A DUI checkpoint is a mobile roadblock where law enforcement officers briefly stop traffic, briefly interview drivers and suspected DUI drivers are further detained for further sobriety testing in order to try to keep impaired drivers off the road. The sobreity...
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What Are the DUI Tests and is a Warrant Required in Oceanside?
Field Sobriety Tests: No Warrant Police officers test for impairment in driving under the influence cases with a number of different tests. These include physical field sobriety tests - testing for horizontal gaze nystagmus, walk a straight line, heel to toe, stand on...
Trump Declares Public Health Emergency on Opioids: ‘As Americans, We Cannot Allow This to Continue’
In August, we wrote about President Trump's promise to declare a national emergency to combat the opioid crisis. And we wondered whether we'd attack the opioids or the people, in the "war on drugs" sense: Will the government lock people away for drug use or will it go...
New Ban-the-Box Legislation Could Improve the Job Prospects of Hundreds of Thousands of Californians
"Studies show that when a person checks the box on an initial application, their likelihood of a callback drops..." - Beth Avery 70 million sounds like a big number, and it is. That's the number of people who have been convicted of a crime in America, be it a...
The ‘Loophole’ That Really Isn’t: What Happens When No Charges Have Been Filed in Time for Your Court Date?
The Constitution guarantees due process and the right to a speedy trial. As part of that guarantee, the law establishes time limits for the prosecution of most criminal offenses called "statute of limitations". Simply put, if the charges are not filed within the time...
How Do I Clean Up My Criminal Record in California?
Anyone who has been convicted of a crime realizes that the punishment for the mistake that brought you into the criminal justice system continues to punish you long after you have served your sentence, completed your probation, served your custody, paid your fines and...
The Equifax Breach and Credit Card Fraud
Last year in December we wrote about how credit card fraud and identity theft cases tend to increase around the holidays, and that we often see more of these cases in Vista courts. As we head into the final months of 2017, the story will likely be the same. But right...
Military Diversion Includes DUI Cases NOW
Military diversion includes DUI offenses now that the legislature has passed and the Governor signed legislation stating that misdemeanor DUI cases, VC 23152 violations, are included as divertable offenses per Penal Code 1001.80. Appellate Courts in California...
War on Drugs: Will We Attack the Opioids or the People?
"[W]hy are some drugs legal and other drugs illegal today? It's not based on any scientific assessment of the relative risks of these drugs - but it has everything to do with who is associated with these drugs." - Drug Policy Alliance Did America's "War on Drugs"...
DUI and DMV Suspensions
DUI and DMV Suspensions depend on the facts of the case and the disposition of the criminal case. Initially when arrested for DUI by law enforcement, an individual is assigned a Court date to face the criminal charge of Driving Under the Influence of alcohol...
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