law, attempted DUI. Appeals Court Nullifies Drunk “But Not Yet Driving” Offense PEWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) – A state appeals court nullified a drunk driving arrest today against a woman who was nabbed in Pewaukee before [...]

Chicago DUI Lawyers were impressed with the New Mexico Supreme Court actually using some comon sense when deciding the following case of a man arrested for DUI while sleeping in his car. New Mexico Supreme Court Overturns DUI Without Driving New Mexico’s highest court has reversed an interpretation of the driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) [...]

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have always maintained that the courts should not put much faith in the standardized field sobriety tests that are so often used to convict people of drunk driving.  THe following case out of Michigan illustrates exactly why we feel that way. Michigan: Man With 0.00 BAC Sues Over DUI Charge US Court of [...]

Our Chicago DUI Attorneys are never surprised by the lengths the Courts will go to convict people for misdemeanor DUI.  Check out the following case in which the Supreme Court of New Mexico changed the rules to validate what should have been an invalid arrest for DUI. New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Phone Tip DUI Conviction New [...]

Time and time again our Chicago DUI Lawyers have pointed out the complete unfairness in how the laws are applied to those arrested for drunk driving.  Here’s another fine example from Utah. Utah Supreme Court Allows DUI Stop On Vague 911 Call Police can pull over a car that has committed no traffic violation based solely on [...]

Interesting Chicago DUI story regarding a Playboy centerfold who was accused of drunk driving. DUI charge dropped against Playboy centerfold in Chicago By RUMMANA HUSSAIN Criminal Courts Reporter Prosecutors in Chicago dropped drunk-driving charges against Playboy centerfold model Crystal McCahill today, her lawyer said. But McCahill — a 5-foot-7 brunette who was Playboy’s Miss May 2009 — pleaded guilty [...]

Our DUI Attorneys in Chicago congratulate Wisconsin for passing responsible drunk driving laws. Wis. gov signs tougher drunken driving law; advocates say state’s penalties still weak Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill that stiffens the state’s drunken driving laws, despite questions about whether it does too little. The law signed Tuesday makes a fourth offense drunken [...]