Thursday, July 29, 2010

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Defending Drinking Drivers

NHTSA studies Transdermal Electrochemical Alcohol Testing

February 11, 2010

Experienced Michigan DUI lawyers know the importance of establishing that their clients are alcohol free while on bond or probation.  Many choices are available, and many Michigan DUI lawyers will recommend that their clients attend AA regularly, and courts will often order that the DUI accused undergo testing.  This testing may include the SCRAM anklet. [...]

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Lisa Bloom’s Michigan DUI Lawyer Interview

February 10, 2010

Michigan DUI lawyer Patrick Barone was recently interviewed by award winning journalist and former Court TV reporter Lisa Bloom.  The interview took place in Georgia, and Ms. Bloom asked Mr. Barone about the Barone Defense Firm, and how the Firm handles DUI cases in Michigan. During the interview Ms. Bloom asked the following questions: Tell [...]

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How to Argue and Win Your Next OWI Trial

February 9, 2010

Every DUI lawyer knows that winning OWI trials requires persuading juries to disregard  a breath or blood test.  But disregarding does not mean ignoring.  For this reason one of the first questions a DUI lawyer will ask his prospective client is: what did you blow? Certainly this is a legitimate question for the DUI lawyer [...]

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Michigan’s Million Dollar DMT DUI Debacle

February 7, 2010

For almost a year Michigan’s DUI lawyers have been waiting for the lastest and greatest breath test machine, the DataMaster DMT, to be rolled out in Michigan.  Although Millions have been appropriated to purchase the DMT in Michigan, the new breath testing machine has still not been put into service.  And Michigan’s DUI lawyers are [...]

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How to Use Software to Win DUI Cases

February 3, 2010

Any DUI lawyer who has handled more than a couple dozen Michigan drunk driving cases knows that it is important to know how much alcohol was consumed and how this amount of alcohol impacted his client’s blood alcohol level at the time he or she was driving. But the driver’s roadside breath test is inadmissible, [...]

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Is Winning the DUI Good or Bad for Recovery?

February 2, 2010

Assume you are representing a DUI client with a chemical testing suggesting that the client had high bodily alcohol content (BAC) at the time of the driving. Assume further that the client has two or three prior DUI convictions, all of which are very old.  In speaking with the client it appears that he may [...]

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Can DUI Lawyers Really Help Their Client’s Addiction?

February 1, 2010

I suppose the answer to this question depends in part on what one thinks is the central role of the DUI defense lawyer?  I think the vast majority of those asked, lawyers and clients alike, would answer the question this way: the purpose of the DUI defense lawyer is to help the client with their [...]

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Top Five Questions to Ask Your Michigan DUI Lawyer

January 26, 2010

For the first time in recent history the Michigan economy has had a big impact on the legal profession. Just like so many people in Michigan, many lawyers are making less and less money and are trying to figure out how to put food on the table. As a result of this sad fact many [...]

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Upcoming DUI Seminars

January 24, 2010

The following is a list of upcoming DUI and drunk driving related seminars: 11th Annual Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals (MADCP).  February 2, 3 2010. This seminar is in cooperation with the Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI).  This two-day conference is specifically designed to meet the educational needs of circuit, district, family, and probate court [...]

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Virtual Work Release Not Available for Felony Drunk Drivers

January 11, 2010

Is Virtual Work Release Jail? According to Judge Mark Goldsmith, Oakland County’s new Virtual Work Release (hereafter “VWR”) is not available for felony drunk drivers.  Judge Goldsmith recently made this ruling from the bench after reviewing the defendant’s brief and the arguments of the defense attorney Patrick T. Barone and assistant prosecuting attorney Craig Pavlock.     [...]

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Tips for Using an Expert Witness in Your DUI Case

January 7, 2010

  After deciding which DUI lawyer to retain the next most important decision you will make is whether or not to use one or more expert witnesses.  Just like a DUI defense lawyer, if you pick the wrong expert you might just lose an otherwise winnable case.  So, why are experts so important?  Expert witnesses [...]

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Woman Apparently Drives With .708 Blood Alcohol Content

December 30, 2009

A woman from South Dakota was apparently driving with a BAC of .708.  While possible, it’s more likely that the test is wrong.  We may never know the truth of this case because the report that appeared in the December 28, 2009 Rapid City Journal does not indicate if this blood test was whole or [...]

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Barone Defense Firm Earns Another Not Guilty!

December 28, 2009

Barone Defense Firm Senior Trial Attorney Michael Boyle inaugurated the new 63rd (2nd division) encompassing the cities of E. Grand Rapids, Lowell and the Townships of Grand Rapids, Ada, Cascade, Vergennes, Lowell, Bryon, Gaines, Caledonia and Bowne) with its first not guilty verdict on December 21, 2009. The facts of the case were as follows: [...]

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Oakland County’s New Virtual Work Release to Begin Early in 2010

December 28, 2009

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to implement a new “virtual” work release program by early February, 2010. Virtual work release will consist of an ankle tether using a satellite and radio global positioning system (GPS) monitored by the Oakland County Sheriff. It will give the Sheriff’s Office the ability to carefully track an [...]

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Radio Frequency Can Cause Falsely High Breath Test Results

December 21, 2009

In reviewing videotapes of our client’s DUI arrests we often see cell phones being used in the booking room at the same time that the breath test is being administered.  The problem is that cell phones create radio waves, and these waves can interfere with the breath test.  Here is a videotape regarding this problem.  [...]

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