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DUI Blogger
This legal blog covers DUI law, policy and science. Topics included are DUI legislation, DUI consequences, and celebrity DUI arrests.
Author: Neil Shouse is the managing attorney of Criminal Defense Partners, which has 16 offices in Southern California. He also authors California Criminal Defense Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from DUI Blogger
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Sen. John Kerry's Daughter Arrested for DUI Despite 0.06% BAC
Late Thursday night, early Friday morning, Alexandra Kerry (Sen. John Kerry’s 36-year old daughter) was arrested for DUI in Hollywood. Kerry was reportedly pulled over because of expired registration tags. L.A.P.D. officers suspected her of…
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Anonymous DUI Tip Could Result in a 15-Year Sentence
Scott Caulfield faces up to fifteen-years in state prison and up to $100,000 in fines for felony charges of possessing a controlled substance and misdemeanor DUI…charges that were based on an anonymous caller’s tip. The…
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Southern California DUI Sobriety Checkpoint Schedule for 11/20 & 11/21
This weekend, there are at least four California DUI sobriety and driver’s license checkpoints scheduled to take place. Typically, cops need a reasonable suspicion or probable cause before they can initiate a traffic stop. In…
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Weaving within a Lane -- Probable Cause for a DUI Stop?
It actually depends. Unless there is “pronounced weaving” for a “substantial” distance, witnesses by a “seasoned” officer, the answer will be no. Good news for many California DUI suspects. This is because many officers will…
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Texas Police Expanding Forced Blood Draws
Texas…one of the states that currently permits officers to perform forced blood draws in DUI refusal cases…has become even more aggressive with respect to its alleged DUI offenders. The state used to permit officers to…
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Reality Series Actress Shayne Lamas Arrested at California DUI Checkpoint
Shayne Lamas, the former “Bachelor” winner and star of the new reality series “Leave it to Lamas” was arrested Saturday night at a DUI checkpoint in Venice, California. Shortly thereafter, she personally issued the following…
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2005 California Fatal Hit and Run DUI Offender Pleads Guilty
42-year-old Youn Lee will be sentenced on December 7, 2009 for California Vehicle Code 191.5a gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The sentence is based on a fatal hit and run DUI that Lee was involved…
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The Difference between California DUI Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and Non-Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
California DUI investigations almost always involve field sobriety tests (FSTs). FSTs are designed to help police determine whether an individual is too impaired by alcohol and/or drugs to drive safely. These tests are divided into…
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The Atkins Diet...Weight-loss Sensation and DUI Defense?
While everyone knows about the great weight-loss benefits of the Atkins Diet, few people know about the diet’s other big advantage…it’s a possible California DUI defense. This is because low-carbohydrate / high-protein Atkins-style diets can…
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How Title 17 Violations Can Help You Win a California DUI Case
Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations governs how DUI blood, breath, and urine tests are administered, analyzed, and stored. Title 17 violations can result in dismissed California DUI charges…or at the very least,…


