Filing A Civil Claim In A DUI Case If someone is injured as a result of a DUI-related accident, they may be able to seek compensation for any incurred damages in civil court with the help of a DC car accident lawyer. This kind of case will occur outside of any criminal proceedings involved in […]

Reasonable Suspicion Reasonable suspicion is a general criminal law concept that also applies to driving under the influence. It requires that officers have an objectively reasonable basis for suspecting criminal activity before detaining someone. It’s a standard that’s lower than probable cause (discussed below). Before pulling someone over, an officer needs only a reasonable suspicion […]

This has been a busy week here at the Law Office of Adam Woody.  Adam was interviewed by KSPR and KOLR10 regarding Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision, which determined that all breathalyzer results in DWI cases cannot be used against the driver in either the criminal case or to suspend their driver’s licenses, if that breathalyzer […]

The 18 year old who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in Texas and received probation has been caught with his mother in Mexico.  Ethan Couch apparently fled the country while on probation, seemingly to avoid the requirements of supervision.  In handling numerous cases like this in my career, he was extremely fortunate to receive probation in […]

It seems that there is a different DWI checkpoint conducted by a different law enforcement agency in the Greene County area every single week.  In fact, just a couple of weeks ago, a checkpoint was conducted in a residential neighborhood in West Springfield from 4:00 p.m. until about 8:00 p.m.  Not only can these checkpoints […]

Springfield DWI Attorney Adam Woody was recently interviewed by a Springfield News-Leader reporter  for an article titled “Driving Safe:  Alcohol Test Change Lowers DWI Arrests.” On November 6, 2014, soon after the “no-refusal policy” took effect, we posted our thoughts on the policy.  Many of our concerns have proved true.  The results of many of […]

Over the past several months I have discussed in detail the various field sobriety tests that police officers utilize during their investigations of DWI’s.  Today is the final installment of the series with what is typically the final field sobriety test conducted roadside, the One-Leg Stand Test.  Obviously, standing on one foot for up to 30 seconds […]

As a DWI attorney the major question I get is, “if I’m pulled over and investigated for DWI, should I blow or refuse”.  I would always explain that for various reasons there is no cookie cutter answer and that all cases are different.  Typically, with everything being equal, I would usually advise to refuse the […]

Back on July 7 I began a 3 post blog series regarding Standard Field Sobriety Testing in DWI cases. In Post 1 I discussed in detail the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test, better known as “the eye test”. Today, I hope to provide details and information regarding the field sobriety test that should be administered by […]

Aside from blood alcohol tests, the most important evidence of impairment that police, prosecutors, judges, and juries rely on in driving while intoxicated cases are the results of the field sobriety tests. Most of these tests are difficult for most anyone to pass, whether sober or impaired. The key to successful defense against possible false […]