Felony DWI Charges for St. Louis Man Arrested After Leaving Court

By Jason Korner of The Law Office of Jason A. Korner posted in Felony DWI on Thursday, August 22, 2013. A St. Louis County man was pulled over and arrested for DWI shortly after leaving the Creve Coeur Municipal Court. The Creve Coeur Municipal Court holds court on Wednesday nights, and Eddie Spencer III was pulled over just after he appeared in court on unrelated charges. After the arrest it became clear that Mr. Spencer had two prior alcohol-related driving offenses, so he has been charged as a Persistent DWI Offender, a felony in Missouri. Due to...

15 August

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Court Rules DWI Checkpoint Invalid

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By Jason Korner of The Law Office of Jason A. Korner posted in DWI Checkpoints on Thursday, August 15, 2013. Recently a judge ruled a sobriety checkpoint invalid in a DWI case because it did not comply with the law. Specifically, the judge held there was a lack of evidence to show the location of the checkpoint had a high rate of drunk driving. Due to the judge's ruling, all evidence obtained after the stop of the defendant was deemed inadmissible, which essentially ends the prosecution of the defendant. The case will either be dismissed at the...

13 August

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The New Weapon Against Underage Drinking is a Phone App?

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On behalf of The Law Office of Jason A. Korner posted in Underage Drinking on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. The market for smartphone applications or "apps" has exploded over the last few years as web savvy entrepreneurs continue to think of new and increasingly remarkable uses for the average consumer's smartphone. One demographic in particular that these entrepreneurs are continually trying to target is teenagers, who are uniquely positioned to provide a major marketing push thanks to their social media knowhow. Interestingly enough, one software company recently released an iPhone app that targets teens not from a marketing perspective, but...

09 August

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Ninth State Now Permits Saliva Tests at DWI Stops

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On behalf of The Law Office of Jason A. Korner posted in DWI / Drunk Driving Charges on Friday, August 9, 2013. Law enforcement officials have a variety of tools at their disposal when it comes to combating impaired driving. For example, as we discussed in a post just last week, the Missouri State Highway Patrol frequently deploys both sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in an attempt to make the roads as safe as possible or, in other words, make as many DWI arrests as possible. Interestingly, our neighbor to the south recently unveiled a new -- and controversial --...

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Felony DWI Charges for St. Louis Man Arrested After Leaving Court

Court Rules DWI Checkpoint Invalid

The New Weapon Against Underage Drinking is a Phone App?

Ninth State Now Permits Saliva Tests at DWI Stops