Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
There are many ways to defend against charges of driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol. These defenses could result in a reduction or dismissal of the charges against you. When a valid defense exists, it is important to work with an experienced attorney to present the defense to t...
Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
Police in Middletown Township arrested a woman from Penndel, Pennsylvania after she allegedly drove under the influence while three children were in the car.
The incident occurred on May 10, 2019, at around 5:30 p.m. The driver of the car, a minivan, was Mackenzie Stanley, age 23, crashed it int...
Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
The U.S. Supreme Court just published its opinion in the matter of Mitchell v. Wisconsin. Prior to this case, appellate courts had been split over whether the blood draw of an unconscious DUI/DWI suspect violates a motorists' Fourth Amendment rights. Now, we know: it does not.
In a 5-4 vote on T...
Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
When most people think of the typical DUI case in Pennsylvania, they tend to think of a driver who is under the influence of alcohol. They often picture a few beer cans strewn about the inside of the vehicle, and the smell of alcohol wafting through the window.
However, a person can just as easi...
Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
Most Pennsylvanians are familiar with the seemingly ever-present DUI checkpoint. For many unsuspecting resident and non-residents, these DUI checkpoints can appear anywhere and up until the end of May 2019, multiple police agencies could have been involved with one checkpoint. The Pennsylvania Su...
Posted by David Cohen | Mar 10, 2020 |
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, they arrested 396 people for driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol over the Easter and Passover holiday weekend, spanning from April 19 to April 21, 2019.
This amounts to a 10 percent increase from last year, when 359 DUI arrests occurr...