State's New Breathalyzer Can't Be Trusted
April 4th, 2018
In a DUI case, the breath test results can send you to jail. Juries generally place great faith in breath tests, reasoning that the State wouldn’t use a breathalyzer that can’t be trusted. Technology has changed things. The first breath t…
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Police Can GPS Track You After A DUI
August 19th, 2017
Who knew? Police can track you via GPS after a DUI. A Washington State DUI conviction carries with it a requirement of at least one year of ignition interlock on any car that you drive. Even before a conviction, a license suspension means you can’t…
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After a DUI License Suspension - Get Legal
April 28th, 2017
After a DUI License Suspension – Get Legal Avoiding license suspension is one of the goals of a DUI attorney, but no attorney can guarantee a win on this front. When a suspension is imposed, knowing the proper steps to take after the suspension…
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A New Breath Testing Machine in Washington State
March 4th, 2015
A New Breath Testing Machine in Washington State For more than 30 years, Washington state law enforcement has been using a breath testing machine known as the BAC Verifier Datamaster to test people who have been arrested for DUI. By today’s sta…
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Talking on Cell Phone Leads to DUI arrest?
May 15th, 2010
Experience has shown that many DUI arrests result from the police stopping a car for reasons that have nothing to do with driving under the influence. For instance, many DUI arrests in Washington State result from an investigation following an office…
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30 Days for Refusing a DUI Breath Test?
April 10th, 2010
30 Days for Refusing a DUI Breath Test? One of the relatively unknown aspects of Washington State DUI law is that the penalties for violations of certain mandatory requirements of probation will result in mandatory sentences that the judge must impos…
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Meteors, Cosmic Rays and DUI defense
March 20th, 2010
Recent happenings (March, 2010) reveal some unusual defenses to DUI charges. First, there was the decision of the Court of Appeals in State of Washington vs. Richard Charles Tracer, No. 37812-4-II. This was a Washington State DUI/Vehicular Assault ca…
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DUI Jury Renders Verdict on System of Justice
January 30th, 2010
Recently I represented a client who was charged with DUI in the Seattle area after a detention and arrest by a local police officer. A review of the police report led me to believe that this could be a difficult case. All the “signs” poli…
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Work Vehicle exception to Ignition Interlock Requirement
October 24th, 2009
An ignition interlock license is a license that permits one to drive during a period of license suspension resulting from a DUI arrest or conviction so long as the vehicle being driven is equipped with an ignition interlock device and SR22 insurance…
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Seafair 2009 Boating Under the Influence Emphasis Patrols Slated
July 31st, 2009
As has happened every year recently at Seafair, the Washington State Patrol is joining with other law enforcement agencies to aggressively enforce Washington state’s Boating Under the Influence (BUI) law. These agencies will be making arrests o…
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