You can be arrested on suspicion of impaired driving in a few different ways. One is if you fail a breath test, for example, while another is if you fail a field sobriety test. When the police believe that you are impaired and it hindered your ability to drive safely,...
Have you ever seen those televised public service announcements indicating that a single DUI conviction typically costs about ten grand? Many believe this is an arbitrary figure meant to deter people from drinking and driving, but it has a factual basis. Getting...
The last thing you want on your way home after a long day is for the police to pull you over on suspicion of driving while drunk. The penalties you may face if the traffic stop leads to a DUI conviction include fines, loss of driving privileges and a possible jail...
There are typically two different approaches for prosecutors to take when trying to convince the courts that someone committed an impaired driving offense. Sometimes, there is no chemical proof that someone violated state laws and the evidence will instead relate to...
Montana certainly hasn’t been spared from the epidemic of opioid and other drug addiction that has swept the nation in recent decades. That’s why, in an effort to curb fatal overdoses, lawmakers have enacted a “Good Samaritan” law similar to those in many other...
You certainly know that you can get DUI charges for operating your vehicle after you’ve had too much alcohol. But say that you’re trying to be safe and you realize that you’re too intoxicated to drive. You decide that what you’re going to do is take a nap in your car,...
If you get involved in a physical altercation, you may claim that it was simply self-defense. The other person started the fight and you had no choice but to finish it. You didn’t want to put yourself in that position, but you reacted when the situation called for it....
Yes, you can legally buy and use Delta-9 products derived from hemp as long as the dry weight of the Delta-9 in the edible or flower is .3% or less. Way before the 2018 federal Farm Bill was passed that relaxed the laws regarding the production, possession, use and...
Even after a night of heavy drinking, many people don’t consider themselves unfit to drive the next morning. They may feel lousy and have a pounding headache as they drop the kids off at school and go to work. However, they can’t imagine that they’re still over the...
Any level of statistical analysis will show the police that there are drunk drivers on the road. For instance, they could look at the total number of DUI accidents for the year. They may also consider the fact that most people have driven drunk before they get...
