Reader’s Question:
They say that police officers are looking for certain clues when they ask a person suspected for DWI to do the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. Does this test would really tell an officer if a person is drunk? Is it true that I don’t have to submit to any of these field sobriety tests [...]
Reader’s Question:
What does it mean if a crime involves moral turpitude? My friend’s boyfriend who is not a US citizen was charged with DWI in Schenectady, New York and he said that he was told that he could be deported if his DWI case involves moral turpitude.
Shirl
Schenectady, NY
Non US citizens could be deported if convicted [...]
Reader’s Question:
I got arrested for DWI in Ramapo, New York after I failed the breath test. I was told that there are certain non-alcoholic compounds that can affect the breath test results. What are these compounds and how do they affect the breath test results in a DWI case?
Anthony
Ramapo, NY
As expected, breath testing machines have [...]
Reader’s Question:
I don’t know the court process here in Niagara Falls, New York and I wanna know certain things about DWI. In a DWI case trial is it necessary for a defendant to be on the stand or the defense lawyer would not let this?
Frederick
Niagara Falls, NY
Expert DWI lawyers believe that it is not a [...]
Reader’s Question:
My cousin was arrested for DWI in New Rochelle, New York and he wasn’t able to contact an attorney until he was already at the police station. Question is, when does a person who is arrested for DWI have an absolute right to an attorney?
Edwin
New Rochelle, NY
If the police officers in New Rochelle, New [...]
Reader’s Question:
It seems that police officers in Levittown, New York are conducting field sobriety tests on a driver whom he feels that is under the influence. Are all kinds of field sobriety tests considered as indicators of intoxication?
Dakota
Levittown, NY
There are two types of field sobriety tests that police officers in Levittown, New York ask a [...]
Reader’s Question:
I’m doing a little research about DWI cases because a friend of mine was arrested for DWI here in Hamburg, New York. In order to prove his innocence, I’m focusing now on how the breath test result can be attacked. Could you help me and tell me how me the breath test can be [...]
Reader’s Question:
The law really confuses me and it made me even wonder more after my brother has been arrested for DUI here in Irondequoit, New York. What are the things that constitute a valid DUI arrest and what would be next stage following the arrest?
Blaze
Irondequoit, NY
The first stage of the DUI process is the arrest. [...]
Reader’s Question:
I understand that there are gonna be two separate cases that I would have to face after being arrested for drunk driving in Clay, New York. What I don’t understand is why I should be charged two cases when I was only arrested once. Could you explain to me how come they would have [...]
Reader’s Question:
I know someone who was arrested for DUI here in Colonie, New York who did not call a lawyer when he was taken to the police station and he was told that it was the worst thing that he can do. If the same thing happens to me, do I have the right to [...]