It seems like there is a smartphone app for everything these days, from silly video games to powerful GPS navigation systems. Now, several state governments are working to build apps that can help people stay safe on the roads and avoid being arrested for DUI title. According to a story from GovTech.com, government agencies, with the […]
Technology is all around us and we are all constantly on our cell phones, iPad, tablets, and other devices where we keep some of our most personal information. Most people do not delete our sensitive information and if we do, can’t the police get it anyway? Now each case is different and depending on the […]
The key to determining whether you have committed a second DUI in South Carolina is the ten year look-back period (also known as “wash out period”). In other words, a DUI offense only becomes a “second” offense if it was committed within ten years of another South Carolina DUI. Sentencing is also based on the […]
Driving under the influence of alcohol, or “DUI” as it is usually called, is one of the most commonly committed crimes in the United States. Yet it is almost always committed by a noncriminal – that is, by an otherwise respectable citizen who has never been in trouble with the law. Consequently, representation of the […]
The National Transportation Safety Board has called on all 50 states to reduce the allowable blood-alcohol concentration by more than a third, to 0.05 percent from 0.08 percent. The recommendation was one of 19 made in a safety report released by the Board Tuesday after a year-long investigation into the problem of substance-impaired driving. “The research clearly […]
The availability and affordability of rides on the Uber network provide the residents of Uber-enabled cities with an important alternative to drunk driving. Each drunk driver who is replaced by a safe, professional, and sober partner on Uber’s platform represents a considerable contribution to the welfare of a city such as Chicago. Until now, this […]
An arrest for driving under the influence in South Carolina can be frightening. This is especially true for those who are facing the charge for the first time. While the penalties increase in severity for subsequent convictions, the fear of the unknown makes facing this charge for the first time so unsettling. An experienced, knowledgeable […]
DUI arrests and convictions are an important metric for the area of law enforcement and prosecutors. Although they know that many DUI cases are not solid, they still want to obtain convictions the majority of the time. Because of this, prosecutors need to have a reason to make the reduction. If they believe that they […]
South Carolina is working hard to reduce DUIs — the fatality rate from alcohol-related accidents has dropped 40% in the past decade. Below we list the penalties for a first offense and the associated administrative penalties assessed by the state licensing bureau. Note that aggravating factors such as having a child in the car or […]
The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will not hear an appeal from Colorado by prosecutors on whether officers should be allowed to forcibly take blood from a DUI suspect without a warrant. The United States Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the case means that the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court on […]
Computer scientists at Queens College and Columbia University have developed software to identify if someone is drunk based on their speech. They believe someday the technology could be added to cars to keep people from driving while under the influence of alcohol. Library of Drunken Speech The software is based on the work of researchers in […]
As DUI law has developed in South Carolina and as public opinion has increasingly turned against individuals who find themselves with DUI charges, the penalties for DUI convictions and consequently DUI pleas have gotten stricter. The state legislature has taken increasing amounts of discretion away from judges to sentence based on the merits in each […]