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Blog Posts in April, 2014

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  • AB 2500 Proposes Changing the Grounds for DUI in California
    AB 2500 Proposes Changing the Grounds for DUI in California

    California Assembly Bill 2500, recently introduced by Assemblyman Jim Frazier, would establish that any detectable amount of a controlled substance could be grounds for a DUI arrest and possible ...

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  • What is an Article 32 Investigation?
    What is an Article 32 Investigation?

    When confronted with criminal charges, not only do military members face the same challenges as civilians, but also the added consequence of facing military infractions. For example, they may be ...

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  • Do I have to perform Field Sobriety Tests?
    Do I have to perform Field Sobriety Tests?

    This is a question I often receive after a client has been arrested for DUI. The answer, of course, is NO. Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) are optional. They are a subjective tool used by law enforcement ...

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  • What happens at the DMV hearing?
    What happens at the DMV hearing?

    A DMV hearing is the first procedural step that takes place after someone is arrested for a DUI. You have 10 days to request a hearing or your license will be automatically suspended for four months, ...

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  • FDA Approves Heroin Antidote
    FDA Approves Heroin Antidote

    On April 3, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a device called Evzio that will automatically inject the right dose of naloxone into someone that has overdosed on an opioid, such as ...

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  • What is retrograde extrapolation?
    What is retrograde extrapolation?

    Retrograde extrapolation is fancy legalese used in DUI cases when the expert, typically the prosecutor's expert, tries to establish that at the time the suspect was driving, his or her blood alcohol ...

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