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When being right is not necessarily right

By Bruce M. Robinson, P.A.

First thing back after the Independence Day holiday I'm in Montgomery County, Maryland for a DUI . In this case the defendant was stopped for a traffic violation and read her DR-15 rights prior to blowing in the machine. She did not understand her rights as they can be somewhat confusing so she asked to speak with an attorney, on more than one occasion, which is a good thing to do in any case. Unfortunately, she had been arrested by an officer who did not appear to understand that the defendant has rights (there's a shocker). She has the right to speak with a lawyer when she asks as long as it does not interfere with the timely administration of the breath test. Notwithstanding, this officer said NO. The defendant subsequently ended up providing a breath sample and blew a ...continue to full post

Full post as published by Maryland DUI Lawyer Blog on July 05, 2007 (boomark / email).