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Lafayette DWI Lawyers

1. Williams, Jerimiah: * Did the officer have a right to stop your vehicle? * Did the officer properly conduct the field sobriety test? * Did the officer properly calibrate the breathalyzer machine? * Did the officer have probably cause to make an arrest?
2. Cleveland, Donald: If you are arrested for drunk driving, you are facing the criminal penalties as well as the administrative license revocation procedures of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Criminal Defense The penalties for drunk driving increase with the number of offenses: * First Offense: whether you took the intoxilyzer and the result of the test or refused the Intoxilyzer you could lose your license for up to two (2) years and be sentenced up to six (6) months in jail. * Second Offense: mandatory 48 hours and up to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine and depending on when the prior license suspension transpired and whether you took the Intoxilyzer or refused the test your license could be suspended for up to four (4) years. * Subsequent Offenses: felony offense with a possible thirty year prison sentence.
3. Villemarette, Chris: * Drug offenses: Marijuana possession, cocaine possession, meth possession, possession with intent to distribute, cultivation or manufacture * Domestic violence * DWI/DUI: Representation in administrative hearings as well as in criminal processes * Violent crimes: Murder/homicide, assault, armed robbery * Identity theft * Traffic offenses * Juvenile offenses
4. Stocksill, Kevin: DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) If you have been charged with DWI in Louisiana, chances are you submitted to a field sobriety test or breath test. Tests however, are prone to error and it may be possible to have charges of DWI dismissed by: * highlighting the limitations of the field sobriety test (it is subjective and can yield inaccurate results) * highlighting the limitations of a blood or urine test (a positive test result could be due to improper testing procedures or external factors) * demonstrating law enforcement officials failed to have sufficient cause for the initial stop In recent years, Louisiana state officials have sought to make DWI laws stricter. Depending on your BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) level at the time and whether the charge is a first or subsequent offense, your license could be suspended for several years. A conviction would not just be a temporary inconvenience but would also have long term consequences. It would stay on your DMV record for 10 years in Louisiana and would likely send your insurance rates skyrocketing for nearly as long.
5. Thomas Guilbeau: When asked what traits make a good criminal defense lawyer, Tommy Guilbeau responds, "First, he must be a good investigator to get the facts of the caseÐhe must listen well. Second, he must be a constitutional law expert with regard to the filing and arguing of motions prior to trial. Third and finally, he must be adept and skillful in the courtroomÐ with the ability to think on his feet". "But most of all, he or she has to love doing battle for the little guy against often superior forces. This means standing up for the accused in such a way that the person is treated fairly and given full constitutional rights under the law." Guilbeau stresses, "Just as you would want all of this to happen for a family member or loved one if he or she were suddenly accused of a crime."
6. Marcus Allen: First codified in England in the early 1600's, the "writ of habeas corpus" has existed as a legal concept for centuries. "Habeas corpus," a Latin term, literally means "you have the body" or "produce the body." Traditionally, a writ of habeas corpus enabled an inmate to seek an order from the king to compel his release on the ground that the incarcerating court lacked jurisdiction. In the United States, the concept was expanded to include release from any kind of illegal detention. Furthermore, the U.S. Constitution, and many state constitutions, theoretically guarantee habeas corpus as a right and as a procedure. The main focus of this article is the use of the writ of habeas corpus in federal courts by inmates convicted of, and imprisoned for, state crimes.