In California, a DUI conviction is likely to end in some form of probation. Probation can occur either after a jail sentence is served or can be part of the punitive punishment instead of jail …
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Criminal Troubles Continue To Follow Aldon Smith
The NFL is no stranger to players being arrested for offenses like driving under the influence. Up until 2015, they had a policy of fining a player for a first-time DUI, but that policy did …
Riverside Scene Of Fatal Hit And Run Crash, Man Charged With Murder
If a person who is driving under the influence injures anyone other than themselves in an accident, they can be charged with driving under the influence causing injury. This is a “wobbler” charge in California, …
Driver Admits To Using Meth Before Crash
Just like when a person drives under the influence of alcohol, driving while under the influence of drugs is considered a DUI charge. Most of the time, a DUI involving drugs is treated just like …
Rollover Crash Leads To Animal Cruelty Charges
In California, a DUI may come with additional charges, sometimes known as DUI enhancements. For example, if a person has a DUI conviction within the previous 10 years, they can face a DUI sentence enhancement. …
Murder Charge For DUI Crash In Temecula
DUI murder, sometimes called “Watson” murder, became allowable under California law in 1981 when the California Supreme Court decided that under certain circumstances, killing a person in a DUI accident can be charged as murder. …
Not Guilty Plea In Fatal DUI Accident
Typically, a DUI in California is charged as a misdemeanor. There are certain situations in which a DUI can be charged as a felony. The first way is that if it is a person’s fourth …
Man Arrested For Murder After Abandoning Friend In DUI Accident
If a judge believes that addiction played a part in a person’s DUI, that judge may order them into some kind of treatment program. Most of the time, this means attending AA meetings or a …
Six-Car Chain Reaction Crash Blamed On DUI
DUI drug in California is much like a DUI alcohol, except that depending on the drug, there can be additional charges, like possession. Virtually any drug, legal or otherwise, can lead to a DUI drugs …
Sentencing In Fatal Marijuana Crash Delayed
Despite being legal for medicinal purposes for more than 20 years and for recreational use for 18 months, it is still illegal to smoke marijuana and then drive in California. Unfortunately, marijuana is unlike alcohol …