Seattle DUI due to "Drug Dumping?"
September 26th, 2009
A Washington State DUI arrest almost always involves alcohol. Although the legal consequences of a DUI in Seattle and elsewhere in Washington State are fully discussed elsewhere on our blog and within our firm website, recent research has revealed a…
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Arrested for a Green Tongue by Washington Police Officers?
April 27th, 2009
There is a nationwide push to detect and prosecute DUI cases where the driver is impaired by drugs, not alcohol. In King County and elsewhere in Washington State, DUI defense attorneys are seeing more and more drug DUI arrests that have resulted from…
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Ambien Overdose Leads to DUI Conviction
April 18th, 2009
Whereas it is well known that driving while impaired by alcohol is against the law, the law also criminalizes driving while under the influence of drugs. DUI/drugs can be accomplished with legal, prescribed drugs that impair the ability to drive. DUI…
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Authors Revise the Book "Defending DUIs in Washington State"
January 14th, 2009
The latest revision to the lawyer's manual "Defending DUis In Washington" is to be released in February 2009. The revision contains textbook-like treatment of the law and science of breath testing and also examines the procedure known as Drug Reco…
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"Drugged Driving" Defense and Prosecution: DRE Explained
November 29th, 2008
I. DRE BACKGROUND: Separate from the “per se” prong, RCW 46.61.502 also criminalizes driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or under the combined influence of alcohol and a drug. [1]. Although Washington law…
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