Confirmation Bias: The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
Tunnel Vision - The Effect Of Confirmation Bias On Criminal Cases
Idaho Criminal Defense and DUI Defense Blog
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Your Rights and Responsibilities When Dealing With Law Enforcement
YOUR RIGHTS You have the right to remain silent. If you wish to exercise that right, say so out loud. You have the right to refuse to consent to a search of yourself, your car or your home. If you are not under arrest, you have the right to calmly leave.
Is It A Search For A K9 To Sniff My Car?
Any person who has been pulled over by an officer for a traffic violation may have their car sniffed by a drug dog during the traffic stop. The U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Caballes, stated that a drug dog could perform a sniff of a stopped car regardless of the reason for the stop.
What Is SLD?
Sheriffs Labor Detail SLD stands for the Sheriffs Labor Detail, sometimes also known as the Sheriffs Inmate Labor Detail (SILD). This is a work crew overseen by the Sheriffs Office made up of low risk offenders who choose to performs public labor rather than serving their sentence actually i...
What can I do before court to prepare for my reckless driving case?
Consult an Attorney The most important thing to do is consult with an attorney. You will not always need to hire an attorney, but reckless driving is a criminal offense in Idaho. That means if you're convicted, you will have a permanent criminal conviction.
Speed Limits Are Set For Profit...Not Safety.
You might think that speed limits are set for safety. You would be wrong.
Legislators write the law, NOT LAWYERS!
I know I am not supposed to gripe...but here I go anyway! I do not make the law. The legislature makes the law.
Be Careful Not To Speed In Elmore County...You Could Be Charged With A Misdemeanor!
I recently had a client who was pulled over for going 15 mph over the speed limit on Highway 20 as it enters Mountain Home. In this area the speed limit has decreased to 35 mph so this means that my client was allegedly doing 50 mph.
What the heck is a "Per Se" DUI?
If you are arrested for drunk driving in Idaho you could be facing one of two Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges: a Per Se violation or a non-Per Se violation. This article is meant to help you differentiate between the two.
Fight that Ticket!
Speaking from experience, getting ticketed for speeding is not a fun experience. Seeing red and blue lights in your rear-view mirror is not a good feeling. I realize speeding is not even close to the worst thing you can be accused of, it can still impact your life in many ways.
The Preliminary Hearing – to waive or not to waive, that is the question.
The decision whether to waive a preliminary hearing, and give up a review of the probable cause determination, can often be a tough one for clients to make. Every client hopes a win at preliminary hearing means the whole case goes away before it really ever started. Unfortunately, the truth is th...
NY Times Says Idaho Dead Last at Protecting Juvenile Records
There is an article today in the New York Times discussing the issue of juvenile offenders and the importance of sealing their records from the public eye. The article examines how many states fail to protect the confidentiality of juvenile records despite data showing that “95 percent of young p...