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A man was arrested last week on a DUI. That is not that remarkable a fact. That he was arrested for his fifth DUI was not the most remarkable element of the arrest. What most people will find interesting in this case is that he was arrested while asleep behind the wheel. He was found

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced that DUI arrests increased in Chattanooga, both by local police and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). The report also showed more arrests across the state, with 29,554 in 2014, which was up by 639 from 2013. The Chattanooga Police Department made 944 arrests and the THP, District 2, which

DUIs are democratic. No, we don’t mean the political party, we mean that they cut across all demographic lines, rich and poor, famous and unknown, young and old. Sometimes we will be shocked that a well-known politician or celebrity is stopped for drinking and driving. Others may be less unexpected. Some of those arrested may

The exclusionary rule first appeared in 1914, in a federal case involving the U.S. Marshal’s Office, known as Weeks v. U.S. That case involved U.S. Marshals searching a home for lottery tickets. The search was conducted without a warrant and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that evidence gathered during an illegal search must be suppressed

When law enforcement violates the constitution, the courts are faced with a difficult problem. The Constitution, as the enabling law from which all other federal and state laws obtain their validity, lacks one important feature. It has no enforcement mechanism for violations. If law enforcement stops you illegally and attempts to charge you with a DUI or

Most drivers in Tennessee who are pulled over and charged with DUI have never heard of a woman known as Dollree Mapp, nor of the U.S. Supreme Court case that bears her name. Mapp v. Ohio is not as famous as other criminal cases like Miranda, but for a suspect in a DUI, the Mapp

‘Tis the season for holiday jingles, festive decorations and lots of pretty lights. Unfortunately, for some drivers, those blinking lights may not be on a tree, but on a Tennessee Highway Patrol or Chattanooga Police Department vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint. Those DUI checkpoints have received more publicity than normal, but a YouTube video that records an

Thanksgiving travel throughout Tennessee is expected to reach the highest levels since 2007, with more than a million motorists on the roads of the state. To enable that travel to remain safe and arrive at its destination, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office and Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is shutting down all road construction site

Law enforcement officers are given a great deal of authority and discretion. After all, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper or a Chattanooga Police officer, if they observe that your vehicle has a taillight out or you weave in and out of your lane, they can pull over and have a word with you. If they

According to a local newspaper, the answer is apparently yes. A Knox County Sherriff’s Office (KCSO) deputy had arrested a driver for a DUI after he claimed he smelled of booze and he claimed the suspect failed the field sobriety tests. But, when the blood test results come back from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation