In a brand new decision, a panel of three judges in the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that a trial judge may not impose a mandatory minimum sentence based on a DUI defendant’s refusal to submit to a warrantless blood test. This past summer the United States Supreme Court concluded that a breath test, but not […]
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Steve Fairlie’s new LexisNexis DUI Practice Guide Now Available
Defense Attorney Steve Fairlie and former elected District Attorney Max Little have collaborated on a book, recently published by LexisNexis, titled Pennsylvania DUI Law. The book is a comprehensive look at the issues that arise in Pennsylvania DUI cases and how to solve them. This book is designed to be used by defense attorneys and […]
Life Sentence for Man Convicted of his 12th DWI.
A judge sentenced a man in Montgomery County (Texas) to life imprisonment following his 12th DWI conviction. District Judge Phil Grant handed down the sentence after he found Joe Ford Woods, Jr. guilty of driving while intoxicated. Woods was arrested by a State Trooper after he drove away from a scene where he crashed his […]
Pennsylvania’s DUI Laws Among Most Lenient in the Country
A new report on drunk driving laws in the United States found that Pennsylvania has some of the most lenient DUI laws and enforcement in the country. The report, which was conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub, analyzed enforcement rules in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 15 different metrics, such […]
Marijuana DUI Laws Do Not Require Actual Impairment
With more states across the country gradually legalizing marijuana use for either medical or recreational purposes, laws aimed at regulating driving while under the influence of marijuana have become an increasingly important issue. Currently, Pennsylvania’s driving under the influence of marijuana statute is very similar to its law prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol […]
