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Remaining Silent During a California DUI Stop

By Jon Ibanez

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After having a few drinks with friends following work, a driver heads home. While on their way, they don?t make a full stop at a stop sign and are pulled over law enforcement. After telling the driver why they were pulled over, the officer begins asking questions. ?Where are you going? Where are you coming from? Have you had anything to drink?? Without thinking about it, the driver says, ?I had a couple of drinks with co-workers and I?m on my way home.? The next thing that driver knows is that they are in the back of the squad car and heading to the station on suspicion of driving under the influence. The driver is released the following day having been charged with a DUI. They contact a DUI attorney and ask, ?Can my case be dismissed because I was never given my Miranda Rights and I told the officer too much?? The question is a common one since very few drivers actually invoke their right to remain silent during a DUI stop...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 23, 2020 (boomark / email).