Are all Los Angeles DUI offenders equal? Obviously, the simple answer is no. For instance, let’s say you just got pulled over at a checkpoint. A police officer gave you both breathalyzer and field sobriety tests. You failed both. Now, you face a misdemeanor charge of violating California Vehicle Code…
If you’re arrested and convicted for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, you can face a gallery of potential punishments, including but not limited to: • DUI alcohol school; • Fines and fees; • Jail time; • Mandatory driver’s license suspension; • Mandatory installation of IID device in your…
Twenty five-year-old Aloni Bonilla was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles back in 2012 on the westbound 10 freeway. But did the officer who slammed her head into a wall use excessive force? Bonilla just filed a federal lawsuit against Officer Jose A. Ramirez for violating her civil rights during…
It’s potentially one the most bizarre Los Angeles DUI trials of 2014… A Riverside Private Eye, Chris Lanzillo, has taken the 5th Amendment (to avoid self-incrimination under oath) over 200 times in a recent deposition. Lanzillo stands accused of following Jim Righeimer, the Mayor of Costa Mesa, back in 2012,…
Some disturbing Los Angeles DUI news: An LAPD officer, 29-year-old Jonathan Chel of Fullerton, was arrested on Friday, after he slammed his car into a McDonald’s drive through in Diamond Bar while DUI. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Mr. Chel had been exiting the 60 freeway…
Before the police tagged you for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, you probably used to glibly give people advice along the lines of “when life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” In other words, when you face a difficult situation, see the best in it. Turn it into a…
An older person that you love – a mother, father, aunt, uncle, or close friend – recently got arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. You’d love to help that person deal with her situation. But you’re confused about how to approach the process respectfully. On the one…
If you drive a commercial vehicle, and you got busted for DUI in Los Angeles, you may face more than just the “work-a-day” DUI punishments – jail time, fines, loss of your license, probation, mandatory interlock ignition installation, etcetera. The arrest and potential conviction can derail or potentially end your…
Los Angeles DUI stakeholders – police, attorneys on both sides, judges, criminal defendants, and victims of DUI tragedies alike – don’t know what to make of a Twitter user who goes by the handle “Mr. Checkpoint.” Also known as Sennett Devermont, the 25-year old Santa Monican has taken to calling…
There’s no doubt that certain Los Angeles DUI cases are ambiguous. Police should be entitled to some discretion when it comes to deciding whether to arrest people. If you look and act like you are DUI — and you blow a high number on your breath test — the police…