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Presumed Guilt Continues in DUI Cases

By Lawrence Taylor

In this country, we have certain constitutional protections.  One of the most important of these is the presumption of innocence.  But as I’ve posted repeatedly in the past, this no longer exists in drunk driving cases.  See, for example, Whatever Happened to the Presumption of Innocence? and If You Can’t Prove It, Make the Defendant Disprove It.  And for those who think this is limited to DUIs, keep in mind that we are a nation of legal precedent — that if the Constitution is ignored in drunk driving cases today, it can be ignored in free speech cases tommorrow.  See my post, Who Cares About Drunks? In yesterday’s news, yet another example of the new presumption of guilt in America: Law Requires Detection Device After DUI Arrest Illinois...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).