Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case Missouri v. McNeely (U.S. Supreme Court No. 11-1425), holding that the natural metabolization of alcohol in the bloodstream does not present a per se exigency (meaning emergency) that justifies an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement for nonconsensual blood testing in all …
CHICO, CA – Low blood alcohol DUI cases lend themselves to plea deals. You had a couple drinks with dinner. On the way home you are pulled over by the police because you were speeding or failed to completely stop at a stop sign. The officer smells beer, wine or liquor. You admit drinking. You …
August 28, 2012 Oroville, CA – The Butte County Board of Supervisors have all but jettisoned a second attempt at a Medical Marijuana Ordinance after a public hearing this afternoon. Board chambers were full, mostly with people opposed to what I refer to as Ordinance 2.0 because it would become the second medical marijuana measure …
Butte County Medical Marijuana Ordinance 2.0 Dead – For Now Read More »
As a criminal defense attorney in Butte County serving clients in Chico, Paradise, Oroville and surrounding communities, people ask me how to comply with Medical Marijuana laws so they can lawfully possess or cultivate marijuana. It’s a perfectly legitimate question without a simple answer. Let’s start with the easier part – Federal law. There is …
According to Chico Enterprise Record Staff Reports dated July 8, 2012, Paradise Police arrested 15 people at a DUI checkpoint through the course of Friday night in Butte County, California. Only two motorists were arrested under suspicion of drunk driving, said Lt. Steve Rowe. Two were arrested on drug related felony charges and another 10 …
Butte County DUI Checkpoint – Paradise Police Arrest 15 Fourth of July Weekend Read More »
It’s time again. Holidays typically bring about increased focus on driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement. And checkpoints. And saturation patrols. Chico Enterpise Record (or Chico ER) and Oroville Mercury News had stories earlier today. According to Staff Reports, California AAA will again be offering its “tipsy tow” service for drinking drivers on the Fourth …
Fourth of July Saturation and DUI Checkpoints AAA Offers Tipsy Tow Service Read More »
