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The ?DUI Exception? Continues?.

By Lawrence Taylor

As many of you may know, I’ve written and lectured ad nauseum about the extensive loss of constitutional rights in drunk driving cases.  See The DUI Exception to the Constitution.  For those who are unclear what this means, the following from today’s Washington Post presents a clear example: A Valid Legal Theory That Crumbles With Each DUI Arrest Washington, D.C.  July 23 – Drunk drivers and potheads, rejoice. If you get caught, the Supreme Court has made it easier for you to beat the rap.. That pesky Bill of Rights is creating hurdles for the police again. The justices ruled 5 to 4 last month that prosecutors can’t make their cases by relying just on a document like a lab report (yes, it was marijuana) or breath test printout (he blew twice the legal limit, your honor)...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 23, 2009 (boomark / email).