For DUI arrestees, Cobb County can be a tough jurisdiction. Even for a first Cobb Co. DUI, most of the Cobb State Court Judges will give a person at least one day in jail. If you have a prior DUI conviction, even if this is only your second DUI, you will likely be facing 10 or more days in jail. ...

Cobb County Georgia is a conservative place when it comes to laws and law enforcement. Cobb County prosecuting attorneys and judges are tough on DUI and drug related offenses. Even for a first DUI in Cobb County, you are not going to get just a slap on the wrist. A conviction for a first DUI in y...

Cobb County is a tough place to get arrested for DUI. It is a conservative area with elected judges who reflect that. DUI offenders are not looked at fondly by judges and prosecutors. And if you are reading this, you probably realize that DUI enforcement throughout Cobb County is up. Several Cobb...

Recently, in Roswell, GA police arrested a woman for going 90 mph with a toddler on the back seat of her car according to reports. On December 16, a DUI officer with a radar gun clocked Angela Renee Bell, 38, of Flowood Mississippi, with going 90 in a 65 at 3am. When she was pulled over, the DUI ...

Cobb County and Marietta DUI officers are out in droves during the Christmas and New Years holiday time cracking down on stopping motorists. Most people are stopped for a minor traffic violation - like a seatbelt offense or a burned out headlight, but then Cobb County officers begin an inquisitio...

Have you been arrested for DUI? Do you recall the officer reading you a card and then asking you to submit to a state administered breath test? Was this very confusing because you just took a breath test (maybe even twice) and yet the Cobb County or Smyrna officer arrested you for DUI and is now ...

DUI cases are prosecuted in the State Court of Cobb County in Marietta, GA. Sometimes a DUI case begins in the Municipal Court of a Cobb County city like Smyrna or Marietta, but if a plea bargain cannot be successfully negotiated, then the case is transferred over to the Cobb County State Court f...

DUI Trials in Cobb County, GA PART TWO Click here to see the first part of this DUI - Cobb County blog. As discussed in the prior DUI blog entry, Motions are key in a Cobb Co. DUI case. A DUI Motion to Suppress asks the Court to exclude certain evidence from use at trial. If your DUI case invol...

Last week in California, actress Jaime Pressly of the NBC television show "My Name is Earl," plead no contest to her DUI charges. Several months ago the actress was arrested for DUI after failing field sobriety tests. Ms. Pressly was reportedly sentenced to 3 years probation, alcohol treatment cl...

Are you or a friend or family member having trouble with your probation in Cobb County, GA? New offenses and problems with your probation officer can lead to probation warrants, probation violations, and revocation of probation hearings. When people plead guilty or are convicted at trial in Cobb ...

Yesterday - July 24th, 2011 - professional football player Paul Hubbard was arrested for drunk driving after the vehicle he was driving reportedly struck a police officer. Hubbard is a wide reciever for the Buffalo Bills and was a 6th round draft pick. The arrest happened early in the morning in ...

Marijuana can get you in a lot of trouble in the Marietta / Cobb County area. Cobb County law enforcement officers make numerous marijuana related arrests and Cobb County judges and prosecuting attorneys are tough on such offenders. A Cobb marijuana charge should not be taken lightly. The consequ...

Nearly every day in the Marietta, GA area, young people under the age of 21 get arrested or receive citations from Marietta or Cobb County law enforcement officers for Minor in Possession of Alcohol ( MIP ) offenses.  Sometimes these charges are referred to as Underage Consumption or Possession o...

Yesterday, in Marietta, GA, Maria Michelle Baylor, 35, was stopped by Cobb County law enforcement for driving over 90 miles per hour on 1-75 southbound near Delk Road.  Baylor was passing through Cobb County reportedly coming from her home in Jackson, TN.  When Cobb County officers stopped her Ch...

This past weekend in Hollywood, CA Nickelodeon star Ryan Rottman was arrested by LAPD for driving under the influence of alcohol ( DUI ).  Rottman was reportedly hanging out in a bar with celebrity pals Zac Efron and Rumer Willis.  He left the bar and allegedly drove up on a curb.  This driving w...

If you are charged with a Cobb County or City of Marietta DUI and you are under the legal drinking age of 21, you will be charged as having an unlawful blood alcohol content if your breath or blood test sample exceeds .02 grams.  An  under 21 driver also faces a one year driver's license suspensi...

Probation officers in Cobb County state and superior court, as well as service the Acworth area, are tough when it comes to probation violations.  If one of their probationers commits a new offense, even a minor traffic offense, while serving on probation, many POs are quick to violate them.  A p...

Cobb County officers stop drivers in and around the Marietta area all the time for a range of traffic offenses.  In many of these stops, the officer then comes to the belief based on the drivers appearance or things that the driver says, that the driver is DUI.  In Cobb County, the officers like ...

In Cobb County, when an officer makes a stop of a motor vehicle and suspects the driver may be DUI, the officer typically likes to administer a preliminary breath test.  This is not the breath test that gives a reading that is usable in court.  Rather, this is a breath test that determines the pr...

Typically, a first DUI offense is a misdemeanor charge. However, your first DUI can be a felony if there are minor children under age 14 in the car. While a misdemeanor DUI has harsh penalties, a felony DUI conviction will make you just that - a convicted felon. This has consequences for your job...

If you are caught DUI in Georgia, there are 2 different types of charges that you may face: “less safe” violation or a “per se” violation. A “per se” violation means that you had a blood alcohol content (BAC) over the legal limit when you were caught. In Georgia, a BAC of any number over 0.08 pe...

Each and every day police officers in Marietta pull young drivers over for DUI. It almost seems like a witch hunt. Drivers under 21, particularly when driving late at night, get stopped all the time by Marietta police officers and interrogated about drunk driving. By and large, a DUI prosecution...

Police officers in Smyrna charges thousands of people with DUI. A lot of people plead guilty to these charges, despite the harsh penalties of a DUI and the effect they my have the persons career, insurance, school, and driving record for years to come. When you faced with a DUI in Smyrna or Cobb...

A DUI charge is overwhelming. Not only is there a criminal court date, but there is also an administrative license suspension that needs to be appealed. If you are facing a Kennesaw DUI charge, it is important to consult with a  DUI attorney right away. But how are attorneys fees calculated? Som...

A DUI charge in Acworth typically begins when a driver is pulled over by an Acworth police officer for failing to maintain lane, improper turn, or some other type of erratic driving. A DUI arrest can also begin when a driver is stopped by officers at a DUI check point. After the driver is stoppe...