CA DUI Laws

888.400.9721 www.ehlinelaw.com Privilege to drive. A driver’s license is a contract according to the DMV, so in addition to violations of criminal statutes and codes, the Vehicle Code, for which you are held accountable under the law, you are also administratively responsible for your DUI or DWI arrest with the California DMV. The DMV hearing officer allows hearsay and other evidence that normally would be excluded in a criminal case. This means the 5th amendment does not apply according to the DMV. This means you can be forced to incriminate yourself. This is why it is so important to have an attorney appear for you, so you don’t have to testify at the administrative hearing. You could say something that could harm your criminal case!!

Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California is an authoritative, insider’s perspective on the best practices for mounting a defense against DUI charges in the state of California. Featuring partners and shareholders from some of the state s leading defense firms, these experts guide the reader through the most successful techniques for defending your client against a DUI charge, including utilizing expert witnesses, overcoming juror bias, and arguing against questionable test results. Explaining the involvement of the Department of Motor Vehicles in DUI cases, the authors examine the unique challenges of DUI law in this state and offer advice on how to overcome these obstacles. From understanding the various levels of DUI charges in California to examining breathalyzer technology, these experts illustrate the strategizing process a California defense attorney must go through in order to best serve a client. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this complex area of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world’s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Robert L. Grimes, Owner and Partner, Grimes & Warwick -”DUI Causing Fatalities or Injuries” 2. Darren T. Kavinoky, Founding Attorney, The Kavinoky Law Firm – “Knowledge as the Foundation” 3. Michael M. Brewer, Owner and Attorney, The Brewer Law Firm – “Tactically Developing Your Case” 4. Mark J. Geragos, Attorney, Geragos & Geragos – “DUI: From the Courthouse to the DMV” 5. Roger W. Patton, Attorney, Patton Wolan Carlise LLP – “Understanding and Interpreting Facts and Testimony” 6. Gregory Ian McMurray, Partner, Cruz & McMurray LLP – “Mounting a Defense from the Ground Up” 7. James Fishel, Partner, Fishel & Fishel – “Presentation of the Case and the Client Is Everything”

Strategies for Defending DUI Cases in California: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the DMV’s Involvement in the Case, Reviewing Settlement Options, and … Your Client for Court (Inside the Minds)

The recent time has seen quite an increase in the number of arrests for drunken driving in San Diego. This has led not just residents, but car accident lawyers to be concerned as well. In December 2009, around 500 people who were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol within a period of just 10 days. This is a huge increase when compared with just 323 arrests for the same reason, in the same 10 day period of time, in 2008.

Reckless driving seems to be the trend during the holiday season. As a result fatal accidents also increase during this period.  Many of the people involved in the accidents were not following basic safety precautions like wearing seatbelts or crossing roads carefully.

It has also become a trend in San Diego for teens to drink and drive. This has resulted in 8 teen deaths since September, with those who have died being just between the ages of 16 and 20. Most of these deaths could have been avoided by either wearing seatbelts, or abstaining from driving under the influence of alcohol. One recent death was that of a 17 year old cheerleader who insisted on driving despite being in a drunken state. She lost control of her SUV, which flipped over several times, killing her in the accident. Just 6 hours, there was another accident in which an 18 year old boy died after the car that he was riding in as a passenger hit a tree. The driver of the car was under the influence of alcohol.

There is an urgent need for those who are ‘designated drivers’ to sober up in order to reduce the number of car accidents in San Diego. Recently, a man who was supposedly sober after an office party drove his car into another car, and both cars burst into flames. While he and his passenger survived, the driver of the other vehicle did not.
Irrespective of age, it is vital to drive safely and responsibly in San Diego. Ensuring that this happens is presently of concern to law enforcement authorities and car accident lawyers. In an attempt to reduce reckless and irresponsible driving, the sheriff’s department has set up some new rules confiscation of license in case of reckless or drunken driving, more curfew checks, ban on the use of cell phones while driving and restrictions on supply of alcohol to minors. These laws may help reduce the number of accidents that claim so many lives each year.

If you are in need of a San Diego accident attorney for things like a DUI hit and run, or drunk driving wrongful death, you may need a Los Angeles accident lawyer depending on thee defendant’s residence, where theaccident occured, etc. When you are injured and suffer a wrongful death, spinal cord injury, brain or burn injury, contact the law firm of of Ehline Law. We are experienced and known by other bus accident attorneys and brain injury attorneys as aggressive and trustworthy.

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