Keeping Your Teen Safe This Prom Season
Prom is an exciting night in a teen’s life. As parents, we want our kids to enjoy themselves and make the best memories of high school, but we also want to be sure they are staying safe.
Read MoreFour Tips for Safe, Fun Mardi Gras
You don’t have to live in New Orleans to get caught up in the excitement of Mardi Gras. If you’re one of the millions across the country that will join in the celebration on February 28th, we would like to share four tips to help keep your Mardi Gras festivities safe and...
Read MorePolice Must Typically Have A Search Warrant to Draw Blood Without Your Consent In a DUI/DWI Investigation
The U.S. Supreme Court held that in routine DUI/DWI cases the police must obtain a search warrant before taking the suspect’s blood when the suspect refuses to consent to a blood draw. The suspect was stopped by police for speeding and repeatedly crossing the centerline. The suspect performed poorly on field sobriety tests and declined to submit to a portable breath-test device to measure his blood alcohol concentration (BAC). The police officer transported the suspect to a hospital where the officer advised the suspect that under state law he was required to voluntarily submit to a blood test. The suspect was also told that under the state’s implied consent law, if he refused to submit to the blood test his driver’s license would be revoked. The suspect still refused to voluntarily submit to a blood test. The police officer never obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s blood before directing a lab technician to draw blood from the suspect. The lab test result indicated the suspect’s BAC was .154 percent, above the state’s legal limit of .08 percent. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s suppression of the suspect’s blood test result on the basis that the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated. The Supreme Court wrote the Fourth Amendment requires police during DUI/DWI investigations to obtain a search warrant before blood can be drawn from a suspect without their consent unless there is an urgent reason for drawing the blood without a...
Read MoreNational Trial Lawyers Names Anthony Bingham to Top 100
Tony has recently been selected to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list for 2014. The list is composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile. Top 100 members possesses the knowledge, skill, experience and success held by only the finest and best lawyers in America. Congratulations...
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