by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 25, 2016 | DUI, OVWI
Most people charged with drunk driving are facing two charges: operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Two charges for the same crime? Is this America? The lead charge in 99% of drunk driving cases...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 9, 2015 | Chemical Test, Collision, Jail Time, OVWI, THC
If you get into a car accident today, should that give the State the opportunity to punish you for having gone to a party a few weeks ago? Indiana says, Yes, it should. Under Indiana’s DUI / OVWI statute, if you operate a vehicle with a controlled substance or its...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 21, 2015 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI, Rights
A police impersonator has been pulling over women in Central Indiana. WTHR has the full story online. Indiana law is very clear. In order for a police officer to stop a person for a traffic violation the officer must be in fully marked police vehicle or wearing a...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 19, 2015 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
An officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) will not be facing criminal charges after he struck and killed a pedestrian while the officer, not on duty, was driving an IMPD vehicle with a .029 blood alcohol content (BAC). This incident...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
A Fort Wayne police officer was charged in the breaking and entering of a person’s house and the theft of a chainsaw and gas cans from the property. The internal affairs of the police department requested to speak to the police officer and the officer “pled the 5th.”...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Oct 2, 2015 | Defenses, DUI, OVWI
Attorney Marc Lopez was fortunate to attend the 2015 National College of DUI Defense DUI seminar in Las Vegas. The three-day seminar included topics ranging from updates on the blood testing, breath testing, standardize field sobriety testing and national trends in...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Attorney Marc Lopez spent an entire day learning about the Intoximeter’s EC/IR II breath testing machine works. This is important to Attorney Lopez’s DUI / OVWI practice as the EC/IR II is the breath testing machine Indiana has chosen to replace the...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 6, 2013 | Defense to DUI / OVWI, DUI, OVWI
The State of Indiana has put into law a few defenses to crimes. We have all heard about self defense and entrapment. But there are a few lesser known defenses that individuals charged with DUI / OVWI should know about. One of those defenses is...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 10, 2013 | Habitual Traffic Violator, License Suspension
Being charged with a DUI / OVWI has an immediate impact on your driver’s license. Unlike most crimes, you do not have to be convicted of DUI / OVWI for it to affect your license. When it comes to your driver’s license, merely being arrested for DUI /...
by The Marc Lopez Law Firm | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to Attorney Marc Lopez for being named an Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star. Attorney Marc Lopez recognizes how a DUI / OVWI charge can affect a person’s life and he does everything he can to fight for his clients. Attorney Marc...