Have you seen those ads where guys are stopped by the cops and are arrested for DUI? You know, the ones that have the guy sitting in a car floating with beer, wine, or martinis with olives? Why do those commercials only show men driving drunk? Is there some fact based reasoning or just blatant sexism? Read the rest of this entry »

Crime laboratory reports may not be used against criminal defendants at trial unless the analysts responsible for creating them give testimony and subject themselves to cross-examination, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-to-4 decision.

The ruling was an extension of a 2004 decision that breathed new life into the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause, which gives a criminal defendant the right “to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” Read the rest of this entry »

Got back from New England and weather in the 60s to Hotlanta and weather in the 90s; I’ll be posting some comments on my trip up north in the next few days.

Tomorrow I’m off to New England: Rhode Island, Boston (to see Braves/Red Sox) and then on to Maine; I’ll be blogging again when I get back…. decided NOT to take the laptop this time; have a good week!

When people think of DUI, they normally think of driving while impaired due to alcohol. However, “DUI” can also mean driving while under the influence of drugs, of the legal and non legal variety. This month’s Case of the Month deals with driving while under the influence of prescription drugs. Many prescription drugs come with the warning “do not drive” while taking the drug. A person in Georgia is DUI due to prescription drugs when they are “rendered incapable of driving safely as a result of the consumption of the drug.” Read the rest of this entry »

A 20-year old woman, who is awaiting trial for reckless homicide and aggravated DUI charges after a collision that killed a motorcyclist, was stupid enough to post drunk pictures on her Facebook page landing her back in an Illinois courtroom this week.

As a condition of her bail, the defendant had been ordered not to consume alcohol or be around people who are drinking. Of course, she isn’t even old enough to drink legally. So doing so would be criminal with or without the bail violation.

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution www.ajc.com today: “A law that allows police to issue citations for illegal left-hand turns into multi-lane roadways has been declared unconstitutional by Georgia’s highest court. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are concerned about your elder parents’ driving abilities, these are some ideas on how to move them toward giving up the car: WARNING: Not all of these will work! Start slowly and stay persistent; after all, driving is a privilege, not a right. Read the rest of this entry »

I saw this story on a list server of which I am a member. The original posting simply said that an Ohio judge had received his 2nd DUI arrest. Later, another posting mentioned the following newspaper article:
See: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090524/NEWS0107/90524007/Warren+judge+is+dead

What a sad and tragic story. A fellow lawyer said it much better than I could: Read the rest of this entry »

Mickey Roberts, known by his peers as Mr. GA DUI, is proud to be a sponsor for this year’s series of events for The Sport of Giving. The Sport of Giving is a 501(c) not-for-profit organization dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness & Prevention on the neighborhood level. They have raised over $1 million for their cause so far and as of May 2009, an additional $175,000 is estimated to have been donated since this year’s events began. Mickey Roberts took part in their most recent event called RunFest at the Gwinnett Heritage and Environmental Center, consisting of a 5k or 1 mile fun run for adults and kids. Donations gathered from this event as well as the other events for 2009 will go towards the following benefactors:

• Gwinnett Medical Duluth – Center for Women’s Services
• Northside Hospital Forsyth – Breast MRI Detachable Table
• American Cancer Society Patient Navigator
• Georgia Cancer Foundation
• Breast Cancer Treatment Handbooks

For more information on The Sport of Giving, donation information, or event news, visit their website at www.thesportofgiving.org!