Recent Posts in Field Sobriety Testing Category
Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Police officers use over a dozen different types of field sobriety tests , also known as FSTs, in order to determine if a person is driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The most ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Ever wonder what a field sobriety test consists of? It actually consists of three tests that are recognized and used by all law enforcement agencies. They are used to determine impairment, as well as ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
This week in Salt Lake City, police reported that the pilot of the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning four-man bobsled team was placed under arrest for DUI . The arrest allegedly took place in Park City ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
In Santa Rosa, an agricultural commissioner for Sonoma County is facing DUI charges in connection with her arrest which occurred earlier this month near Garton. According to prosecutors, 53-year-old ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
On Saturday, the Marion County Sheriff's office received a phone call about someone riding a lawnmower on a road in Anthony at 11:30 PM. After receiving reports, a deputy stopped the man who was ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2010 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
On Tuesday, a deputy from the San Diego County sheriff's office stopped a North County Transit bus driver during afternoon hours. According to reports, the deputy stopped the driver after a bus ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2010 By Virginia Landry
There is much confusion as to whether or not a driver should submit to a chemical test when suspected of DUI. On the one hand, if a driver submits to a chemical test a fails, those test results can be ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2009 By Virginia Landry
Field sobriety tests are standard procedure in a DUI police stop. These tests are conducted on the side of the road to determine if a person suspected of drunk driving is actually too intoxicated to ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2009 By Virginia Landry
One of the most common statements we receive from our clients includes that they were not read their Miranda Rights after being arrested for a DUI . Police officers don't necessarily need to advise ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009 By Virginia Landry
When a person is stopped by law enforcement for driving under the influence , the police officer will want to administer the standardized field sobriety tests to determine whether or not the person is ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2009 By Virginia Landry
Labor Day weekend is here again. Labor Day is the symbolic end of summer and means that it's time to go back to school. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean that law enforcement will stop looking for ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2009 By Virginia Landry
With June being the most popular wedding month out of the year, please be sure to keep your special day safe by planning ahead for your rides from the wedding reception and party! Recently, we have ...
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