Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Rockingham County Virginia DUI suspect gets charged with Felony Assaults on Police Officers

Brandon Barber, a Springdale Arkansas developer and CEO, was charged on September 24, 2008 with DWI, Driving While Intoxicated, Second Offense.

Barber was arrested in September 2006 after his Land Rover ran over three mailboxes in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WZPndVO8M0

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol

11/17/2008
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Steeles Tavern DUI/DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Cross Dressing Federal Judges get charged with DUI/DWI

Robert Somma, a former Federal Bankruptcy Judge resigned after being arrested for drunk driving.

Somma rear ended a pickup truck at a red light in Manchester NH on February 6, 2008.

Somma was wearing a cocktail dress and high heels.

Somma has been hired by a Boston law firm to act as senior counsel in their bankruptcy department.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JRBkDt1_Q8

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Reckless Driving,

11/17/2008
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Greenville Virginia VA DUI/DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Cross Examination is how your Lawyer should make the Government prove its case

Justice White in United States v. Wade held:

But defense counsel has no comparable obligation to ascertain or present the truth. Our system assigns him a different mission. He must be and is interested in preventing the conviction of the innocent, but, absent a voluntary plea of guilty, we also insist that he defend his client whether he is innocent or guilty. The State has the obligation to present the evidence. Defense counsel need present nothing, even if he knows what the truth is. He need not furnish any witnesses to the police, or reveal any confidences of his client, or furnish any other information to help the prosecution's case. If he can confuse a witness, even a truthful one, or make him appear at a disadvantage, unsure or indecisive, that will be his normal course. Our interest in not convicting the innocent permits counsel to put the State to its proof, to put the State's case in the worst possible light, regardless of what he thinks or knows to be the truth. Undoubtedly there are some limits which defense counsel must observe but more often than not, defense counsel will cross-examine a prosecution witness, and impeach him if he can, even if he thinks the witness is telling the truth, just as he will attempt to destroy a witness who he thinks is lying. In this respect, as part of our modified adversary system and as part of the duty imposed on the most honorable defense counsel, we countenance or require conduct which in many instances has little, if any, relation to the search for truth.

Here is another great case dealing with cross-examination and the right to confer with counsel after direct exam is completed:

Perry v Leeke 488 US 272 (1998). The holding in Perry, supra, applies to all witnesses. As the US Supreme Court stated:

Accordingly, it is entirely appropriate for a trial judge to decide, after listening to direct examination of any witnesses, whether the defendant or a non defendant, that cross-examination is more likely to elicit truthful responses if it goes forward without allowing the witness an opportunity to consult with third parties, including his or her lawyer. . . [T]he truth-seeking function of the trial can be impeded in ways other than unethical "coaching." Cross-examination often depends for its effectiveness on the ability of counsel to punch holes in a witness' testimony at just the right time, in just the right way. Permitting a witness, including a criminal defendant, to consult with counsel after direct examination but before cross-examination grants the witness an opportunity to regroup and regain a poise and sense of strategy that the unaided witness would not possess. This is true even if we assume no deceit on the part of the witness; it is simply an empirical predicate of our system of adversary rather than inquisitorial justice that cross-examination of a witness who is uncounseled between direct examination and cross-examination is more likely to lead to the discovery of truth than is cross-examination of a witness who is given time to pause and consult with his attorney. Perry, supra, at 282.

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DWI,, DWI/DUI,, Marijuana Possession,, Reckless Driving,, Speeding,, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia VA DUI Attorney Bob Keefer: Even Notre Dame Tight Ends like Will Yeatman get charged with DUI/ DWI

Will Yeatman, a tight end for Notre Dame, entered a guilty plea to driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.

Under the terms of his agreement, the driving while intoxicated charge will be dismissed upon a year of good behavior.

I am sure Yeatman deserved the break he got but I hope others got the same deal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mXxn2K--HU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Te_VmyeMoI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELjj3Culdv8

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DWI,, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Daughters of Kentucky Derby Winning Jockeys get charged with DUI

Sophia Santos, was sentenced October 1, 2008 to three to nine years in prsion for driving under the influence and killing another motorist.

In November, 2007, Santos ran a red light, struck another vehicle, killing one occupant and injuring three others.

Jose Santos, Sophia's father riding Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 2003.

Santos was sentenced in Long Island's Nassau County Court.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYBTaUz7Vfk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufrjIIRxl7A

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession,, Reckless Driving,, Speeding,, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI Virginia Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Police Officers get charged with DUI/ DWI

Police Officer Eric Bittner, a Cumberland police officer entered a guilty plea in October of 2008 to driving while intoxicated.

Officer Bittner had charges of eluding police, driving in excess of reasonable speed, and driving under the influence dismissed.

Officer Bittner will keep his job; if only the citizens who pay his salary were treated as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYma9jaszTE

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI Virginia VA Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Public Defenders get charged with DUI

Richard Montgomery Riffe was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) on October 17, 2008.

Riffe is the public defender for Lincoln County. Riffe allegedly crashed into another automobile near Tornado in Kanawha County.

Riffe allegedly left the scene before the police arrived.

DUI does not spare anyone or any walk of life.

http://www.youtube.com/v/TLn6IH5V9hU&hl=en&fs=1

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Reckless Driving, Speeding,, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Staunton Virginia VA DUI DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Sometimes State Labs hide evidence in DUI DWI cases

Sandra Veiga, an inspector for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, was fired in October of 2008 for destroying the evidence of breath tester failures.

Veiga was unplugging the gadget if the inspection was failing, then plugging it in to stop the gizmo from automatically reporting the failures.

Veiga was trying to hide the truth.

The FDLE has decided not to charge Veiga with any crimes.

Florida uses the Intoxilier 8000 to convict its citizens of DUI.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI DWI Virginia VA Lawyer Bob Keefer: How to keep the Intoxilyzer from beating you

The "3-2 Rule"

or

Beating the Intoxilyzer

(or at least making sure it doesn't beat you.)

By Tom Hudson

The above headline may be a little misleading. The last thing I want to do is to tell drunk drivers how to "beat" the Intoxilyzer. But I am tired of seeing the police misuse the Intoxilyzer to beat up on the citizenry. So the following advice is how to get the Intoxilyzer to measure exactly what it's supposed to measure: Your breath alcohol. And if it does that, you will probably be under the legal limit.

The police are trained to operate the Intoxilyzer. They take a 24 hour course, and are awarded a certificate that says that they are trained to be "breath test operators" under Florida law. I've taken that course, and have one of those certificates.

When the police are trained, they are instructed to tell the subject to "keep blowing until the tone stops." In reality, you cannot keep blowing until the tone stops. Why not? Because the tone doesn't stop until you are out of breath. It is a trick, to try to get you to blow out your deep lung air. Why are the police taught to do that? It turns out that the last fraction of a second of the breath is all that the Intoxilyzer measures.

Your "vital capacity" is the amount of air you can exhale from a full inward breath until you cannot blow any more. The lungs of a healthy human being have a typical "vital capacity" of around four and a half liters. That's 4,500 milliliters. The breath chamber of the Intoxilyzer 8000 is approximately 31 milliliters. In other words, the breath machine measures less than the last 1% of your breath. (Actually the last .6%)

They are measuring only the last 1% of your breath!. That would be fine if the last 1% were a representative sample of your breath alcohol.

But it's not.

The last 1% of your breath contains the highest alcohol concentration of your entire breath. By telling you to blow until you are out of breath, and measuring only the last 1%, the standard instructions for the Intoxilyzer can overestimate your breath alcohol by as much as 400%.

400%!

So how do you stop the police from overestimating your breath alcohol? Two steps. Remember this: Three and Two. That's the number "3" and then the number "2".

Step One. Take 3 deep breaths before you blow. If you hyperventilate three times before you blow into the machine, you will reduce your breath alcohol by as much as 55%. This occurs for two reasons. First, the breaths cool off your lungs. When the lung tissues are cooler, less alcohol goes from liquid form into vapor. The result is a lower breath alcohol. Second, the breaths clear out the alcohol from your lungs, filling them with fresh air. Find out more in this scholarly article.

(By the way, the reverse is also true. If you hold your breath for a few seconds before you blow, your breath alcohol will be increased. So whatever you do, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH before you blow into the machine!!)wo. Blow out HALF of your breath and STOP. Half of a breath is all that you need to give a valid sample under the Florida protocols. The Intoxilyzer 8000 requires only 1.1 liters of breath to register as "adequate volume." Blowing the minimum required can reduce your measurment by another 30%. How does it do that? By avoiding that alcohol-saturated "deep lung air" that the police are trained to test. The statutes do not tell them to test "deep lung air." The statutes tell them to test "breath." So why do they test "deep lung air" instead? Because that's whereeSo..... does this work?

I have personally, after a few drinks (all in the name of science, mind you) blown into an Intoxilyzer and obtained a reading of .099. That is over the legal limit. About three minutes later, I took my own advice and blew into the Intoxilyzer after three deep breaths. And blew only half of my breath. The result? A breath test reading of .028.

There you have it. The 3-2 Rule. You can blow an adequate sample under Florida law, and not allow the police to skew your sample so it looks higher than it really is. Sometimes blowing smart is a lot better than refusing to blow at all.

But even with all of this knowledge, the best way to avoid a DUI is not to drink and drive. Period.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Rockingham County DUI DWI Virginia Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even former football stars like Marcus Vick get DUI DWI charges

On October 20, 2008, Marcus Vick, former Virginia Tech and NFL football player, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).

The Court also convicted Vick of driving on the wrong side of the road and eluding police.

Vick was given a 12 month suspended jail sentence and a fine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNEQm4s9-7I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfMcqB9jwS0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4LgJw_Xd8

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Reckless Driving,, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI DWI Virginia VA Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Kenny Stabler can beat a DWI charge with a good DUI Lawyer

Mark Polson, a very talented attorney and fellow member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) was faced with a very challenging case: defending Kenny Stabler who had been convicted twice before of DUI.

Stabler, played for the University of Alabama before starting his 14-year NFL career as a quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

In June, 2008 Stabler was stopped for swerving in his lane in Robertsdale.

Polson pointed out that Stabler's football career cost him four knee operations.

Stabler's doctor testified Stabler had arthritis.

Stabler refused to take the field tests.

These so called tests are designed to fail the subject -- never, never, never take these tests.

http://www.wkrg.com/local/article/kenny_stabler_found_not_guilty/20237/video/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpxqM_8k9pw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYma9jaszTE

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI DWI Virginia VA Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Country Music Stars like John Michael Montgomery get charged with DUI DWI

John Michael Montgomery entered into a plea agreement from DUI charges in Lexington, Kentucky.

Montgomery's deal included the dismissal of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a concealed weapon.

Montgomery will have to complete an alcohol education course and his license will be suspended until he completes the course.

Montgomery was stopped after leaving a performance at the Austin City Saloon. Police claimed that he was seen swerving and running a red light.

Montgomery then failed an unnatural roadside exercise given by police to fail subjects and support their claim of impairment.

The police found two firearms and Valium in a bottle in Montgomery's vehicle. Montgomery's counsel indicated that he had permits for the firearms and the medication was for a hip replacment.

I am sure that having a recent hip replacement made standing on one leg and walking heel to toe poor ways of judging Montgomery's level of intoxication.

The case was sort of unusual. The arresting officer had listened to Montgomery and had made no attempt to stop him from driving. There were also problems with the way Montgomery's property was dealt with at the station.

The arresting officer was honored by fellow officers on a MySpace page for bagging a celebrity. The MySpace page included an altered picture of Montgomery.

In what eventually led to an internal police investigation regarding improper procedures, fellow police officers posted MySpace comments congratulating the arresting officer for the nabbing of a celebrity. An altered photo of Montgomery was also posted.

People need to understand that they are considered prey by law enforcement and act accordingly. Do not do the field tests; do not make any statements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A803u02Xhb0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myDWyCMRtLs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iblYy6tvHQY&feature=related

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Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding,, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI DWI Virginia VA Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Minneapolis police officers get charged with DWI DUI

Jeffrey David Pennaz, a Minneapolis police officer, was charged with driving while intoxicated on October 21, 2008

Officer Pennaz was stopped after motorists called 911 and reported a swerving motorist. Pennaz was found passed out at a traffic light.

Officer Pennaz had two children in his vehicle.

The arresting officers reported that Pennaz's eyes were bloodshot, watery and glassy and they detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.

These officers apparently do not know that bloodshot, watery and glassy eyes are not NHTSA clues showing impairment by alcohol.

They also do not know that you cannot tell when, what, or how much from smell alone.

Oficer Pennaz refused the roadside exercises designed to make the subject appear impaired. Pennaz' breath tests showed a .21 grams per 210 liters result.

Pennaz has been with Minneapolis police since January, 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C88cbBi5nLs

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI, DWI, DWI/DUI, Marijuana Possession, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Underage Possession of Alcohol,

11/17/2008
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Woodstock Virginia VA DUI DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Cab drivers get charged with DUI DWI

Joseph Budge, a 61 year old taxi driver was arrested for DWI on October 23, 2008.

Budge was stopped by a Syracuse NY police officer who claimed that Budge had turned in front of a bus.

Budge apparently smelled of alcohol; a smell that Budge claimed came from a passenger.

Budge, like most people his age, failed the field sobriety test.

Budge has a blood alcohol level of .16 grams per 210 liters.

.16 should be falling down drunk; you would think that a falling down drunk Taxi driver would be more obvious than noted in this report.

My guess is that Budge's breath test was inflated by one of the medical conditions that can inflate the breath tester's report.

Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Page County, Virginia; Luray, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Bob Keefer also represents people charged with DUI/DWI, traffic tickets and reckless driving in Broadway, Virginia; Grottoes, Virginia; Elkton, Virginia; Massanutten, Virginia; Timberville, Virginia; Dayton, Virginia; and Mount Crawford, Virginia; New Market, Virginia (VA); Mount Jackson, Virginia (VA); Toms Brook, Virginia (VA); Strasburg, Virginia (VA); Edinburg, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents people with these charges in Churchville, Virginia (VA); Craigsville, Virginia (VA); Crimora, Virginia (VA); Fishersville, Virginia (VA); Fort Defiance, Virginia (VA); Greenville, Virginia (VA); Grottoes, Virginia (VA); Jolivue, Virginia (VA); Lyndhurst, Virginia (VA); Mount Sidney, Virginia (VA); Mount Solon, Virginia (VA); Sherando, Virginia (VA); Spring Hill, Virginia (VA); Steeles Tavern, Virginia (VA); Stuarts Draft, Virginia (VA); Verona, Virginia (VA); Weyers Cave, Virginia (VA).

Bob Keefer also represents students at James Madison University JMU, Bridgewater College, Eastern Mennonite University EMU, and Blue Ridge Community College charged with alcohol offenses such as underage possession, DWI/DUI and possession of marijuana.

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11/17/2008
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Staunton DUI Attorney Bob Keefer: Is this LAPD police officer someone we should trust?

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Ralph Larkin, a retired Los Angeles police officer, was arrested in May of 2008 on charges of possessing child pornography.

A year earlier Officer Larkin was tackled by the father of a fiver year old girl who realized Larkin was taking pictures of his daugher's genital area.

Police were able to restore some of the child pornography that former Officer Larkin had deleted prior to his arrest.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Town Supervisors get charged with DUI

Lloyd Kinnear, the Canandaigua town supervisor, is going to litigate the felony DWI charge presently pending against him.

Since Kinnear was convicted of a DWI in 2005 under New York law this new charge constitutes a felony.

Ed Fiandach, Kinnear's defense counsel, says the case will be be brought before a grand jury sometime before the end of October, 2008.

If Kinnear is convicted of a felony he will be forced to leave office.

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Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP) Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI DUI,, DWI/DUI Marijuana Possession Reckless Driving Speeding Underage Possession of Alcohol

11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even City Managers get charged with DUI/ DWI

Barry Webb, City Manager for Belmont NC was arrested on October 10, 2008 for driving while intoxicated.

Webb was arrested by North Carolina State Highway Police Troopers around 1205AM on NC 273 in Belmont.

Webb will probably get a break on his charge since he is a government employee and I am sure he deserves a break; I just wish the rest of us would get breaks as well.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia VA DUI Attorney Bob Keefer: Even Driving Instructors get charged with DUI/ DWI

Bryce Syphers, a 61 year old former driving instructor for Portsmouth High School in New Hampshire, was charged on October 9, 2008 with his second drunk driving charge.

Syphers had been arrested in February, 2008 after a school resource officer reported him for smelling of alcohol.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Attorney Bob Keefer: Even people on riding mowers get charged with DUI/ DWI

An unnamed Missouri man was arrested in October, 2008 for drunk driving on a lawnmower.

This fellow was stopped due to a disturbance call. He was pulling a trailer with a case of beer.

The driver had a .115 blood alcohol reading.

When will the government stop this silliness? Never.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI Virginia Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Marines get charged with DUI

Jason Williamson, a 25 year old Marine from Texas on active duty at Stewart International Airport was involved in a one car crash in October, 2008.

Williamson was ejected from his truck and suffered head injuries.

Williamson was charged with DWI and given a ticket for failing to wear a seatbelt.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg DUI Virginia Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Husbands of Mayoral Candidates get charged with DUI

Steve White, the 49 year old husband of Glens Falls NY Mayoral Candidate Judy Villa White was arrested for DWI.

Judy White dropped out of the race because of this charge.

White allegedly hit another car and then fled on foot. White subsequently returned to the scene with his 15 year old son. White claimed that his son was driving.

Fortunately a witness identified White as the driver. White later blew a .28 grams per 210 liters of blood result on the breath tester.

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Labels: Drunk in Public (DIP) Drunk in Public (DIP), DUI DUI, DWI DWI/DUI Marijuana Possession Reckless Driving Speeding Underage Possession of Alcohol

11/17/2008
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Mount Solon Virginia (VA) DUI/DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Sometimes Deputies do not get charged with DWI/DUI

We sometimes hear about law enforcement officers being arrested for DWI or DUI.

We do not usually hear about when they are stopped but not charged.

Sgt. Christopher D. Guerrero, an off duty Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy was allowed to go home without being arrested when stopped by a Roseville policeman.

One allegation against Guerrero was that he had a blood alcohol of .16.

Two fellow deputies stopped behind the Roseville police car and threathened "war" between their departments unless Guerrero was released.

The state now plans a trial for Guerrero almost a year after he was stopped but not arrested. Good luck to them on winning that case without a evidentiary breath reading.

This video shows what typically happens: one officer lets another go.

I am sure this Deputy deserved the break he received -- I just want the same break for the citizens that pay his salary.

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11/17/2008
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Harrisonburg Virginia DUI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Fire Fighters get charged with DWI/DUI

Vernon Tiger Allen, a 43 year old Boston Firefigher was charged with drunk driving, speeding and negligence causing a car crash on September 14, 2008.

Allen's blood alcohol according to the state's breath tester was 0.14.

Allen, a Boston Firefighter since 1989, claimed that he had consumed two beers.

Ryan Surprenant, the other driver, was hospitalized in critical condition. Police say that he may be charged with running a red light and drunk driving as well.

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11/17/2008
Bob Keefer
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Sherando Virginia (VA) DUI/DWI Lawyer Bob Keefer: Even Elementary teachers get charged with DUI/DWI

Marcy L. Cole, a 35 year old former fourth grade teacher at Lockport City School District, pled guilty to two felony drving while intoxicated on September 23, 2008.

Cole was suspended in January for being drunk in class; she eventually resigned.

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