In September of this past year, it was found that in Augusta, and possibly Richmond County as well, hundreds of DUI warrants were signed court employees (mostly court clerks) across the state, giving permission for invasive blood draws. This practice has been going on since March 2015, apparently on a fairly regular basis. A civil…

This past fall, the Georgia Supreme Court issued some “clarifications” regarding the rights those suspected of DUI have, most specifically as those rights relate to Georgia’s implied consent law, as well as the interactions DUI suspects have with police officers. What came through loud and clear from the Supreme Court is that police officers may…