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Native American treatment court produces first graduates
“The day I got my DUI.I could’ve run home,” said Carl Wells. “I could’ve run. And I’d still be running today if I wasn’t in this great program. I sat there in my truck in tears, crying. I said this is it. This is enough. I said I’m going to end up killing somebody or […]
Native American treatment court produces first graduates
“The day I got my DUI.I could’ve run home,” said Carl Wells. “I could’ve run. And I’d still be running today if I wasn’t in this great program. I sat there in my truck in tears, crying. I said this is it. This is enough. I said I’m going to end up killing somebody or […]
Driver’s License: Suspension of License-DUI-Collateral Recordkeeping Requirements
Defendant submitted to a breathalyzer test, which showed that his BAC was .087, more than the legal limit of .08. Defendant challenged his subsequent suspension of his driver’s license, alleging that the failure to comply with collateral recordkeeping requirements did not require reversal of defendant’s license suspension. Where the implied consent notice provided to […]
Criminal Law: DUI-Motion to Dismiss-Preliminary Writ Granting Relief
Defendant was charged with DUI and had his license revoked after he refused to complete field-sobriety tests or submit to a breathalyzer. Police got a warrant to obtain defendant’s BAC, which showed levels of .052 and .039. Defendant sought to dismiss his DUI charge. Where there was no statutory requirement for when the state […]
Court OKs expungement of suspension records
On an issue of first impression, an appeals court determined that trial courts can expunge drunken driving-related license suspensions and make them confidential. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District affirmed on Tuesday that a July 2005 amendment to state law authorizes courts to expunge all records of a driver’s administrative alcohol suspension. In September […]
Repeat drunk drivers will be tested every time they drive
A new state law taking effect July 1 aims to keep drunken drivers off the road by requiring repeat offenders to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles before their license will be reinstated. An ignition interlock device is a breath-testing instrument connected to a vehicle’s ignition, horn and headlights. To start the vehicle, a […]
Teer gets time served for fatal DUI
Michael Teer is a free man. He walked out of the St. Charles County Jail last Thursday after the Missouri Court of Appeals in St. Louis ordered that he be discharged. Teer killed four people and injured another in an automobile accident in 1994. He was drunk at the time. At his 1996 trial, Judge […]
Up & Coming Lawyers: Danny Thomas, 33
* Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, associate * University of Missouri-Kansas City * Plaintiffs Litigation In a recent trucking litigation case, Danny Thomas argued that the fragmentation of Centra caused a safety breakdown that led to an accident that killed four women. “It was very daunting at times,” he said. “I refused to compromise no matter […]
Give repeat DUI drivers the tube
Got a call from a guy I knew in high school recently. He was one of those wild guys, smart enough to do about whatever he wanted but crazy enough to take the hardest road to get there. I can remember so many stories of car wrecks and sleepless nights from him and a few […]
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