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What is an Ignition Interlock Device?
Also known as an IID, an ignition interlock device is a tool used to measure breath alcohol content. When installed in a vehicle, the user will not be able to drive a vehicle without passing the unit’s breath alcohol test. … Continue reading
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Trayvon Martin and DUI Cases – A Lesson For Law Enforcement
What does the Trayvon Martin case teach us about DUI enforcement? It teaches us the risks of vigilante justice and the dangers imposed on the public by law enforcement personnel who enlist overzealous citizens to assist them. As you have … Continue reading
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The Importance of Emotional Factors in DUI/OWI Trials
Consider the case of a lawyer who has an exceptional analytic mind – a full-fledged scientific genius. He understands analytic chemistry, statistics, probability theory and forensic science better than all but a very few people. These are extremely valuable attributes … Continue reading
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Stand In Defense for War Veterans Charged with DUI OWI
Let’s Really Honor Our War Veterans. Politicians Are Hypocrites. MADD Should Take a Stand for War Veterans Politicians and MADD lobbyists pay lip service to patriotism but they refuse to take a stand in defense of war veterans. Let me … Continue reading
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Tagged dui military, owi war veterans, Wisconsin drunk driving education
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Gerry Spence and The Trial Layer’s College
As anyone who knows me is aware, I have been quite active in the National College for DUI Defense. Through my friendships and activities at the NCDD, I learned of the Trial Lawyer’s College, founded and still largely run by … Continue reading
A Man Who Represents Himself Has a Fool for a Client
An interesting court of appeals decision today came out of Ohio, where the defendant who represented himself made three blunders that caused him to be convicted of a DUI. He was arrested for DUI while on a bicycle. Now, in … Continue reading
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Teaching Lawyer and Judges
One of things that I am proud of is my experience teaching other lawyers. Starting back in 1990, I have taught many classes for lawyers. When I was Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the State Bar, we put … Continue reading
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Tagged DUI defense, owi attorney, wisconsin law, wisconsin lawyer
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The Value of Continuing Education in Criminal Defense
An effective, skilled lawyer must always be a student of the craft. I believe that we should never reach the point where we think that we are too old, too smart or that we have nothing left to learn. This … Continue reading
The Right to be Left Alone
The concept of “community caretaker” exists to protect people who need police assistance. It can, however, be misused, a become a dramatic danger to our right to simply be left alone. We are working on a case now, where our … Continue reading
WI DUI: What is Certainty? What is Uncertainty?
In drunk driving cases, breath and blood test results are reported as a number. We are all familiar with the number: .08. This number is deceptive and unfair, because it fails to state a level of certainty. We have a … Continue reading
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Tagged blood tests, breath tests, dui in wisconsin, owi attorney
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