by William Bickerton | May 5, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI
Commonwealth v. Matthew Sibley 2009 PA Super 84 (5/05/2009)Topic: DUI – Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) – Coefficient of VariationSummary: Where the coefficient of variation fails to indicate that the defendant may have been operating a vehicle while below the...
by William Bickerton | Apr 20, 2009 | Checkpoints, DUI
As part of a push to target drunk drivers, the Pennsylvania State Police will increase the number of DUI roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints over the next two weeks.For more information, go to:http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/528401.html?nav=5004...
by William Bickerton | Apr 11, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI, Search and Seizure, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Shawn Fickes 2009 PA Super 64 (4/08/2009)Topic: DUI – Suppression of Evidence – Exigent CircumstancesSummary: An officer may enter a the garage of a private residence when he has probable cause to believe that the driver of a vehicle that...
by William Bickerton | Mar 21, 2009 | DUI, Probable Cause
District Judge William E. Bolle of Troy, Michigan dismissed a DUI charge where the arrest was the result of an anonymous tip. Although the tipster reported erratic driving, the police officer did not notice any erratic driving after following the defendant for one...
by William Bickerton | Mar 20, 2009 | DUI, Police Misconduct
Prosecutor Lawrence X. O’Reilly, the supervisor for the Illinois State Attorney’s traffic division, has recommended that 28 of Chicago’s top DUI enforcement police officers be required to have dashboard cameras. This recommendation comes in in the...
by William Bickerton | Mar 19, 2009 | DUI, Interlock Devices, Proposed Laws
State Representative Paul Clymer has reintroduced legislation that would require first-time DUI offenders in Pennsylvania to have an interlock device installed on their vehicles. Under the existing law, only repeat DUI offenders are required to use the interlock...
