Does a Test for Driving While Stoned Even Exist?

So we all know what the breath test is for drinking and driving, right? There’s the roadside test (or preliminary breath test – PBT) and then there’s the big boy Intoxilyzer (or Intoximeter, depending on how many news toys the local cops have) that you get down at the station to see if you’re actually…

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Need a DUI Defense Attorney in Annapolis? Here I Am!

No one expects to need a lawyer, but no one expects to get charged with a DUI either (I assume). Life happens. The unpredictable happens. Whether a genuine mistake borne from an addiction or another example of overzealous cops trying to meet an arrest quota, it can and does happen to everyday people just like…

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We Gotta Talk About That Geico Case

While many sexually transmitted diseases/infections are curable — or at least treatable — they still cause a lot of pain, suffering, and embarrassment, and the more serious of them can and do take lives. We know this, right? Every sexually active adult is (or should be) aware of the risks of unprotected sex so they…

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Depp/Heard Trial Puts Domestic Violence Center Stage

Nothing like a widely-televised, ultra-public trial that probes deep into the intimate personal lives of beloved celebrities to bring a country together, right? Is that how the saying goes? If you’ve been anywhere near the internet in the past few months, you have undoubtedly heard (pun unintended
mostly) of the defamation trial between Amber Heard and…

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Social Media Fights Are Not Worth It

When we talk about things on the internet staying there forever, we don’t just mean the embarrassing pictures your mom put on Facebook or the MySpace-era emoticon disaster from a decade ago — we mean EVERYTHING. No matter what you delete, or how quickly you delete it, every single post, tweet, picture, Snap, and text…

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DUIs Have Consequences in Every State

Since every state has their own mini-government, every state has (for the most part) their own laws. What’s illegal in one may be encouraged in another. What would bring about a decades’ long sentence in one may be a simple misdemeanor somewhere else. While this does sometimes make things confusing, it allows citizens to live…

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When Your Domestic Violence Arrest Is Unwarranted

Okay, let’s be honest here. At some point, you have probably fantasized about using a snappy TV-borne line to shut down cops. Especially if you’ve had unfortunate run-ins with the police in the past, of course you want to have some sort of verbal defense if cops come knocking at the door. Shows everywhere encourage…

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Stop Trying to Be Creative to Cops While Drunk

Look, everyone gets frazzled under pressure. Those who are reading this and say they don’t are lying — they just hide it better and like to brag. When you’re frazzled, you’re likelier to say stuff you shouldn’t say and do stuff you shouldn’t do, and a great way to get frazzled in the first place…

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