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If you watch crime TV shows, you are probably familiar with the words "you have the right to remain silent." These words are part of a set of rights that police must read to a person when they arrest them. Origins of Miranda rights In 1966, the United States Supreme...
You may have heard that you should always drink coffee after drinking alcohol but before driving. The idea is that the coffee will either clear the body of any alcohol or negate the effects of drinking. However, this myth has been proven wrong time after time. Here...
In some states, there are multiple kinds of charges that prosecutors can file related to intoxication while driving. Certain states have separate charges for drugged driving as opposed to those driving while under the influence of alcohol, for example. But in South...
Criminal charges can result in very serious consequences for someone's career, not the least of which could be the loss of their job. Compared to many other types of criminal activity, driving under the influence (DUI) infractions may not seem that severe, especially...
The criminal courts in South Dakota oversee quite a few driving under the influence (DUI) cases on any given day. Judges hand down sentences based on the circumstances of the incident that led to someone's arrest and also the record of the motorist accused of...
Facing charges of DUI is serious. However, if you are convicted, it can definitely impact your life. South Dakota has serious laws in place related to driving under the influence. If you are convicted, you have a lot to deal with, including the impact on your job. ...
Some people drink daily, and so local police departments are on the watch for impaired drivers all the time. Still, there are some times when particularly intensive enforcement efforts are made. Police officers are often more watchful for signs of impairment late at...
Most drivers, even when they know that they’re heading out to have a drink at the bar or a restaurant, will still tell you that they don’t plan to drive under the influence. They simply don’t think they’re going to drink enough that it would become a problem. If they...
There are multiple reasons why police officers might arrest someone in South Dakota for an impaired driving offense. Sometimes, a driver has done something obviously dangerous in traffic. Certain driving behaviors, like swerving or operating a vehicle at under the...
There are some cases where people will get pulled over for driving under the influence when they think they waited long enough that they should no longer be impaired. This isn’t a situation where they didn’t know they drank too much to drive. They were well aware, but...