DUI

If you are facing a DUI charge and the prosecution offers a plea deal, should you accept it or take your case to trial? The pressure to resolve your case quickly can understandably be overwhelming, but this is not a decision to make on the fly. Accepting the deal...

After a lawful arrest for driving under the influence (DUI), the police can perform a chemical test on a driver to determine their blood alcohol concentration (BAC). This is because drivers on public highways in Alabama are deemed to have given consent to a chemical...

The average driver in Alabama knows that the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is 0.08%. This becomes very important in many DUI cases. One crucial piece of evidence will be the results of a breath test or a blood test showing that the driver’s BAC met or...

Law enforcement officers may initiate a traffic stop if they see signs that a driver is impaired. Once they do that, they will try to find out what’s going on with the driver. This can include several things, such as observing the scene and talking to the driver. In...

The holiday season is here, and that means people heading out to parties of all sorts. One thing that can make a driver’s heart drop is seeing the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind them. Once that occurs, the driver will need to pull over. A traffic stop...

Being charged with driving under the influence (DUI) can be frightening and confusing. A DUI arrest can also lead to serious consequences like license suspension, heavy fines and possible jail time. Taking the right steps early on will help you protect your rights and...

Drinking alcohol increases your blood alcohol concentration (BAC), which is what the police measure when they give you a breath test. You can be arrested on DUI charges, even if your BAC is under the legal limit, depending on whether or not the officer thinks you are...

We recently discussed breath tests in Alabama, in the context of when and how you can refuse to take one. This is often possible, although it does violate implied consent laws, so there can still be ramifications for refusing the test. But say that you didn’t refuse,...

One of the main tools that police officers use to identify drunk drivers is a breath test. This is beneficial because most drivers are governed by a legal limit, which may depend on a few different factors. The majority of drivers have a legal limit of 0.08%, for...

Drivers who are pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving can’t be stopped without a reason. Instead, the officer must have seen something that led them to believe that the driver was impaired.  Officers must meet the standard of reasonable suspicion in order to...