DUI
Can Medications Affect a Datamaster Breath Test?
If you are arrested for DUI in South Carolina, under most circumstances, you will be asked by the police to submit to a breath test. Breath test machines (South Carolina uses the Datamaster DMT) can give false positive results or overstate your blood alcohol content. This false result can help bolster the case for the…
Read MoreFrom One Lawyer to Another: Protecting College Students Charged with DUI
Your friend’s child is in college and is arrested for DUI. Your friend calls you because you are a lawyer and you will know what to do. Will you? As a lawyer, you already know that it is important to determine when the court date is, and that will be on the ticket and the bond…
Read MoreShould I Get a Lawyer if I’m Charged with DUI in Charleston or Columbia?
Anytime you’re arrested it’s in your best interest to hire a good criminal defense attorney to explain and protect your rights and fight for you. A driving under the influence arrest (DUI) can cause ripple effects that you never may have anticipated. Most of the time when people are pulled over and are asked to…
Read MoreWhy You Want an Attorney to Represent You at an OMVH Hearing after a DUI Arrest
The South Carolina Office of Motor Vehicle Hearings (OMVH) hears your DUI administrative hearing. An administrative hearing determines whether your license should be suspended because your breath test result was .15 or more because you refused to submit to a breath test. It is not a hearing to determine if you should be found guilty…
Read MoreAre DUI Checkpoints Legal in South Carolina?
My practice sees hundreds of clients each year facing DUI charges. For some, these arrests come as a result of being stopped at a DUI checkpoint. Unfortunately, I’ve found that many people are unaware of their constitutional and legal rights at a checkpoint, which can lead to unfair arrests. The short answer to whether or…
Read MoreSome Facts about Breath Testing in South Carolina
If you’re pulled over or arrested for suspicion of drunk driving, you may be asked to submit to a breath test, after you are arrested, the Datamaster test is administered at an authorized site after your arrest. The DataMaster DMT is the breath testing machine used in the state of South Carolina, which uses a…
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