DWI Blog

• Posted By Lance Fletcher 18-Jan-2016

  DWI Basics in New York

  General Overview of DWI in New York City Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is becoming more aggressively legislated against and prosecuted each year in New York. Since it first became illegal, DWI has evolved to become a criminal act, the legal alcohol ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 25-Sep-2015

  The Suspended License DWI

  DWI With a Suspended License Driving While Intoxicated is usually a misdemeanor. Aggravated Unlicensed Operation (AUO), which means you were driving with a suspended license, is usually a misdemeanor. However, if you get charged with a DWI while your ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 6-Feb-2015

  NYC DWI Case but You Have a Connecticut License?

  Effects of New York DWI Conviction for a Connecticut Licensed Driver Sometimes, Connecticut residents who drive in New York get charged with a DWI in New York. If this happens to you, you should be aware of not only the consequences to your New York ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 13-Jan-2015

  Underage Drinking and Driving in New York

  Underage Drinking and Driving By DWI Lawyer Ramy Lewis, Esq. of the Law Office of Lance Fletcher New York has a "Zero Tolerance" policy for underage drinkers who drive so that underage drivers will lose their driver's licenses ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 13-Jan-2015

  Reckless Driving and DWI

  Reckless Driving in New York by DWI Lawyer Ramy Louis, Esq. of the Law Office of Lance Fletcher Reckless driving is a serious offense in New York. It is a crime, which would give you a permanent criminal record, and is punishable by up to one year in ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 13-Jan-2015

  Fleeing from Police Before a DWI Arrest

  Fleeing from Police By DWI Attorney Ramy Louis In New York, it is a crime for motorists to flee from a police officer. The level of what you could be charged with rises with the seriousness of the harm that results from not stopping for the police. ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 12-Jan-2015

  Out of State Motorists and New York DWI

  Out of State Motorists and New York DWI By Ramy Louis, Esq., DWI Attorney at the Law Office of Lance Fletcher, PLLC Do you have an out-of-state license and a pending New York DWI case? A DWI related conviction in New York State can affect your ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 29-Dec-2014

  Driving While High

  Driving Under the Influence of Drugs By DWI Attorney Ramy Louis, Esq. In New York, it is not only a crime to drink and drive, but the law also prohibits you from driving while under the influence of drugs. Driving under the influence of drugs is a ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 22-Dec-2014

  Holding off Suspension Following Conviction

  Holding off an Inevitable Suspension By Ramy Louis, Esq. If you are sentenced for Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), your driver's license will be either suspended or revoked by the court and you will be ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 22-Dec-2014

  Do I Qualify for a New York Hardship License?

  Do you qualify for a hardship license? By Ramy Louis, Esq. If you are charged with DWI in New York, the court may choose to suspend your license pending the outcome of your case. This typically happens at the criminal court arraignment which is the ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 22-Dec-2014

  The Ignition Interlock Device

  The Ignition Interlock Device By Ramy Louis, Esq. A DWI conviction in New York can have lasting consequences and burdensome conditions including installing an ignition interlock device. Get convicted of DWI in New York and by law you must install an ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 22-Dec-2014

  What Does "Legal Limit" Mean in New York?

  What does "the legal limit" mean? By Ramy Louis, Esq. You may have heard that the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is 0.08%. But what exactly does that mean? Does it mean that if you blow under 0.08% you cannot be arrested and ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 15-Dec-2014

  DWI Checkpoints

  DWI Checkpoints By Ramy Louis, Esq. The NYPD is allowed to use DWI checkpoints or roadblocks to stop drivers at specified locations to identify alcohol impaired drivers. In New York City, the enormous volume of traffic renders traditional patrol ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 15-Dec-2014

  Proving the "D" in DWI

  PROVING THE D IN DWI By Ramy Louis, Esq. Just because you were found behind the wheel of a car with the keys in the ignition does not necessarily mean that you were driving or "operating" a motor vehicle while intoxicated under New York DWI ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 13-Dec-2014

  Your CDL with a DWI case

  CDL Licenses and your DWI Case By Ramy Louis, Esq. Just when you thought that DWI laws in New York City couldn’t be any morecomplicated when you have a regular driver’s license, the rules for those having Commercial Driver’s ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 7-Dec-2014

  Hiring the right New York City DWI Lawyer

  Hire the Right DWI Lawyer Skill and Knowledge of DWI Laws Have you or a loved one been charged with a driving while intoxicated related offense in New York City? If so, you need to hire a knowledgeable New York City DWI attorney to fight for you. A ...

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• Posted By The Law Office of Lance Fletcher, PLLC 26-Nov-2014

  DWI Refusals and Conditional Licenses

  "If I refused to take the breathalyzer, can I get a conditional license?" By DWI Attorney Ramy Louis of The Law Offices of Lance Fletcher, PLLC If I refused to submit to the chemical test (breath, blood, or urine), can I get a conditional ...

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• Posted By The Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 21-Nov-2014

  Photo Finish

  PHOTO FINISH Don't let anyone tell you that what is said in court is not as important as what is said out of court. In a recent case, our client is charged with one misdemeanor count relating to driving while intoxicated. Under New York Criminal ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 21-Nov-2014

  The Intoxication Defense and your DWI case

  The Intoxication Defense and your DWI case Is intoxication a defense to your DWI case? You might automatically think the answer is "No, of course not" but like most things in the law, the answer is a little more complcated. Under New York ...

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• Posted By The Law Office of Lance Fletcher 12-Nov-2014

  DWI case dismissed - October 2014

  PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL By Ramy Louis, Attorney at The Law Offices of Lance Fletcher, PLLC October 2014 – Client was arrested for his second DWI within the last 10 years and blew more than double the BAC legal limit. He faced two ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher 14-May-2014

  What are the Potential Consequences of a Misdemeanor NY DWI Conviction?

  If you have been convicted of misdemeanor DWI in New York under 1192(2) for blowing 0.08 or more, 1192(3) for being intoxicated, or 1192(4) for drugs, there can be harsh consequences including criminal penalties, DMV fines, suspension/revocation, ...

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• Posted By Lance Fletcher, Esq. 8-May-2014

  Should I take the breathalyser

  Should I take or should I have taken the breathalyzer? I am frequently asked this question and the answer is that it depends. If you are arrested for DWI / DUI and are asked to blow into a Breathalyzer, any positive reading - even 0.01 could be used ...

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• Posted By Law Offices of Lance Fletcher 28-Sep-2013

  DWI With Minor in the Vehicle Leads to Felony Charges

  LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK - According to Glenn Wilburn of MyFoxNY.com, a 41 year old man was arrested on May 24, 2013 by the Suffolk County Police for driving drunk with his 6 year old daughter in the car. He was driving a pickup truck on East Main ...

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• Posted By DWI Attorney 22-Jan-2013

  Welcome to the Blog for The Law Office of Lance Fletcher, PLLC

  All of us at The Law Office of Lance Fletcher, PLLC are very excited to launch our new DWI Blog with a RSS feed available here.

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