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New Bill Presumes Innocence in DUI Cases?Expected to Fail

By Lawrence Taylor

I’ve posted ad nauseum about the disappearance of our Constitutional rights in drunk driving cases.  See The DUI Exception to the Constitution.  One of the more notable examples is the disappearance of the presumption of innocence.  See  Whatever Happened to the Presumption of Innocence?.  Typical of this is the automatic license confiscation and suspension by the arresting officer.  See Due Process and Automatic License Suspensions. What if they tried to pass a law reinstating this Constitutional right? Bill Would Presume Innocence in Drunk Driving Cases Park Rapids, MN.  Apr. 11 – Many states suspend constitutional presumptions of innocence when it comes to drunken driving arrests.  Minnesota is no different...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on April 12, 2009 (boomark / email).