by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 8, 2021 | Criminal Charges, DUI, Law Update, OVWI, THC
Indiana just put a new DUI / OVWI law into effect on July 1, 2021, and it deals exclusively with marijuana. When it comes to controlled substances, the State of Indiana has traditionally made no distinction between active and inactive metabolites for DUI / OVWI...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 10, 2021 | Defenses to Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI, Safe Driving
The Ambien defense—or, as medical doctors call it, the zolpidem defense—is a claim that you were not conscious and therefore not aware of what you were doing when you committed a criminal act. Voluntary vs. Involuntary Acts In Indiana, the law says we only want to...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 29, 2021 | Alcohol, BMV, Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
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...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 22, 2021 | Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
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....
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 8, 2021 | BMV, Criminal Charges, DUI, Expungement, OVWI
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...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Feb 25, 2021 | BMV, Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
No one sets out intending to get charged with DUI / OVWI, but it happens every day. For anyone who has been charged, it’s important to understand what to expect. This blog will try to take an overwhelming amount of information and make it digestible. In Indiana, every...
