Drunk Driving

How would you feel if you committed a minor crime but had to have a prison sentence because of a mandatory minimum in your state? It may seem unfair to be grouped with others who have done much more terrible things than you, and that’s what the state of Colorado is considering now. With...

If you get charged and convicted of driving under the influence, it’s more than just your reputation at stake. Being stopped for a DUI, even if no victims are involved, can change many things in your life. For instance, your insurance rates may sky rocket and you may have trouble getting coverage. To help...

Not everyone who is arrested for drink driving is charged or convicted of the crime, particularly when there’s a good reason to dismiss the case. You may be able to have charges against you dropped or penalties lowered with the help of your attorney, too. In this case, a charge was dropped because of...

If you’ve been accused of drinking and driving, your reputation and life as you know it can be at risk of changing in a number of ways. Your family may be disappointed, friends may look down on your choices or your workplace may even let you go due to provisions in your contract. Many...

A plea bargain, which is an agreement you make for a penalty that you and prosecution can agree to, can be a lesser punishment than one given by a court if you go to trial. Sometimes, this plea is the best way to avoid prison. Many DUI attorneys will aim to achieve a plea...

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs isn’t a wise decision, but there are times when you may not be entirely at fault. Maybe you felt fine but were slightly over the limit or you took medications that left you drowsier than you expected. These are common issues that people face, and one...

Drunk driving may be illegal, but that does not mean that all arrests made for driving under the influence actually fall within the law. There have been some fairly high-profile cases in which illegal arrests have been made. For instance, one man claimed that the police used entrapment to arrest him. He knew that...

The police cannot entrap you or coerce you into committing a crime that you wouldn’t otherwise have committed, and then arrest you for it. However, they can do some things that people mistakenly think of as entrapment, such as waiting outside of a bar for people to come out, get in their cars and...

You may know that the police in Colorado have to have reasonable suspicion if they want to pull you over and see if you are drunk. Officers are not allowed to pick out cars at random or pull over every car they see until they find a drunk driver. There must be a reason...

The U.S. Department of Transportation records statistics regarding drunk driving accidents, both as they pertain to the drivers themselves and to pedestrians, and examining the numbers can expose some of the greater trends over the years. While these are national numbers and trends, similar stats can be expected in Colorado. First of all, about...

A proposed drunk driving bill was recently approved to move on to the state Capital in Colorado. If passed, it could make drunk driving penalties more serious. The bill seeks to punish repeat drunk drivers more harshly. Sponsors of the legislation completed their testimony at Colorado’s state senate building on Tuesday morning. If codified...

Anyone who has been arrested on DUI charges will tell you that the process of getting arrested can be frightening, particularly for those who have never been taken into custody before. Even more frightening than being arrested, though, are the potential consequences associated with a DUI conviction. For some, those consequences are far worse...