With the summer almost here and in anticipation of those fine weekends which we will be enjoying crabs and beer and going to the ocean for fun and relaxation, the Maryland State Police are out there looking for the drunk driver. With their speed traps, sobriety check points, and the staking out of...
There are times when searches can be performed without a court ordered search warrant . These are called warrantless searches and it's the most common type of search conducted by law enforcement. The vital word in determining a warrantless search: Reasonable. It will be up to the court in many...
DUI Ambien and "Sleep Driving" "Sleep driving" is defined by the FDA as "driving while not fully awake after ingestion of a sedative-hypnotic product, with no memory of the event." Ambien and other popular sleeping medications are sedative-hypnotic products that can cause this condition. Sleep...
No Reasonable Suspicion to Make a Stop For law enforcement, there must be a valid reason to legally make a traffic stop. The Fourth Amendment requires an officer have a reasonable suspicion that a crime is being committed or about to be committed before making a traffic stop. Reasonable suspicion...
