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Will Missouri Move Towards Mandatory Ignition Interlock Devices For DWI Offenders?

Sansone & Lauber | April 3, 2012 | Missouri DWI Laws

A recent article on MSNBC.com, asks whether all states should move towards mandatory ignition interlock devices in the case of drunk drivers. Drivers in Connecticut who have been convicted of drunken ...

Missouri Evidence: Insurance Coverage Excluded From Jury as Collateral Source – Exceptions to the Rule

Sansone & Lauber | January 7, 2012 | Personal Injury Blog

It has been a long held principal under Missouri evidence law that in trial a personal injury lawyer, generally, cannot tell a jury through testimony or argument, that the defendant has auto, homeowne...

College Students, Alcohol, And DWI

Sansone & Lauber | October 26, 2011 | Guest Authors

Guest Author Marina Salsbury, not affiliated with the St. Louis law firm of Sansone & Lauber. Marina Salsbury planned on becoming a teacher since high school, but found her way instead into online...

Innocent Till Proven Guilty? Not In Naperville Illinois. Suspected Of DWI? Assumed Guilty By The City.

Sansone & Lauber | October 12, 2011 | Illinois DWI / DUI Laws

Our St. Louis DWI defense law firm handles hundreds of DWI cases every year. A good percentage of our clients are either factually innocent or the police acted inappropriately and the evidence was obt...

Convicted On A DUI? How To Appeal The Ruling

Sansone & Lauber | September 23, 2011 | Guest Authors

This post is by Guest Author, Carol Montrose, who is not affiliated with our law firm and this article does not necessarily reflect the legal opinions or views of Sansone & Lauber. DUI checkpoint....

Are Field Sobriety Tests Reliable In DWI Arrests? Several Studies Question FST Reliability

Sansone & Lauber | September 16, 2011 | Field Sobriety Testing

Guest Author: Allison Gamble, Student of Psychology Arrests and convictions for charges of driving under the influence are often made based on evidence from field sobriety tests. While law enforcement...

Missouri DWI Defense Tactic: State Must Prove Temporal Connection Between Time Car Was Driven And Intoxication

Sansone & Lauber | September 3, 2011 | Missouri DWI Laws

Have you ever been too drunk to drive and you realized it while you were driving and you wondered what should I do? You should pull over immediately and turn off the car, take the keys out of the igni...

Cost of Collecting Medical Records in Missouri, Capped at $25 for Electronic Records

Sansone & Lauber | August 29, 2011 | Trial Practice & Evidence

Our St. Louis injury law firm keeps most files in secured electronic format, greatly reducing our reliance on paper files which also makes accessing, storing, and producing files much more efficient a...

Consequences Of Not Hiring A DUI Lawyer

Sansone & Lauber | August 25, 2011 | Guest Authors

Guest Author Article: Not affiliated with St. Louis law firm of Sansone & Lauber: If you have been unfortunate enough to be caught and arrested for drunk driving, you must be weighing the pros and...

Defendant From Dateline’s ‘To Catch A Predator’ Aquitted For Lack Of Evidence, Judge Hinted At Entrapment

Sansone & Lauber | August 17, 2011 | Sexual Assault

Many years spent as both a St. Louis prosecutor and now as a Missouri criminal defense lawyer, I have seen over aggressive law enforcement tactics which sometimes amount to entrapment or prosecutions ...