Jacksonville Driving Under the Influence (DUI) occurs when a person drives under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to the extent that he or she is impaired. Most people understand that you cannot drive a vehicle when you have had too much to drink. The same is true for…
When a person is arrested for Jacksonville Driving Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages (DUI), he or she will often be asked to take a Jacksonville DUI Breath Test. If a driver refuses to take a Jacksonville DUI Breath Test, he will lose his license for one year (for a…
Florida Law prohibits any person convicted of a fourth DUI (Jacksonville Driving Under the Influence) from obtaining a Florida Driver’s License. In Jacksonville, if you receive a conviction for driving under the influence for the fourth time in your life, your Florida license will be suspended permanently. Thus, you will…
Sasha Pringle was arrested for DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident involving death in Jacksonville, Florida. Witnesses report that the accident occurred at approximately 9:40 P.M. on Saturday, February 28th. They saw Pringle driving recklessly on the south-end of the Buckman Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. She hit…
Drivers flash their lights by going from a low beam to a high beam. Usually, a Jacksonville driver does this to indicate to others drivers that there is something that they should be aware of. For instance, if a prudent driver sees a disable car on the side of the…
In Bowers v. State of Florida, the Florida Second District Court of Appeals recently affirmed a county court’s ruling that suppressed all evidence obtained during the search of a driver’s vehicle during a Florida Driving Under the Influence (DUI) stop. This ruling was based on the fact that the police officer…
In September 5, 2009, in Atlantic Beach Florida, a Bicyclist was seriously injured after being involved in an accident with an SUV. Yesterday, the driver of the SUV, William Adams, was charged with Driving on a Suspended License and Driving Under the Influence in Jacksonville, Florida. Due to the injury involved in this…
The accident report privilege is a Florida law that prohibits the introduction of evidence obtained by a police officer while investigating an accident. Normally, a police officer avoids this by informing the defendant that he is “switching hats.” The officer tells the defendant that he is no longer investigating the…
Jacksonville plea bargains often result in probation sentences. As part of a negotiated sentence, the Jacksonville criminal defendant is placed on probation for a certain amount of time. He must comply with the standard conditions of probation, such as meeting with his probation officer and paying a monthly fee. Additionally,…
Jacksonville DUI checkpoints occur when the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office designates an area in which it will stop vehicles in order to look for drivers that are possibly impaired. While it is commendable that Jacksonville is working to keep drunk drivers off the road, this is a intrusion into our privacy.…