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We have all seen the ads. They trumpet, affordable, low cost cheap, et cetera et cetera. Obviously, we all want to pay as little as possible to get the services we need. But, are you getting a good lawyer when you shop for an affordable one? The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. It…
n the wake of all the scandals hitting the San Diego Police Department, it could not have been too surprising to learn that Chief William Lansdowne is retiring and going to be replaced. The new Chief will be Shelley Zimmerman, a long time veteran of the San Diego Police Department and current Assistant Chief. All…
There had been plans to start equipping SDPD officers with uniform cameras in 2015. In the wake of another scandal involving an officer and sexual misconduct with female suspects, soon to be retired Chief William Lansdowne had asked the City Council to provide funding to get the cameras going right away. That has been approved…
Watch out if you get arrested in the City of San Diego for a DUI. The City Attorney’s Office is the prosecutor of misdemeanors in San Diego. Starting a couple months ago, the City Attorney’s Office started asking the Judge to order that you cannot drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition…
DUI Stops and Talking with PolicQuestion from Someone Arrested for DUI- Last weekend, I was stopped by a police officer up near Pacific Beach. Long story short, he arrested me for DUI. I don’t think I was, but I don’t know what the blood test results are yet. When he was taking me to the station for…
By Daniel Smith Criminal defense attorneys will tell you that on many occasions a parent will come in to retain their services and tell them “I want you to get him into rehab”. This is a plea for help from parents who are quite insightful in recognizing that their son, daughter, husband or wife is…
By Daniel Smith I have been practicing for 24 years now and I hear the question “What do I do with this DUI Ticket and this pink piece of paper?” Every week. And this week a latino friend (and now client) called me to tell me that he had a few beers and hit a…
First of all you should know that under the implied consent law of California, you are required to take a Chemical Test if you are arrested for a DUI. That means a blood test or a breath test or a breathalyzer as they commonly called. What most people do not know is that there is…
Manufacture: The Intoxilyzer 8000 (on the right) is used in San Diego DUI cases and in various cities/states. The intoxilyzer 8000 uses the principle of infrared light absorption that attempts to estimate the alcohol in a gas sample. The amount of infrared energy lost due to absorption by ethyl alcohol molecules is proportionate to the DUI…
I am a San Diego DUI lawyer and I must hear this question every other day! My clients ask me if I can get their case dismissed because the officer did not read them their rights when they were arrested for DUI. The fact of the matter is simply “No, not unless you were under…
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