Reader’s Question:
Hi, my name is Elena, I live in Gaithersburg, Maryland and I’m very much curious about the one-leg stand that is used as a test in a DUI arrest or something. Could you please explain to me how this test is being done and how would this be related to being under the influence?
Elena
Gaithersburg, [...]
Reader’s Question:
My sister was charged with DUI in Maryland and his lawyer is doing everything to build a strong defense. My question is what issues can be raised in a DUI arrest during the criminal trial?
Vanessa
Towson, MD
The very first issue that can be raised in a DUI arrest is if the DUI stop was legal [...]
Reader’s Question:
I have read that in some DUI cases here in Baltimore, Maryland, blood alcohol test has been proven inaccurate. What are the things that could affect the results of the blood alcohol test?
Robert
Baltimore, MD
Apparently, laboratory testing errors could occur in blood alcohol testing in measuring the blood alcohol content for someone who is suspected [...]
Reader’s Question:
I have to be honest that I’m afraid of what might be the outcome of my DUI charge here in Maryland that’s why I know that I need the help of an attorney who would help me defend my case. What can a DUI attorney actually do for me if I hire one?
Kyla
Silver Spring, [...]
Reader’s Question:
I know that just like breath testing, police officers in Columbia, Maryland require some kind of certification in conducting field sobriety tests for a DUI arrest. But if they don’t pass the exams, are they allowed to re-take the exams?
Efren
Columbia, MD
Field sobriety testing in a DUI investigation is a very interesting topic that you [...]
Reader’s Question:
My husband and I don’t have any record for DUI, my husband being a social drinker and I don’t drink at all. What I don’t understand is that my teenage son got so early into drinking and what’s even worse is that he usually drives himself home after a party. What could be the [...]
Reader’s Question:
I wonder if police officers in Maryland are required to conduct field sobriety tests in a DUI arrest. And would a failure on these tests be a probable cause for an officer to arrest a driver whom he suspects to be drunk driving?
Bryant
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
In general, police officers in Wheaton-Glenmont, Maryland are required to administer [...]
Reader’s Question:
I pleaded not guilty on my DUI case here in Maryland. I hired a DUI lawyer to represent me. What would happen to my case now after the arraignment?
Amelia
Frederick, MD
After hiring a DUI lawyer to represent you on your DUI case in Frederick, Maryland, during the discovery process, the lawyer would demand that the [...]
Reader’s Question:
I was arrested for DUI in Maryland and what happened to me was so weird because I think no one actually saw me driving under the influence. I know I had a few drinks but I was driving fine and I wasn’t driving anymore at the time the officer came up to me so [...]
Reader’s Question:
My first court date is getting near for my DUI charge here in Maryland. What happens if I don’t get a lawyer in time for my arraignment?
Stephan
Germantown, MD
It is definitely okay if you don’t get a DUI lawyer in time for the arraignment of your DUI case in Germantown, Maryland. You wouldn’t have to [...]