Recent Posts in DUI Penalties Category
Posted on May 16, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
The former husband of the late Whitney Houston, Bobbi Brown, has been sentenced in his DUI case. The judge gave Brown three years of probation as well as one day behind bars. In addition, he will have ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
This month, a man that was charged with driving under the influence ( DUI ) in Escondido, California entered a plea of guilty to all of the criminal counts filed against him. Reports indicate thet ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
When a famous football player was pulled over last year from driving under the influence , his arrest made national headlines. Several months later, his legal team has been successful in having the ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
This week, news sources reported that a defendant was sentenced to three to six years for hitting and killing a bicyclist late December 2010. According to the police report, P.R.J., 54, was driving ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
In some states DUI offenders must have an interlock device installed in their vehicle. Unlike the interlock devices of the past, newer models are much more reliable and easier to operate. An ignition ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
It seems that athletes are often getting themselves into trouble with the law. One famous baseball player was sentenced to one year probation for multiple charges. According to the police report, the ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A young man in Palm Beach, Florida faces several years behind bars for causing a fatal DUI accident . He should never have been behind the wheel of a car at all since he has never had a license. ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There are mixed opinions about the results of a case that was overturned last week in Benton County. Five years ago a deaf man was pulled over on suspicion of DUI . When he went to court, the ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There are a number of circumstances under which DUI penalties can be increased from the minimums in the state of California. For example, if the person who receives the DUI has a prior conviction for ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
After spending his life protecting people, a fire department captain will now be spending some time behind bars for a serious DUI accident . On April 1 st of this year, the captain was arrested for ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Another star avoids jail time for a DUI charge, even though she had three times the legal blood-alcohol limit at the time of her arrest. The star of a well-known TV show was arrested in January in ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There are countless reasons to not drink and drive, several of which one young man learned the hard way after causing a major DUI accident . Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to ...
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Posted on May 10, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Although he was able to avoid jail time by pleading guilty to DUI , Sergio Kindle may face serious repercussions on the football field. Kindle, 23, was given two years probation rather than jail time ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A man accused of killing three children in a drunk driving accident has finally been sentenced. The fatal accident happened on Jan. 25,2009 when 43-year-old Gabriel Delrisco drove his truck into the ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Vince Neil can now put his DUI case behind him, at least legally, now that he has completed his DUI penalties . According to his lawyer, David Chesnoff, and court officials, Neil served a total of ten ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Both sides of the courtroom were in tears when the verdict was read for Scott A. Rossow of Palos Heights. The judge sentenced Rossow to 13 years in prison for causing the DUI accident that killed his ...
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