Montgomery County has created a DUI court, which will streamline the adjudication process for DUI offenders. The most notable change is that The Honorable Cheryl Austin will preside over all Montgomery County DUI cases effective January 2014. In fact, all DUI cases scheduled this month are being assigned to her already, with court dates set […]
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Was Your BAC Higher Than Expected? Here Are Two Possible Explanations
Determining a person’s BAC is a very complex process, and there are multiple ways for a blood or breath sample to be contaminated or otherwise unreliable. If the testing is done by way of a blood test, two surprising sources of contamination come from an unlikely source: the hospital itself. One possible source of contamination […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Analyst Need Not Testify for Confrontation Clause to be Satisfied
On October 30, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided Commonwealth v. Yohe, where it held that it is not a violation of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause for a forensic toxicology analyst who merely interpreted test results of a DUI blood sample, but did not actually conduct the testing, to testify about the result. The […]
Jury Must Determine Whether Officer Read O’Connell Warning In DUI Refusal Cases
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania held in Commonwealth v. Barr , just a few days ago, that a trial court must submit to the jury the issue of whether the defendant in a DUI refusal case was properly informed of Pennsylvania’s implied consent law and the penalties for a chemical test refusal. The court applied […]
Steven Fairlie Named Top 100 DUI Defense Attorney by National Association
Congratulations to Pennsylvania Attorney Steven Fairlie, who was just named a Top 100 DUI Defense Attorneys by the National Association for DUI Defense. The NAFDD hand-picks the Top 100 DUI Attorneys, an honor that is awarded to only the most successful DUI attorneys. The NAFDD considers several factors when choosing the Top DUI Defense Attorneys, […]
