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Children will experiment, rebel and grow. It is an inevitable part of growing up. Everyone goes through it in his or her own way. The trick for parents is to allow their children to grow in a safe way. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. One of the first...
Drunk driving is the third most commonly reported crime in the United States. It accounts for more than 1 million arrests every year. Drunk and drugged driving caused more deaths and disabilities for people under 21 than anything else. In short, these are serious...
While some people will tell you that DUI "checkpoints" or "roadblocks" are a violation of your Fourth Amendment rights in regard to illegal search and seizure, that is simply not true. In Maryland, it is absolutely legal for police to stop people through DUI...
It should be common knowledge by now that the Internet has been a boon for sexual crime. The National Sex Offender Public Website compiled information from a variety of studies that details the exposure that children and adults face regarding online sexual...
This article will address only DUI stops as they pertain to traffic stops, not DUI checkpoints. If a police officer sees you speeding or changing lanes without signaling, then the officer may pull you over and give you a ticket. In that situation, the officer has both...
As you probably deduced, DUI charges are not good for your insurance rates. A DUI means that you are a "high-risk" driver which means that the insurance company can charge you significantly higher rates for years after your arrest. In fact, some insurers even drop...
If you were arrested following a field sobriety test, then some of your Constitutional rights begin to kick in. Among those protections are the Miranda Rights. Miranda Rights are not explicitly permitted or required by the Constitution. Instead, the Supreme Court...
A driving under the influence ("DUI" and also "DWI") charge is one of the easiest charges for which people can get arrested. It is also one of the charges that can follow you around for years, impacting your future employment, education and other life developments....
Colleges and universities have honor codes that prohibit many types of behavior, including underage drinking, drug use and certain types of sexual behavior, such as rape, inappropriate touching and nonconsensual sexual contact.Have you been accused of sexual...
The reason that there is a legal limit regarding blood alcohol content while driving is because drinking can severely impact the ability to safely control a vehicle. As discussed in a prior article, alcohol affects everyone in different ways. And it is mistake to...