http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com Memphis DUI Defense lawyers and criminal lawyers Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:15:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en      When I asked that question to friends and family answers varied from “what kind of beverage you had consumed” to the more “what area of town you were in” and “what kind of car do you drive”?  None of these are the answer , surprisingly neither is "whether you were ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/what-factor-is-most-detirminative-in-a-dui-arrest.php      Lawrence Taylor is a Claifornia attorney who writes about issues of Consitutional Law as it relates to DUI.  This article is posted in full for our readers because it raises some important issues regarding your rights if you have been stopped for a DUI.  A lawyer can make sure ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/what-happens-to-your-license-because-of-a-memphis-dui.php The stakes just got higher for those who are convicted of a DUI in Memphis, or anywhere else in Tennessee. Under a new law that was signed yesterday by Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen all individuals who are convicted of drinking and driving will be required to spend 48 hours in jail. Under ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/receive-a-conviction-for-dui-in-memphis-tn-and-get-48-hours-in-jail.php Fellow Memphis criminal and DUI attorney Patrick Stegall had a great blog post about this subject that I wanted to share with all of my readers. Diversion, expungment, and dismissal--can I get this taken off my record? I frequently get asked this question. If you've already been through the justice system and ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/can-you-have-a-criminal-or-dui-conviction-taken-off-your-record-in-tn.php In April Memphis law enforcement participated in a massive cooperative law enforcement action called “Operation Sudden Impact”. Targeted at terrorism , in Memphis alone there were 71 arrests and 202 traffic citations issued.  This type of sweeping patrol pattern reflects a consistent law enforcement rationale of using traffic stops as ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/memphis-dui-lawyers-protect-your-rights.php Jeff Brown gives us the story of his own DUI conviction for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influnce. In this video Jeff tells how we was arrested and convicted for simply pushing a bike while drinking. Although the video is not too short it is interesting.  <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lR6w0cnYdIE&hl=en"></param><param ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/operating-a-vehicle-under-the-influence.php You can represent yourself - although it is not a good idea. "Drunk driving" is a very complex field with increasingly harsh consequences. There is a minefield of complicated procedural, evidentiary, constitutional, sentencing and administrative license issues.What can a lawyer do? Nothing (or worse) if he is not qualified in ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/can-i-represent-myself-or-do-i-need-a-memphis-dui-lawyer.php What Do Memphis Police Officers Look for When Searching for Drunk Drivers?  The following is a list of symptoms in descending order of probability that the person observed is driving while intoxicated here in Memphis. The list is based upon research conducted by the National Highway Traffic Administration: Turning with a wide ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/top-20-list-of-what-memphis-police-look-for-in-a-drunk-driver.php Memphis drivers aren't the only ones receiving DUI's these days. The following article is straight from the ap in Utah and shows where the former head of the Utah Highway Patrol pleaded guilty to DUI. Rembember, highway patrol members are the same individuals who are supposedly "experts" at knowing who ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/dui-hypocrasy.php The drunk driving case rests heavily upon the subjective opinions of the arresting officer — the abilities of that officer to correctly assess DUI symptoms of intoxication: observations of driving, personal symptoms (slurred speech, flushed face, etc.), answers to questions, performance on field sobriety tests. It is his DUI report ... http://www.thememphisduilawyer.com/how-good-are-cops-at-really-detecting-a-memphis-dui.php