Archive for January, 2016

Tennessee Drivers Beware

The start of 2016 brings the renewal of DUI enforcement grants to Tennessee.  Across the state, law enforcement agencies are gearing back up to arrest those suspected of DUI.  Yesterday, Jamie Dexter of the “Stewart Houston Times” (See http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/stewart-houston/2016/01/26/houston-commission-approves-grants/79364862/) reported that Houston County in northwest Tennessee received almost $5,000 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to “crack down” on DUI offenders.  These grants are not often publicized, but are presented to many law enforcement agencies across the State of Tennessee by both the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the National Traffic Safety Administration, other governmental agencies and some private organizations.

Unfortunately, in order to meet the mandates of these grants, innocent people are too often accused of this extremely serious opinion crime.  Only through a detailed investigation, assertion of our constitutional rights and a detailed explanation of the errors of the arresting officer’s bases of opinion can those who are falsely accused be exonerated.

About the Author: Steven Oberman has been licensed in Tennessee since 1980, and successfully defended over 2,500 DUI defendants.  Among the many honors bestowed upon him, Steve served as Dean of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) and currently serves as chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers DUI Committee.  Steve was the first lawyer in Tennessee to be Board Certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the NCDD.

He is the author of DUI: The Crime & Consequences in Tennessee, updated annually since 1991 (Thomson-West), and co-author with Lawrence Taylor of the national treatise, Drunk Driving Defense, 7th edition (Wolters Kluwer/Aspen).  Steve has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee Law School since 1993 and has received a number of prestigious awards for his faculty contributions.  He is a popular international speaker, having spoken at legal seminars in 30 states, the District of Columbia and three foreign countries.

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