A sobriety test is a tool the police can use to evaluate whether a driver is drunk. Many police officers will use a preliminary field sobriety test, which is a kind of physical examination. However, field sobriety tests don’t have a scoring system and are judged to...
In Maryland, drunk driving is illegal. Likewise, it’s illegal in the state for minors under 21 to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages. Minors who drive while drunk break both laws and can expect to face an extensive list of penalties for their violations....
Many people in Maryland have had to deal with a drunk driving charge. Perhaps they were unaware that they’d consumed enough alcohol to cause impairment and now have an arrest and conviction record that can significantly damage their life. Although law enforcement...
Many adults in Maryland have found themselves at the other end of a Breathalyzer after a night out. They may think that a DUI arrest will simply be an inconvenience and that once their punishment is meted out, that will be the end of things. Unfortunately, this simply...
Many people all across the country suffer from alcoholism. It is a disease marked by a serious addiction to the consumption of alcohol that may not only adversely impact one’s health, but lead them to make choices they later regret. This type of addiction sometimes...
Drinking and driving is never a good idea. Unfortunately, it happens more often than most Maryland residents would like to think. A drink or two over dinner, an evening socializing with business acquaintances or a fun night out with friends can lead to unintended DWI...
It is well known that some people often falsely allege assault or other acts of domestic violence in order to remove their spouse or domestic partner from the home or gain sole or primary custody of a child. In the recent custody case of Rex v. Rex, an unreported case...
The case of Cofield v. The City of Baltimore involved allegations of police brutality (assault, false arrest, false imprisonment, etc.). However, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed the case largely because the Plaintiff waited too...
