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Judges Told They Have ?Different Role? in DUI Cases

By Lawrence Taylor

Most of you out there probably thought that citizens accused of drunk driving were afforded the same constitutional rights as citizens accused of any other crime.  Included in this, presumably, is the right to have a fair and impartial judge hearing your case. Wrong. Consider the following excerpts from a website entitled "The Court’s Role in Reducing the Incidence of Impaired Driving: A Resource for General Jurisdiction Court Judges".   The site is maintained by The National Center for State Courts near Washington, D.C., which provides seminars, conferences, research and educational materials for judges nationwide.   "What is the role of the courts in DUI Cases?" In DWI cases, courts can have a much broader role than in many other types of cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 25, 2008 (boomark / email).