My friend is in jail today for driving drunk. The police officer said she will be transfer over to a courthouse tomorrow morning and I was wondering if they will make her plea or will it just be a meeting with the judge to arrange a court date? When does she have to plea and how would she plea? Not guilty, guilty? How much money will this end up costing her? This is her first offense. Will her license be suspended?

Any Police Officer’s out there to give advice on that?? If someone refuses to take the test on the side of the road, would you still arrest that person? How does that work?

My partner was involved in an accident with a dump truck. This happened a month ago and there still hasn’t been anything done. She still has no rental car, no check for a new car (hers was totalled), no compensation what so ever. She doesn’t really have any injuries, and that isn’t the concern. Should we get a lawyer to help us? The first question they always ask is about injuries. Do they help if there aren’t any??? She is calling daily (multiple times a day) and is still getting NO where. We need this situation taken care of. Legally, what can be done?
Ok, I guess I left out some info…
My partner was not found to be at fault. The police officer found the other driver to be at fault. The police were called right away, and the insurance company was called right away. Her insurance company is doing nothing! Regular calls are made to Allstate (her insurance) and they keep telling her they are waiting on the other insurance company. She doesn’t have collision coverage because her car is older, paid off, and she didn’t worry about. So, her insurance doesn’t cover her rental car. She is being told they have to wait to see if the other insurance company is going to cover it. Finally after 3 weeks of making calls and getting no where, we finally get a call that the claim was JUST filed with the other company. We have been calling for 3 weeks to her insurance and they just kept telling us everything had been filed, and that they were just waiting. She did go to the doctor right away. (within 24 hours)
Also, within the past week we have been in touch with the other persons insurance company. Still getting NO WHERE.

One night Officer Tackleberry arrests Joe Blow for DWI and Resisting a Police Officer. During the booking process the Officer Mirandizes Joe and tries to ask him questions about his drinking that night. Joe tells the Officer to get lost and invokes his right to a lawyer. Tackleberry stops questioning Joe at that time. Joe is placed in jail that night. The next morning Detective Callahan learns that Joe is in jail. Joe is a suspect in a robbery Callahan is working. Joe has not seen a lawyer yet and has not been to court. Detective Callahan does not know that Joe has already been read Miranda. Callahan goes to the jail and Mirandizes Joe again. Joe waives his Miranda rights and talks to Callahan. Joe is alone during the interview and eventually confesses to the robbery. Was Miranda applied properly in this scenario? Why?
Here’s a copy of Miranda for those not familiar with it:
1. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions.
2. Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law.
3. You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future.
4. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.
5. If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present you will still have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to an attorney.
6. Knowing and understanding your rights as I have explained them to you, are you willing to answer my questions without an attorney present?
Don’t read anything into this question (like Joe’s level of intoxication). Everything you need to answer the question is here.

I was recently involved in a car accident. Someone ran a red light & hit the front drivers side & her back end swung around and hit the back drivers side of my car going about 40-50 mph totaling my car. I was rushed to the ER before I could get any of her information & the police officer was supposed to come to the ER to talk w/me & give me a police report #, He never came, but there were 3 witnesses that talked to him stating they saw the whole thing & she ran the red light. I have no information about her, her insurance hasn’t contacted me, & I am waiting on the police report. My insurance has covered for a rental car for now.

My 6 month old son was in the car with me, the paramedic checked him out & he has had a followup with his Dr. & they said that he looks fine, but it just shook up. My head hit the steering wheel & slammed against the window. I have a bump on my head that is black & blue & my forehead and whole left side of my body is bruised. I have had a constant headache & my neck, back & body is all stiff & is in a lot of pain. I followed up with a Dr. but he told me that I am just telling myself that I am in pain, he looked at the floor the whole time & he would not even look over me. I am in the process of going to another Dr.

I have never been involved in an accident to this extreme before. Should I get a lawyer? or should I just try to work with the insurance company myself?

march 22, 2008 .I was leaving the beach at Port Aransas Texas on the last saturday of spring break , when a truck struck my car when he was reversing and left it unmovable , im checking out the car when a cop tells me to wait on another that is on his way for me.the other police officer tells me to get inside the car on the paseenger side. im thinking he is going to help me get some help to take my car out of the sand, or contact family . he drives me to the station and performs field sobriety test’s (only two at that) then arresst me for dwi . i had to wiat one month for me to get a accident report after bonding out , becuase the "officers" that were at the accident were all on "vacation". now im waiting court for the dwi 3rd offense that makes it a felony .. (im only 19 ,doesnt everyone expierment with drugs at this age?) now the at fault insurance company wants to only cover 80 percent ot the damages which are more than 3000 dollars . i allready piad my lawyer 4000 dollars.help!

This morning i was rear ended up by another person. Called the police and they did a report. The other driver was found at fault and given a ticket. I was asked by the police officer if i was hurt. I said i was not. About noon my neck became stiff and my back is aching pretty bad. I was advised to call an Personal injury lawyer. Let me get one thing straight. I am not in this for money. I do not want to sure for tons of money. Just the medical bills. so what should i do? contact a lawyer first and than deal with the ins company. thank you.
thank you amanda.

I was in a car accident back in March. The other party that hit me was at fault. A police officer WITNESSED the accident and he wrote the police report. He stated the other party was driving at an unsafe speed for the driving conditions. What are my rights as far as claim settlement amount (for example 2-3xs medical bills settlement), timeframe of settlement, etc.

If I have a dwi conviction that is 7 years old, can I be a Police Officer in NJ?

I got a dwi in minnesota. I was driving my parents car. I blew a .20. I was told by the police officer and a lawyer that they would have to get whiskey plates even though they are not responsible. How can they avoid this? if there any websites that would have additional information on this specific issue, or a form they can fill out to repeal this?

Designated Decoy

One night, a police officer was stalking out a particularly rowdy bar for possible violations of the driving under the influence laws. At closing time, he saw a fellow stumble out of the bar, trip on the curb, and try his keys on five different cars before he found his.

Then, sat in the front seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes. Everyone left the bar and drove off. Finally, he started his engine and began to pull away.

The police officer was waiting for him. He stopped the driver, read him his rights and administered the Breathalyzer test. The results showed a reading of 0.0. The puzzled officer demanded to know how that could be. The driver replied, "Tonight, I’m the Designated Decoy."