Kulp & Elliott blog posts relating to DUI law and procedures.
[divider_line] From .08 to .05 - should the DUI inference level be lowered? Currently under South Carolina DUI law, a breath device reading of .08 of one percent creates an "inference" that a driver's mental faculties to drive are impaired from the ingestion of alcohol. This inference level has changed over the years. When I [...]
I Am Always Happy to Answer DUI and Criminal Law Questions for the Media. As a lawyer handling DUI and Criminal Defense Cases in South Carolina for over thirty years, I had a treat today when Channel 5 WCSC reporter Harv Jacobs came to my office to interview me. Harv sought my opinion [...]
You were pulled over after having a few drinks. The police officer asks you to take a Breathalyzer test. What happens if you say no? Whether you knew it or not, in South Carolina, by default you give consent (implied consent) to provide a breath sample to a police officer upon his request, if you [...]
Could A False DUI Arrest Happen in South Carolina? Few things irk me more that what was reported on February 22, 2013 by the AP to have occurred in Utah. As a criminal defense and DUI lawyer in Charleston, SC. I must say that I have not seen the likes of this here. Hopefully, DUI [...]
My automated monitoring of the Internet for interesting stories about DUI prosecution around the country, to make me a more full informed Charleston DUI Lawyer, has led me to this story from Oregon which I dissect for you. Instead of just passing the story along, I am compelled to do so with a host of comments. [...]
Four Years in a Row! I am happy to relate that for the fourth year in a row, I have been named Criminal Defense; DUI Defense Superlawyer in Charleston, SC by www.superlawyers.com. I pleased to be awarded this distinction by my peers. -Tim Kulp <a href="https://plus.google.com/103646069189679326385/about?rel=author">Google</a> Tim Kulp, Charleston DUI Defense Lawyers represents drivers arrested for [...]
New Adventures in Human Alcohol Testing. As I have said so many times before, sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. I should get that expression as a tattoo. Not. Let me paint the picture of the story associated with this blog post that any Charleston DUI lawyer and a host of others would find interesting. Put it [...]
Today appears to have been an interesting day for oral arguments in the United States Supreme Court, affectionately also known as SCOTUS. Oral arguments were presented today on the appeal by the State of Missouri regarding the issue of whether police must obtain a search warrant or court order in a DUI arrest to draw blood [...]
