A Utah lawmaker is backing a change in Utah’s DUI law lowering the legal limit to .05%. Utah’s current legal limit is .08%. This change would make Utah the first state in the Union to reduce the legal limit from .085 to .055. In 2005 Michigan was the last state to…
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Driveway DUI’s: Michigan Court Rules it Not Unlawful to Drive Drunk in Own Driveway
Disclaimer: This case was overruled by the more recent Michigan Supreme Court case of People v. Rea. The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a person may drive drunk in their own driveway. The name of the case is People v. Rea, 315 Mich. App. 151 (2016), and in this…
The Role of Search and Seizure in The Prosecution of DUI Cases
What Follows is a draft excerpt from The Legality of Search and Seizure in DUI Cases, 2016-2017 ed.: Leading Lawyers on Leveraging Science and Process to Develop Winning Defense Strategies (Inside the Minds): Evidence collected from search and seizure plays the starring role in the prosecution of DUI cases, and in…
Drunk Drivers May Be Ordered to Wear Alcohol Sensing Tattoo
A new Orwellian technology could be used by courts to monitor the consumption of alcohol by alleged drunk drivers. If you are arrested for drunk driving in Michigan, then the court will almost certainly order you to stop drinking. This abstinence from alcohol will be a condition of your bond.…
New Technology Promises to End Drunk Driving in Michigan
A recent USA Today article describes two different technologies that promise to end the occurrence of drunk driving in Michigan within 5 to 8 years. These include a breath monitoring system that does not require the driver to breathe into a tube, and a sort of fingerprint monitor that measures…
Legal Alcohol Driving Limit
Blood Test Drunk Driving | Michigan DUI Attorney When investigating a possible case of driving under the influence, the police may ask you for a sample of your breath or blood. Breath testing remains the most common type of chemical testing, but DUI blood tests are becoming more common. If…
New Law Makes it Easier for Michigan Drivers to Avoid a Drunk Driving Arrest
On September 8, 2015, Governor Snyder signed into law House Bill 4193, making it easier for Michigan drivers to avoid a DUI arrest. According to the new law, during a traffic stop you may now show a police officer an electronic proof of insurance on your phone. This electronic proof of…