DUI Defender


DUI news and commentary.

Author: Hudson Bair practices at Kapsack & Bair, which has six offices in the San Francisco Bay area.

Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Solo / Small Firm • Private Defense

Recent Posts from DUI Defender


  • Justice Roberts Rails Against the Fourth Amendment

    Recently Chief Justice Roberts fired off an opinion against most of his fellow Justices for not agreeing to review a case from Virginia regarding a DUI stop from an anonymous caller.  The Virginia case was…

  • Deposition of Marcelline Burns

    Although it goes back to 1988, lately we’ve been getting requests for a copy of the transcript of the deposition Marcelline Burns conducted by Kapsack and Bair. As experts in the field, you will recall…

  • Welcome to Canada, Now go home…

    As the winter Olympics approach we are contacted be more and more persons who are planning on traveling to British Columbia to see some of the events in Whistler. Many of the persons contacting us…

  • New Review for Innovative DUI Trial Tools

    I realize not everyone receives The Champion – the trade magazine of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), so I thought I would mention Allen Trapp’s review of Innovative DUI Trial Tools in…

  • Quote in LawyersUSA Story

    In the recent story by Sylvia Hsiehin in LawyersUSA on the ramifications of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, I provided some clarification on the scope of the ruling. Melendez will be an issue only in criminal DUI…

  • United State Supreme Court Reaffirms The Constitutional Right Of Confrontation

    In a decision that has major implications for citizens accused of driving under the influence (DUI), the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Melendez-Diaz vs. Massachusetts. Mr. Diaz was accused of possessing drugs, and…

  • 80% of CHP to Work Weekend

    In a press release (following a press conference) the California Highway Patrol announced that up to 80% of the entire force will be working the holiday weekend from December 28, 2007 through midnight January 1,…

  • Innovative DUI Trial Tools Getting Great Reviews

    My latest book — Innovative DUI Trial Tools — has been getting some really nice reviews by lawyers across the country. This type of feedback from actual practitioners is encouragement. I recently bought Innovative DUI…

  • Not all DUI Drivers are Alcoholics

    Amazingly, someone realized that not every person pulled over for DUI is an alcoholic. It seems crazy to me that anyone would believe that a DUI driver is an alcoholic, in fact, some are not…

  • Judge Declares San Francisco DUI Roadblock Unconstitutional

    On Friday the 22nd of 2006, Judge Gorgi of the San Francisco Superior Court ruled that a San Francisco police roadblock from last September violated the Constitutional rights of drivers. In two separate DUI defense…