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Maryland DUI Lawyers Baltimore Probation Restricted License
11:10 AM | Posted by Atchuthan Sris | Edit Post
Peter v. State
The court granted a writ of certiorari to determine whether the Circuit Court of Baltimore (Maryland) was within its authority in imposing a sentence for defendant's conviction for two counts of driving under the influence (DUI), which specified that she could not drive during a hree-year probation, even if her license was reinstated by the state Motor Vehicle Administration.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-208(a) provides that the state Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) may not suspend a license or privilege to drive for a period of more than one year. The exceptions to this one-year limit are set forth with particularity in such provisions as Md. Code Ann. Transp. § 16-208(a)(2), which permits the MVA to suspend for an indefinite period the license or privilege of any individual who cannot drive safely because of his physical or mental condition; and Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-404(c)(2), which authorizes various periods of suspension for the accumulation of points based on repeated convictions for violations of drinking and driving laws. Section 16-404(c)(2) authorizes the MVA to suspend the license of a driver against whom a designated number of points has been assessed for violations of Md. Code Ann. Transp. §§ 21-902(b) or (c), driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The legislature has restricted the duration of such suspensions as follows: (i) For a first conviction, not more than 6 months; (ii) For a second conviction at least 5 years after the date of the first conviction, not more than 9 months; (iii) For a second conviction less than 5 years after the date of the first conviction or for a third conviction, not more than 12 months; and (iv) For a fourth or subsequent conviction, not more than 24 months.
Maryland DUI Lawyers Baltimore Accident Scene Driving Influence
9:46 AM | Posted by Atchuthan Sris | Edit Post
Defendant appealed his convictions and sentences from the Circuit Court in Baltimore (Maryland) for murder in the second degree, manslaughter by motor vehicle, driving under influence (DUI) and leaving the scene of a fatal accident
The "overall question" to be decided in manslaughter by motor vehicle cases is stated as: was the conduct of defendant, considering all the factors of the case, such that it amounted to a wanton or reckless disregard for human life.
To drive while simply under the influence, to the extent that one is incapable of safely driving his vehicle, is a direct violation of the law. Md. Ann. Code art. 66 1/2, § 11-902(c). When the degree of inebriation is adjudged to render a driver, not only unsafe under § 11-902(c) or even impaired under Md. Ann. Code art. 66 1/2, § 11-902(b), but beyond the most extreme condition of insobriety recognized by law, i.e., intoxicated under Md. Ann. Code art. 66 1/2, § 11-902(a), one who drives thus incapacitated may be inferred to have disregarded human life both wantonly and recklessly. When death ensues, inferentially or directly attributable to a breach of a duty by appellant, derived from his self-induced condition of intoxication, driving while drunk may be sufficient to raise the cause of death from simple negligence to gross negligence, as a factual determination to be made by the fact finder.
Maryland DUI Attorneys Baltimore Grounds
5:59 AM | Posted by Atchuthan Sris | Edit Post
Have you been issued a traffic ticket for driving under the influence of alcohol in the State of Maryland?
Defendant in Baltimore contended that the motions court erred in denying his motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds, because the sanction imposed in another case, a weekend in jail, was a punishment for his act of drinking and driving in this case. The State responded that the sanction imposed by the DUI court was solely for defendant's failure to abide by the terms of the DUI Treatment plan...
As a general rule, there is no double jeopardy prohibition against revocation of probation and imposition of punishment. Md. R. 5-801(c) provides that the contents of the record shall contain all parts of the record that are reasonably necessary for the determination of the questions presented by the appeal and any cross-appeal.