What not to say to a DUI officer if being investigated for DUI
February, 14 2014
In case you’re not familiar with this blog and reading it for the first time. I’m a DUI lawyer in Seattle, WA. I have been doing this area of law for almost 10 years and I have met and become friends with many Police Officers that investigate DUI cases here in the Seattle area. One..
The other day I was talking with a Seattle Police Officer about a recent DOL administrative hearing he did for a DUI arrest in Seattle that he made. He told me that he was served a subpoena to appear to the telephone hearing. So when the DOL called him he answered and appeared for the..
Lately I have been seeing more and more people required to have an ignition interlock device following their DUI arraignment on a first offense DUI. Previously only the Judges in Seattle Municipal Court were imposing this ignition interlock device requirement following a DUI arrest. But more and more Judges around King County are following suit...
Another below legal limit DUI convicted in Redmond
February, 14 2014
Last summer I wrote about a DUI case (not mine) in Redmond King County District Court where the defendant was convicted of a DUI with a 0.04 alcohol level. The legal limit in Washington State is 0.08. Well another defendant was convicted of having a below legal limit DUI in Redmond. This time it was..
What happens if you get arrested for a DUI in Seattle
January, 14 2014
If you have been arrested for a DUI in Seattle then you’re facing a couple unique DUI issues that only arise in Seattle. From the area you were arrested, to the arresting agency, to where you were taken for the breath test. All of these will factor into your Seattle DUI charge in one way..
Washington State DUI arrests decrease after liquor sales privatized
January, 14 2014
I recently was checking out news articles trying to think of a new topic for my DUI blog. And I came across this gem. It’s from mynorthwest.com and discusses how since Washington State has gotten out of the liquor store business and liquor sales have become privatized (meaning if you want a bottle of scotch..