If you’re charged with DUI / OVWI in Indiana, the State doesn’t wait until you’ve been convicted to suspend your driving privileges. Assuming that you consented to a certified chemical test, and those results showed you with an alcohol concentration equivalent of...
Let’s start with the basics. DUI means driving under the influence, and people commonly use it as a catch-all term. In the same sense that Band Aid can mean bandage and Coke can mean cola, DUI can be used as a generic term to refer to any crime of intoxicated driving....
In America, the First Amendment to the Constitution protects every citizen’s freedom of expression. When reading the words Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, it’s tempting to take them at face value. No freedom, however, is without limits....
A lot of people who’ve been arrested for DUI / OVWI want to know how long it’s going to stay on their record. DUI / OVWI law in Indiana is complicated, so what looks like a straightforward question actually has four different answers. A. If You’re Not Convicted If you...
At its most basic, battery describes an instance of unwelcome physical contact. In Indiana, it’s a Class B misdemeanor to touch another person in a rude, insolent, or angry manner, and this carries a maximum penalty of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. Depending on...
Attorney Matt Kroes recently took a battery case to trial, and you better believe Attorney Marc Lopez wanted to hear about it! What follows is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Marc LopezMatt, you had a pretty big week! You had a trial, and you came...
