If you are arrested and charged with DUI in the city of Powder Springs, (or the greater Cobb County or Atlanta metro area), the citation you receive from the law enforcement officer charges you with DUI and additional traffic offenses. This arrest stays on your Georgia diving record. However, a D...

Anyone who has driven recently in Vinings after 10 pm (and especially late at night) has probably seen police pulling over drivers and administering field sobriety tests. Every weekend in the Vinings area, numerous DUI arrests are made.  A DUI is more than just a traffic offense. It can affect y...

It seems that Cobb County police officers, both in the Austell area, and throughout the county are making an increasing amount of DUI arrests. We highly recommend the  services of a DUI attorney should you have the unfortunate experience of being arrested for DUI in Austell. Richard Lawson specia...

In a Cobb County DUI case, the accused driver never has to plead guilty or enter a guilty plea. In each and every case, ranging from a speeding ticket to a felony DUI, you are entitled to a trial by jury. In order to convict for DUI, a Cobb County solicitor has to prove your guilty to a jury beyo...

Being pulled over for DUI is stressful and it is hard to think rationally sometimes. If you are pulled over for DUI in Cobb County, the Cobb County PD officer will usually asks you a bunch of questions and then make you do some arbitrary field sobriety tests like stand on one leg. Then comes the ...

A DUI, also known as driving under the influence can carry serious consequences.  The best way to avoid these punishments if to be responsible and call a cab or designate a driver to get you home safely.  Georgia law is harsh and the penalties of a DUI charge can be severe.  If you make the mista...

After a person is arrested, they are read their Miranda Rights.  Statements you make before your arrest can be incriminating and used against you in court.  But, any statement you make from the time of handcuffing until the Miranda Rights are read cannot be used against you.  If it happens that t...

Georgia's texting law provides a new means of probable cause for law enforcement to conduct traffic stops.  The law that took effect in July 2010 was categorized as a primary traffic offense, meaning that law enforcement can stop a vehicle if they observe a driver reading a text or email from a c...

Diabetics commonly experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels). And what are the symptoms? Slow and slurred speech, poor balance, impaired motor control, staggering, drowsiness, flushed face, disorientation -- in other words, the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication. This individual will...

Experience has shown that many DUI arrests result from the police stopping a car for reasons that have nothing to do with driving under the influence. For instance, many DUI arrests in Georgia result from an investigation following an officer stopping a vehicle for speeding, failing to use a sign...

Not necessarily.  This is a process known as the "thirty day rule."  The permit you got in place of your license is a report made by the officer to the DMV requesting your license be suspended administratively for a minimum of one year.  You have thirty days from the date of arrest to appeal t...

With summer in full swing, residents and out-of-state visitors alike have taken their boats out onto Georgia's numerous rivers and lakes. Many like to have a good time—whether fishing, skiing, or just simply relaxing. While boating recreation involves food, fishing and good company of friends an...

A Cobb County Police captain was arrested Saturday for DUI after a wrong-way driver was traveling north in the southbound lane and struck a car driven by the officer.  The wrong-way driver, who did not have ID, was taken to Grady Hospital.  He will be facing charges from the crash.  The Cobb Coun...

On July 1, 2010 texting while driving became illegal in Georgia.  If pulled over, you face a $150 fine and one point on your driver's license.  More importantly for those suspected of DUI, it is one more reason for law enforcement to stop someone.  If they suspect a driver is DUI after they pull ...

If you are arrested for Possession of Marijuana,  your drivers license can be suspended--even if you were not driving.  In Georgia, a conviction for drug possession can result in a six month suspension of your driver's license.  There are several ways to avoid the license suspension.  Also on a f...

When you are arrested for DUI in Cobb County your case will begin in the State Court of Cobb County Traffic Division.  At the traffic court division, you can enter a plea bargain or have a bench trial.  A bench trial is a trial where the judge acts as Judge and Jury.  If you want a jury trial, yo...

People often are confused as to where they are going to court.  To explain, you were either arrested in unincorporated Cobb County or within a city.  If within the county, your case will start in the Cobb County State Court.  If within a city, your case will start in Marietta Municipal Court, Smy...

A person can be arrested for DUI LESS SAFE even though their breath test result is less than .08.  The affect of a conviction or plea of guilty is the same as if the person had blown above .08.  DUI LESS SAFE means that as a result of the consumption of alcohol or drugs the driver is not as safe ...

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Cobb County DUI Blog.