Polite, QUIET, calm, respectful. Cooperate, don’t resist or be belligerent. The last thing you want to do is be uncooperative, rude, tough or belligerent with officers. That encourages them to describe in their report to prosecutors everything you do and…Continue Reading →
In routine, non accident DUI stops, No, they can’t “force” you. But, your refusal will result in an automatic one year suspension of your drivers license by DMV, regardless of anything else the criminal court might do to you….Continue Reading →
You are almost always entitled to represent yourself in court, as long as you are found by the judge to be ‘mentally competent’ to do so. Whether you should represent yourself is a different issue. The conventional wisdom is that…Continue Reading →