Recent news reports out of the state of Arkansas discuss the new technologies employed by law enforcement to track illegal driving activity. Most significant to the issue is the underlying reality that license plates are being recorded and investigated on a random basis, irrespective of asserted probable cause to suggest that a driving offense of […]

Over the years I have counseled and represented individuals working within the hospitality industry susceptible to alcohol or drug related offenses. Increasingly, those employed within the services industry are within proximity to available alcohol on a daily basis. Further, depending upon one’s position, many within the hospitality industry fall victim to alcohol dependency proximately caused […]

It is always heartening when I can report on a just resolution of a dui prosecution. Toward that end I would like to take this opportunity to commend the Monroe County prosecutor’s office in their decision to allow for dui charges against a diabetic truck driver to be dismissed. In many cases involving mental or […]

Like any other endeavor in life, how one presents oneself before a decision maker can often play a significant role in a desired outcome. This reality is never more true than for a client appearing within a criminal courtroom during the course of an onging prosecution or at the time of a dui sentencing hearing. […]

Many people who have done their due diligence to research all angles of the dui process grow legitimately alarmed at the Indiana criminal statutes allowance for court ordered fines in the thousands of dollars. The prospect of having to pay fines up to ten thousand dollars for a felony or five thousand dollars for a […]

Pundits have been gaging my opinion as to what impact, if any, sequestration due to take effect by weeks end will have on criminal investigations and traffic enforcement within the state of Indiana. For those not fully up to date on the latest political wranglings in Washington, D.C., the term “sequestration” labels for some the […]

One of the more frustrating aspects of Indiana dui law is the procedure by which someone must go through to have their driver’s license reinstated. Logically, most reasonable people assume that once a dui case has been concluded with a specified term of suspension that they will be automatically eligible for reinstatement once the court […]

A change of venue motion is a legal mechanism by which an OWI attorney can seek to transfer a dui prosecution to another county. The rationale for such a motion in general terms is that due to pre trial publicity a defendant cannot be expected to receive a fair hearing from local jurors potentially affected […]

In the state of Indiana the name, “Larry Bird” is one that causes folks to perk up their ears and garner utmost attention. Most often that attention within the state is positive, with an admiration for “Larry Legend’s” exploits on the basketball court. For a state known for its love affair with basketball, Bird is […]

It is always a distressing thought to consider that police officers trained with the motto, “to serve and protect” are capable of becoming the victimizers of lawful citizens. However, that unfortunate reality is exactly what has taken place within Indianapolis this past week with the trial conviction of Indianapolis Metro Police Officer David Butler. Former […]