Within circles of drunk driving defense discussion the concept of a “refusal” is often the center of debate. However, in most circumstances this discussion revolves around the issue of one’s refusal to submit to a breath test for intoxication as opposed to a refusal to submit to field sobriety testing. Field sobriety testing in combination […]

The decision as to whether to submit to a breath test when investigated for a dui in Indiana is not always clear. In large measure, the answer depends upon the priorities of the individual questioned for drunk driving. Were I to have written this page a few years ago, I would have suggested refusing a […]

To hear the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and their loyalists spin the tale, drunk driving is the prime cause of motor vehicle accidents to be prevented at all costs. In their quest for a de facto prohibition on the consumption of alcohol within entertainment venues, sporting events or restaurants, such organizations are not always […]

Every once in a while a dose of sanity prevails among those within the Indiana legislature in reference to enactments and/or modifications made to criminal statutes. One especially troublesome law that remained unaltered for too many years involved the application of public intoxication laws. Unlike evidentiary elements necessary within dui prosecutions, many people are usually […]

Although it is heartening to be able to expose the reality that there are bad cops who have made a career of “embellishing” evidence against those they seek to prosecute for drunk driving; it is most disheartening to come to grips with the fact that there are untold numbers of Americans who have been victimized […]

To all of my former and present clients who have become both friends and advisers to me in many aspects of life unrelated to the law, I wish you all a healthy, safe and productive new year. As with all things law related, allow me to be somewhat of a downer in cautioning all to […]