Criminal Defense

Missourians who are pulled over by police for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs may find themselves facing a tool they’ve never seen before. It’s not a tool to measure blood alcohol content (BAC). It’s the Sotoxa Mobile Test.  This test...

It’s illegal to drive drunk. People who are caught driving drunk can be charged with driving while impaired (DWI) charges. Many drivers do things that increase their chances of getting a DWI charge. Here’s how that happens: 1. Drinking coffee to reduce alcohol It’s...

When drivers are arrested for impaired driving, it is most common that they were consuming alcohol before getting in the car. This is why the police will use breath tasks or field sobriety tests to measure their impairment. Breath tests in particular are designed to...

Have you ever been out getting a drink with someone when they told you that a specific type of alcohol gets them too intoxicated and they refuse to drink it? Or have you heard someone repeat the common refrain: “Beer before liquor, never been sicker; liquor before...

Here in Missouri, people who plead guilty to or are convicted of a second or subsequent DWI offense are required to have an ignition interlock device (IID) installed on their vehicle(s) in order for their driver’s license to be reinstated. This can allow to you get...

Driving is a privilege in Missouri, just as it is in all the other states. For this reason, when you sign up for a driver’s license, you will be providing implied consent to a couple of things. One of these is the consent to yield to a chemical test if you are...

Police officers will be watching the roads closely throughout the holiday season. They want to ensure that they don’t allow impaired drivers on the roads, but this could mean that they pull over people who haven’t been drinking.  Police officers need to have...

When you are convicted of driving while intoxicated, your freedom is not the only thing on the line. Your finances, too, can be affected by a DWI conviction in several ways. It is an often-overlooked consequence since people tend to focus more on other drunk driving...

Driving while intoxicated is a serious offense. Missouri imposes both criminal and administrative penalties on those who drive while drunk, because their actions put themselves and others at risk of serious harm or death. Criminally, the laws in the state allow the...

All states have “implied consent” laws that stipulate that by having a driver’s license, you consent to taking a chemical test to determine whether you’re impaired by alcohol and/or drugs if a law enforcement officer stops you. Often, this is a Breathalyzer-type test...