Recent Posts in Criminal Defense Category
Posted on Jun 14, 2013 By Brent Labovitz
The administration of field sobriety tests, blood and breath tests to determine whether or not an individual is intoxicated, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol, is a much-contested subject. In ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2013 By Brent Labovitz
In the state of Missouri, when a driver obtains a driver's license, he or she is required to sign the license and thus give their "implied consent" to submit to blood, breath and/or ...
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Posted on May 30, 2013 By Brent Labovitz
Any time an individual makes the decision to drink and drive, others may be put in harm's way. If you or a loved one has been arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI), you should not expect ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2012 By Brent Labovitz
Starting at the end of this month certain people will be able to have certain offenses removed from their criminal record. The new law is not as far reaching as I would have hoped, but I do believe it ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2012 By Brent Labovitz
The Missouri Supreme Court recently held in, State of Missouri, Respondent vs. Elton J. Norfolk, that a defendant adjusted his pants in a manner that officer's "experience and training ...
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Posted on Jun 19, 2012 By Brent Labovitz
In certain circumstances a person can withdraw a guilty plea and get that final disposition set aside and try to get a different result on their case. This is possible in most cases, however it is ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By Brent E. Labovitz
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new St. Louis Criminal Defense blog with an RSS feed located here.
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
One of the fascinating Fourth Amendment questions that many state courts have been grappling with is how the "search incident to arrest" exception applies to the search of cell phones. ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
Recently a man was sentenced in the United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois, to 188 months imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute in excess of 1000 kilograms of marijuana. This man ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
Recently Illinois State Police arrested a 27-year-old resident of California that was driving through the State of Illinois. The 27-year-old was arrested for the possession of 72 pounds of marijuana, ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
A popular St. Louis County bar, Nick's Pub, was recently duped. A man was recently drinking at Nick's Pub and after buying rounds of drinks at the bar he paid the tab with fake $20 bills - ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
Recently my firm was contacted by a woman that claimed the police had arrested her boyfriend. She told the attorneys at my firm that the police had arrested her boyfriend because the police believed ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Brent Labovitz
Should I blow or not? This is by far the most common question I receive. The answer is, it depends. I know this is not the answer that people want to hear, but each case is different and it depends on ...
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