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Make no mistake about it, what Mike Nichols accomplished in obtaining his order of suppression in the Jabrocki case is nothing short of astonishing.  It might also be a source ...

On June 3rd, 2011 in Lansing at the Cooley Law School, Chuck Rathburn and Mary McMurray, two of the nation’s top instructors in breath testing and the DMT will present ...

In Michigan it is a crime to drive with any amount of marijuana (or THC) in your system.  This is what is called a “zero-tolerance” crime because the state is ...

There are many reasons why the breath test results in any particular case might be unreliable.  One of these reasons is the breathing pattern itself.  This type of defense might ...

Later this year, the foundational requirements for the admission of breath and blood test results in drunk driving cases could be significantly relaxed.  This is because on March 2, 2011, ...

In a rather astonishing opinion the Maine Appellate court has ruled that an expert witnesses’ inability to add or subtract, or know right from left, did not disqualify him as ...

A great DUI trial lawyer is not born, a great DUI trial lawyer, like any criminal trial lawyer, is a product of lots of hard work.  The authors of a ...

Each year the Oakland County Bar Association presents the “Anatomy of a Criminal Trial Brown Bag Series.”  This series helps accomplished and aspiring members of the criminal defense bar learn ...

If you’ve been arrested in Michigan for drunk driving, and your blood was tested, then it was likely sent by the police to a forensic laboratory that is part will ...

Michigan has passed two new laws that impact drivers charged with drunk driving in Michigan.  The first is the new Super Drunk law which creates a new category of drunk ...

Michigan shares a rather large border with Canada and so it is very common for Michigan residents to travel to Canada for both business and pleasure.  Being convicted of even ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed standardized procedures for the administration of the three field sobriety tests (FSTs) which NHTSA considers the most reliable. These standardized FSTs ...

In a prior article we discussed why a prosecutor should not be allowed to suggest to a jury during a Michigan DUI trial that a driver has prior experience with ...

A new law has been proposed in Michigan, 2010-HIB-6432, that would allow the use of a roadside saliva drug test.  The law proposes to amend 3 sections of the Michigan ...

Michigan’s new texting law is about to go into effect so of course it’s been the topic of conversation among defense attorneys. According to attorney Stuart G. Friedman: There are ...