Divorce brings out worst in human beings. When it comes to the heat of a custody battle or a fight over assets, there is no rational decision-making, and often emotions are allowed to guide the decision. The disturbing trend in Atlanta is…
It is blue lights in your rear-view mirror, driving along Georgia 400. You stop and your heart races, yet you are conscience-clean. You have not taken a drop of liquor. You are going home after a stressful day at work, or maybe…
It is a Saturday evening in Atlanta. You and your friends have been out in Midtown or BeltLine. You and your friends have enjoyed a couple of drinks, and you think it is time to move on to the next place or…
Police report in a DUI case in Atlanta tends to be written as a finished story. It can be unsafe driving, alcoholive odor, incoherent speech, and failed field sobriety test. It is believed that report is the most significant evidence by many…
A drug recognition expert or DRE, as he is also known, is the first specialist to arrive on the scene when a suspect as a result of suspected DUI has been stopped and the purpose of his endeavor is to find out…
Even when you wake up after a night out and believe that the last drink is empty there are chances that you would be in trouble with the law. A morning after DUI is an actual threat, particularly in Atlanta in which…
Where a traffic stop concludes in a breathalyser test or a field sobriety test, it is assumed that the performance of the driver reflects a direct operation of alcohol or drug impairment. As a matter of fact though, there are various medical…
When the lights flash and a cop’s voice demands a breath test, most people in Georgia know the stakes: a single test can mean a suspended license, hefty fines, and even jail time. In Atlanta and the surrounding counties, the “test” is…
The student life in Atlanta is very vibrant and it is centered on the presence of the two major universities in the city that are Georgia Tech and Georgia State. Students are busybodies, have late-night classes, and have a socializing culture, which…
Prescription Medications and Driving Under the Influence in Roswell, Georgia: An Unseen Legal Hazard
An Examination of Georgia’s ‘Less Safe Driver’ Statute
Georgia’s statutes unequivocally stipulate that any individual operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater shall be deemed a “less safe driver.” Nonetheless, the provision also applies to…