by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 7, 2024 | Chemical Test, Defenses, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI, Refusal
What is an Indiana DUI Refusal Hearing? If you’re facing an Indiana DUI/OVWI charge, you may also hear the term refusal hearing. This process becomes relevant when, during the investigation, a driver refuses to take a chemical test after being pulled over for...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 5, 2024 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, Hardship License, HVSO, Implied Consent, Jail Time, License Suspension, OVWI, Refusal, SDP, Specialized Driving Privileges
Facing a DUI charge in Indiana can be an overwhelming experience. Should you cooperate with the police? What if you’re being offered a chemical test? As any experienced Indiana DUI lawyer will tell you, refusing a chemical test is never going to improve your...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 28, 2019 | Checkpoint, Chemical Test, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI
On October 26, 2018 Attorney Matt Kroes, with the Marc Lopez Law Firm, argued to the Indiana Court of appeals that a conviction for DUI / OVWI for the firm’s client should be reversed due to an incorrectly administered breath test on the EC/IR II and because the...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 3, 2019 | Chemical Test, Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, Implied Consent, OVWI, Rights
The Intoximeters EC/IR II certified breath test machine looks like a computer from the 1980s If you’ve read our blog on Indiana’s statutory presumption, you’re already aware of the concept of a certified chemical test. Portable breath test...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 1, 2009 | DUI, Implied Consent, License Suspension, OVWI
If a Police Officer has probable cause to believe a person Operated a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVWI), at some point the Police Officer will read that person the Indiana Implied Consent Statute. Essentially, the Police will tell the suspect that they must take the...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 27, 2009 | DUI, Implied Consent, License Suspension, OVWI
In Indiana people who operate motor vehicles have given their “consent” to take chemical tests for intoxication. While most people have not explicitly stated, “I consent to a chemical test” the consent is implied by the very fact a person...
