Mobile Traffic Safety Checkpoints: Are they Legal? A Roadblock Primer
A former client reached out to me this week asking me how traffic safety checkpoints, or “roadblocks” are constitutional. The issue is a relevant again as the City of Mobile Police Department has renewed its roadblock efforts that were controversial under the Sam Jones administration. Mayoral candidate Sandy Stimpson campaigned against the practice and said that the traffic safety checkpoints were ineffective. Stimpson also said that he didn’t believe they were a solution to
JUNIOR & ME: A Mobile Man’s 10 year Quest to get his Driver’s License
I am proud to announce that after ten years, my client James “Junior” Moyers is now a licensed driver in the State of Alabama. Junior retained me to assist in having his driving privileges reinstated. After making an appearance in court for him, speaking with the prosecutor and judge, we were able to clear up the old tickets and get clearance letters. Clearance letters are just letters from the clerk of court that notify the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), formerly DPS
I’ve been Injured by a broke DUI driver, so who pays the bills?
A DUI driver slams into the back of a busload of kids on the way to school. We hear this case far too often. Unfortunately we heard it here this past week in Mobile County. The Mobile County School bus was packed with 20 middle school children when the defendant slammed into the back of the bus. Accounts varied on the injuries but at least one child was reported as suffering from injuries. Mobile County Public School buses do not have seat belts, except for special needs stud
