Blog Posts in March, 2011
Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Cherokee County officers love to charge people with drunk driving. After talking with the driver, the Cherokee County officers like to say that the driver had slurred speech, red or glassy eyes, or ...
Continue reading "The Alco-sensor" »
Posted on Mar 27, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Cherokee County officers pull over motorists every night for a variety of traffic offenses. During some of these stops, the driver will do something to make the officer suspect them of DUI (at least, ...
Continue reading "Cherokee Co. Field Sobriety Tests" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
An arraignment is the first step in the criminal prosecution of a DUI. (Don't forget that there is a separate Department of Driver Services (DDS) license suspension that must also be dealt with.) At ...
Continue reading "Canton Arraignments" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In most instance, a first DUI offense is a misdemeanor offense. However, a first DUI offense can be a felony if there are minor children under age 14 in the vehicle. While a misdemeanor drunk driving ...
Continue reading "Cherokee Co. Child Endangerment DUI" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Being pulled over for DUI is overwhelming and unpleasant. If you are pulled over for DUI in Canton , the officer usually asks you a bunch of questions and requests you take field sobriety tests . The ...
Continue reading "Canton Breathalyzer Refusal" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In a Canton DUI case, the defendant never enter a guilty plea to the DUI charges. In every case, ranging from running a stop sign to a habitual violator DUI, you are entitled to a trial by jury. In ...
Continue reading "Canton DUI Trials" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Cherokee County police officers are making an increasing number of DUI arrests. DUI convictions have serious consequences. Cherokee County DUI lawyer Richard Lawson specializes in representing ...
Continue reading "Cherokee County: Hiring a DUI Lawyer" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Anyone who has driven recently in Holly Springs (or anywhere in Cherokee County for that matter) late at night has likely seen police officers stopping drivers right and left for DUI. Every weekend ...
Continue reading "Charged with DUI in Holly Springs?" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
DUI cases in and around the Woodstock , GA area typically begin when a driver is pulled over by a Woodstock or Cherokee Co. police officer for a burnt out headlight or some other type of traffic ...
Continue reading "Woodstock Georgia DUI Stops and Arrests" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you find yourself arrested for DUI by a Canton or Cherokee County police officer, the ticket you received from the officer charges you with DUI. This arrest stays on your Georgia diving record. ...
Continue reading "Expungements and Criminal History in Canton DUI Cases" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A DUI charge can be frustrating and stressful. Not only is there a criminal court prosecution, but there is also an administrative license suspension that needs to be dealt with in order to keep your ...
Continue reading "Attorneys fees for Cherokee County DUI prosecutions" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Every year, Canton area law enforcement officers charges thousands of people with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Mandy of those accused plead guilty to the DUI charges, despite the ...
Continue reading "Plea Offers and Bargains in Canton DUI Cases" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In Cherokee County, police officers make numerous DUI arrests. A large number of those Cherokee County arrests are of drivers who are under the legal drinking age of 21. The penalties for a DUI are ...
Continue reading "Cherokee County under the age of 21 DUI arrest" »