Category: Criminal Law

Deciding to become a criminal law student

There are some golden rules to know whether you are suitable for studying a certain profession, in this case whether you should study to become a criminal lawyer. Many think that you are suitable for this profession if you can verbally bully people and you are argumentative, but that is not quite true. The skills that you need in order to become a good criminal lawyer are the ones considering your personality.  You don’t have to have inborn skills to be one, since many skills are related to learning. This means that before deciding whether to study law you need to know who you are. If you can look in the mirror and identify your strengths honestly as well as your weaknesses, than you will be able to orientate what you are going to study to suit your personality.

What does it take to be a good criminal lawyer?

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DUI Lawyer – What They Do

DUI stands for Driving Under the Influence but in some states it is called DWI, Driving While Intoxicated. There are strict laws in all of fifty states for those that are caught doing driving when they are intoxicated. If you are stopped for suspicious behavior the law enforcement officer can do a field sobriety test if the drive has slurred speech, has a strong odor of alcohol on them or general incoherence. They can also ask permission to do a BAC, which stands for Blood Alcohol Content test if the driver does not demonstrate good motor skills or judgment during the field tests. The BAC test will show the percentage of alcohol that is in their bloodstream and if it is over the legal limit, which in many states is 0.10% BAC, the driver can be arrested for DWI.

If a person is caught DUI it can have severe consequences. …