Fort Lauderdale DUI Blog
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Lloyd Golburgh
Section 316.193, Florida Statutes, requires ignition interlock devices to be installed on the vehicles of certain persons convicted of DUI. The ignition interlock program affects those arrested and ...
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Lloyd Golburgh
17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1078a Online Reference: FLWSUPP 1711FLAN Licensing -- Driver's license -- Suspension -- Refusal to submit to breath test -- Hearing officer should have granted motion to ... Continue reading "Golburgh calls "BS" on the DMV, Appellate court agrees." »
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Lloyd Golburgh
By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, January 23, 11:02 AM WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track ...
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Lloyd Golburgh
very interesting issue. it's only a $158.00 ticket and brings no points. the money goes to the city. if you don't pay it, you'll get a real ticket mailed to you with YOUR NAME ON IT ...
Continue reading "Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Florida's Red Light Camera Program" »
Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Lloyd Golburgh
Dear Lloyd Golburgh, On behalf of Avvo and American Registry, congratulations on your Avvo Rating. This is a meaningful credential earned by a select few. It reflects critical facts about your career ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/mh-miami-cop-speeding-folo-20111031,0,4167936.story
Continue reading "Trooper treats law-breaking cop same as any other law-breaker" »
Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Your tag may have been run through a government computer system today and neither you, NOR THE POLICE OFFICER WHO DID IT, may know. Why? Because many patrol cars are now equipped with scanners that ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
One of things I love about my career is when one of my jurors stops me in the parking lot or the elevator or in the hallway and asks me for my business card after returning a "not guilty" ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
40% of 231 Intoxilyzer 8000 machines in Florida were found to be operating improperly. Although the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency in charge of Florida's Breath Alcohol Testing ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Did you know that if you are convicted of DUI in Florida, the DMV will require you purchase 100/300 liability coverage if you didn't already have it at the time of your arrest? It's true, and ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Fla. judge: Red-light cameras don't violate rights FORT LAUDERDALE — A Broward County judge has ruled that red-light cameras don't violate constitutional rights. The South Florida ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Today U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven granted a writ of habeas corpus and declared Florida’s controlled substances law unconstitutional. The case is Shelton v. Dept. of Corrections. FACDL ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
News Florida Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Adopt Strong New Eyewitness Identification Standards Jul 11, 2011 Florida’s criminal justice community has adopted tight new standards designed to ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
quick verdict usually good for the defense...not so sure in this case, though.
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
ORLEANS — On March 6, state police Trooper Steven Culver was called to Route 6 in South Dennis for reports of a car driving erratically. After the trooper stopped the car near the beginning of ...
Continue reading "Trooper covers for DUI cop" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
A youth’s age is relevant when deciding whether a person being questioned by police is in “custody,” triggering the need for a Miranda warning, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or suspension order. — (1)(a) Upon the suspension, cancellation, or revocation of the driver’s license of any person as ...
Continue reading "Business purpose and Employment purpose licenses: Definitions." »
Posted on Jun 12, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Cops can't write red-light tickets, Broward judge rules (65) By Ariel Barkhurst, Staff writer 7:59 p.m. EDT , June 8, 2011 In yet another odd wrinkle in the ongoing dispute over red-light cameras, ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
If you have been court ordered to attend a MADD Victim Impact Panel please see the list below for locations and phone numbers. Call the office closest to where you are for pre-registeration, dates and ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
By Tom Lyons Published: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 4:24 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 4:24 p.m. Corporate lawyer Edward Guedes seemed downright pained in his guest column on May 24. ...
Continue reading "Maker of DUI breath test inadvertently helps defendants" »
Posted on May 26, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Colorado Springs police will kick off the summerlong "100 Days of Heat" crackdown on drunken drivers with a sobriety checkpoint Friday night at the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The ...
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Posted on May 25, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Off-duty officer usually makes FL DUI arrests A Polk County Florida Sheriff's deputy was arrested for drunk driving in Winter Haven. Chad Jackson was stopped around 2:00 Saturday morning after a ...
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Posted on May 23, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
DUI ENFORCEMENT OPERATION 9 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011 to 2 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2011 3400 Griffin Road Dania Beach Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force and district personnel, in conjunction with ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
On the day you are convicted of a first offense DUI with a blood or breath alcohol level above a .15, or of a second or subsequent offense, the court will suspend your driver's license and impose upon ...
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Posted on May 15, 2011 By Lloyd Golburgh
Suspension Periods in Florida for Multiple DUI Convictions Florida law requires that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles impose certain periods of suspension depending on the ...
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