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Daniel Ledford designated Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers

The National Trial Lawyers have designated Daniel Ledford to its Top 100 Trial Lawyers ranks.  Membership in The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 is an invitation-only honor extended exclusively to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, case results, and leadership.  “I am honored.  It means a lot to me to be so recognized,” said DUI …

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DUI Saturation Patrols and Checkpoint Planned for Chico, Oroville, Paradise and Butte County for Memorial Day Weekend

Chico, CA.  May 23, 2014.  Officers with law enforcement agencies throughout Butte County (Chico, Oroville, Paradise and surrounding communities) will be patrolling in large numbers Memorial Day weekend to keep impaired drivers off the road, according to Oroville Mercury Register staff reports dated May 21, 2014. The Avoid the 8 anti-driving under the influence task …

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Oroville Butte County DUI Checkpoint from 4 PM to Midnight

May 5, 2014.  Chico Enterprise Record reports that a sobriety and driver license checkpoint is planned tonight (4 pm to midnight) at an undisclosed location some where in southern Butte County, according to an Oroville office of the California Highway Patrol press release.  In a separate article, the Chico Enterprise Record reports, “Would-be drivers who’ve …

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Butte County DUI Crackdown Planned for Super Bowl Sunday

CHICO, CA.  Citing Butte County Avoid the 8 DUI Task Force authorities, Chico Enterprise Record staff reports that drunk drivers will be targeted on Super Bowl Sunday.  “Every time they [law enforcement agencies] do these saturation patrols, it seems like some innocent people get arrested,” commented DUI Lawyer Daniel Ledford.  He recommends retaining legal counsel …

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Butte County DUI – At Least 80 Arrests During Holidays

CHICO, CA.  The eight law enforcement agencies participating in the Avoid the Eight DUI enforcement crackdown in Butte County during the holiday season have arrested at least 80 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, according to Chico Enterprise Record staff reports.  Butte County DUI Attorney, Daniel Ledford, commented, “We …

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Butte County DUI Checkpoints – Fourth of July Weekend Arrests

Chico, CA – Initial reports show at least 13 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or both, between Wednesday and Friday in Butte County (according to Chico Enterprise Record staff reports).  From July 3 through July 7, eight law enforcement agencies in Butte County set up DUI checkpoints and …

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Supreme Court Rules Warrant Required to Draw Blood in DUI Case – What Does it Mean for Butte County California DUI Cases?

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 …

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Chico DUI Checkpoints and St. Patrick’s Alcohol Enforcement Beefed Up for Weekend – CSU Chico Students Beware – Avoid the Eight

Chico, California.  The Chico Police Department, Butte County Sheriff, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), and other law enforcement agencies are gearing up for unruly crowds that have been known to descend on downtown and south of campus neighborhoods for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, according to Chico Enterprise Record. The glass ban and open container codes will …

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