Delaware DUI Lawyer James M. “Matt” Stiller, Jr. has been selected for membership by the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. The American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys has compiled information from Judges, Traffic Safety...

The Los Angeles Police Department recently announced that they would start using oral swab drug test kits at DUI checkpoints to determine whether drivers consumed drugs such as marijuana prior to driving. The test kits will alert police to the presen...

If you were arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI aka DWI) in the State of Delaware Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1, 2013, you will find that just about all the law firms are closed. Never fear – the Delaware DU...

The State of Delaware’s news webpage carried a story Wednesday stating that a DUI Checkpoint is planned for the vicinity of Newark, Delaware for this evening, September 6, 2013. The news story also indicated that 11 arrests were made at DUI checkpoin...

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety issued a press release stating that DUI checkpoints are scheduled for Newport and Rehoboth Beach Friday, August 30, 2013. It should be noted that DelawareOnline, as of the time of this post, was reporting that th...

A friend forwarded this interesting article from 6 ABC in Arizona about DUI Checkpoints. The article is written to inform people of their rights when stopped at a DUI Checkpoint. It contains some useful information (for more detailed info about what ...

This weekend, the second annual Firefly Music Festival will be held in Dover, Delaware. Thousands of music fans are currently descending on the town of Dover for a fantastic weekend. Unfortunately for an unlucky few, there will be police intervention...

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a report on Tuesday recommending that states adopt a new Blood-Alcohol Concentration limit of .05 instead of .08.  The recommendation indicated that the NTSB estimates reducing the legal BAC from ....

Yes.  When you are arrested for driving under the influence in Delaware, there are two proceedings that will be brought against you.  The first is the criminal proceeding, which will be in Justice of the Peace Court, Court of Common Pleas, ...

After getting a new DUI case, we often wish we could have spoken to our client before the arrest occurred. If we had, maybe we would have prevented the arrest from even occurring, or maybe we could have given some useful tips that would have helped i...

Question: I was arrested but never read my rights. Is that a reason to file a motion to dismiss? Answer: In many criminal cases, when the defendant is arrested the police read him or her "Miranda rights".  These rights usually fol...

Question: My son was arrested for possession of marijuana.  He was driving a car when he got arrested and we later found out he was also charged with DUI for smoking pot and driving.  He didn't have anything to drink though.  Can t...

Super Bowl Sunday is prime time for more than television advertising. In Delaware, it is also prime time for DUI arrests. According to WBOC.com, the police were out in force in Delaware to ensnare allegedly under-the-influence drivers. There wer...

  Sam Donaldson, veteran ABC News anchor, was arrested December 1, 2012 after a traffic stop on Savannah Road in Lewes, Delaware.  Donaldson, 78, resides in Northern Virginia. According to news reports, Donaldson was operating his vehicle o...

The Supreme Court of Delaware reversed a DUI 1st Offense conviction for my client Cookie Hunter this past week. Hunter was arrested for DUI and other criminal offenses about three years ago in September of 2009. He was administered a blood test to de...

  Delaware Checkpoint Strikeforce has checkpoints planned for this weekend: -Friday Oct. 26th Checkpoints will be conducted in Wilmington and in Georgetown, DE -Saturday Oct. 27th there will be a checkpoint in Wilmington conducted by the NcCo DU...

The State of Delaware has announced that it will be conducting DUI checkpoints to screen for drunk drivers the weekend of October 19 and 20, 2012. There will be three DUI / DWI checkpoints in Delaware this coming weekend as follows: 1) On Friday, Oct...

  Oftentimes, people get a DUI over a weekend or during a holiday and don’t call for immediate help because, well, law offices are closed on weekends and holidays, right? Maybe the offices are closed, but the dedicated criminal and DUI att...

It has been reported that DUI checkpoints are scheduled for the following: Friday, October 5 in Newark, Delaware, and Saturday, October 6 in Dover, Delaware. As we have stated many times, we are not in favor of drinking and driving. But it is rather ...

  Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety has announced two DUI checkpoints for Friday, September 28, 2012. One will be located in Harrington, DE and one will be located in Wilmington, DE. For those of you traveling to Dover International Spee...