Blog Posts in July, 2011
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
It is summer in Gwinnett County, and in the Buford area, law enforcement seek to get holiday drivers for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol ( DUI ), but also for boating under the ...
Continue reading "Boating Under the Influence" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Being on Snellville , Georgia or Gwinnett County probation is tough. A common condition is no alcohol. This even includes not being on the premises of bars in many cases. This can be a serious ...
Continue reading "Probation Violation?" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
This past 4th of July weekend, new New York Knicks announcer Spero Dedes was reportedly arrested for DUI in the Hamptons. Officers pulled over his 2006 BMW for speeding and suspected the broadcaster ...
Continue reading "NY Sports Announcer Busted for DUI Over Holiday Weekend" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A recent decision by an appellate court in Oregon found the Vertical Gaze Nystagmus test unscientific and improperly admitted in a DUI trial. In the underlying case a driver was stopped for speeding ...
Continue reading "Common Field Sobriety Eye Test Thrown Out By Oregon Appellate Court" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Over the holiday weekend, former professional football player, fullback Lorenzo Neal, crashed into a pole. There were no reported injures to any other driver. Mr. Neal was suspected with and allegedly ...
Continue reading "Football Player Arrested for DUI Over 4th of July Weekend" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Grayson , GA officers arrest people for DUI all the time and take them to jail. DUI in Gwinnett County Georgia is an arrestable offense. A Gwinnett DUI arrest can be one of the most shocking and ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Gwinnett judges and prosecuting attorneys are harsh on DUI offenders. Unfortunately, this is intensified when there are young children in the car . If a Rest Haven or Gwinnett County police officer ...
Continue reading "Gwinnett DUI with Kids in Car" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
I admit that I did not follow the Casey Anthony trial that closely. However, I was aware of the nearly constant media attention that the case received on the HLN network and the case has been a long ...
Continue reading "Nancy Grace Effect" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
One of the worst things about being arrested for DUI in Dacula / Gwinnett County Georgia - maybe even worse than that cozy night spent at the jail - is the stigma associated with being accused of a ...
Continue reading "The Presumption of Innocence" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
With explosive growth in the Sugar Hill area of Gwinnett County in recent years comes growth in the amount of crime and in the amount of law enforcement. Gwinnett County officers make lots of arrests ...
Continue reading "Busted for Pot in Sugar Hill, GA?" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
A DUI charge is scary and overwhelming, but what happens when you face more than one? Lilburn police officers, Gwinnett County Judges, and prosecuting attorneys are not sympathetic. Gwinnett is a ...
Continue reading "Prior DUI Convictions" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
The city of Snellville in Gwinnett County Georgia is not the only place where DUI arrests are frequently made. Throughout the county, DUI arrests have risen dramatically in recent decades. And while a ...
Continue reading "DUI Punishments are Harsh - even more so than similar offenses....." »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
If you are convicted of a DUI in Suwanee Municipal Court or in any court in Gwinnett County, GA, particulary if you have prior DUI convictions , you are facing probation and a lengthy suspension of ...
Continue reading "Ignition Interlock" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
More and more Gwinnett County and Suwanee, GA police officers are busting drivers for driving under the influence of marijuana . These are cases when alcohol is not usually involved, but the Suwanee ...
Continue reading "Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana - Not Guilty!" »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Officers for the City of Duluth Georgia and for Gwinnett County charge offenders under the age of 21 with the offenses of underage consumption / minor in the possession of alcohol and under 21 DUI ...
Continue reading "Duluth, GA Underage Consumption and Underage DUI" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Gwinnett County and/or Lilburn , GA probation officers are tough. Unfortunately, so are Gwinnett prosecuting attorneys and Judges. Tough and oftentimes, unfair and unsympathetic. If you fail to ...
Continue reading "Lilburn GA Probation Problems" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Are Gwinnett police officers arresting more and more people for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol ( DUI )? It certainly seems that way. A DUI arrest is a overwhelming and troubling ...
Continue reading "Gwinnett DUI Arrests on the Rise?" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Now that school is out and high schoolers are relaxing (or college kids are home to Suwanee for the summer), Suwanee police officers are on the lookout to charge young people with being a Minor in ...
Continue reading "Suwanee, GA Minor in Possession Charges" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Recently, Lindsay Lohan has had to return to Court facing accusations that she has violated her probation by consuming alcohol. Like is typical in Gwinnett County Georgia, Lohan's probation in ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
It seems Austin, TX lawmakers put DUI convictions ahead of constitutional rights. As Texas politicians think that 4th of July weekend is a deadly time for motorists, they feel that really cracking ...
Continue reading "4th of July Weekend a DUI No Refusal Weekend in Austin, TX?????" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
This afternoon, in what came as a shock to many who were following the trial of Orlando, FL resident Casey Anthony, the jury returned not guilty verdicts to the murder and manslaughter charges. Ms. ...
Continue reading "Jury in Casey Anthony Trial Has Reasonable Doubt" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
1980s pop rocker Rick Springfield was charged with DUI a couple of months ago in California after officers said that he made an illegal traffic maneuver. Springfield, known for the song "Jessie's ...
Continue reading "80s Singer Rick Springfield Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Offense" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
In Lawrenceville , Gwinnett County officers charge many people possession of marijuana charges. If you are charged with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, it is considered a misdemeanor. ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Buford , GA has changed a lot over the past 20 years. With the influx of new bars and restaurants in downtown Buford and the Mall of Georgia, Gwinnett County police officers are cracking down on ...
Continue reading "Buford MIP Charges" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Richard Lawson
Suwanee police officers charge thousands of drivers with crimes each year. They are especially aggressive when it comes to DUI cases. Every night in the Suwanee area of North Gwinnett County, Suwanee ...
Continue reading "Suwanee GA DUI Prosecutions" »