Category: DUI

 

Imagine you’re at happy hour after work and you have a single drink. Or you’re at a friend’s dinner party and you decide to drink a glass of wine. When it starts to get late and you need to be heading home, what do you do?

 

Many people in these situations make the decision to drive themselves home. Most likely they’re not “feeling it” at all, and the

 

With the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, concerns about driving under the influence of marijuana have heightened. Are the roads more or less dangerous since Amendment 64 was passed?

 

Colorado State Patrol has only been tracking marijuana impaired driving citations for two years, but the numbers have gone down since the first year of tracking – even if they’ve only gone down slightly.

 

In 2014, 5,546 citations

 

 

 

Contrary to popular belief, hiring a DUI defense attorney is not the highest expense associated with a drunk driving arrest.  The cost of conviction includes not only the criminal fines—which increased nationwide in 2015—but also administrative fees, and raised insurance rates.

 

The Real Cost of a DUI Conviction

 

Assuming no property damage or injuries occurred, the base criminal fine for your first DUI conviction ranges

 

Regardless of the seriousness of the alleged crime, you still have rights if you are arrested, stopped, or being investigated for suspected criminal activity. It’s important to be aware of and take advantage of these rights if you want to protect your future and avoid incriminating yourself.

 

We’ve explored five potential situations that could occur if you are suspected of a crime, and included guidance on your rights

 

If a police officer catches you driving while high from marijuana in Colorado, you face the same charges as a drunk driver – a DUI. This is a problem for lawmakers, the public, and law enforcement officials looking to Colorado as a social, legal, and economic experiment on the effects of marijuana legalization.

 

Why? Because the data from police departments doesn’t distinguish between the two types of impaired