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Drunk Driving ? Without Driving

By Lawrence Taylor

I’ve posted in the past about the ludicrous extent law enforcement and the courts will go to get drunk driving convictions — even where the accused was not driving.  See, for example, Parking Under the Influence and Pulling Over and Sleeping It Off: Still a DUI?. But occasionally there is a ray of light from some state supreme court willing to apply minimal common sense and a modicum of fairness by admitting that drunk driving (duh!) requires driving… Arizona Appeals Court Says DUI Charge Requires Driving Arizona Appeals Court rejects drunk driving conviction of a man who was not driving. Tucson, AZ. July 25  -  Recent court decisions across the country have upheld stiff sentences against those convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), even when those individuals were either not in an automobile, or not driving at all...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 28, 2008 (boomark / email).