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What You Say During a Maine Plea Discussion Stays There, explained by William Bly at The Maine Criminal Defense Group

What You Say During a Plea Discussion in Maine Can’t Be Used Against You: Here’s Why Because we live in a country that relies on an adversarial system of criminal justice, you can count on law enforcement to do everything it can to punish you as much as possible. To

Learn what reasonable articulable suspicion in Maine is and how it differs from probable cause explained by William Bly at The Maine Criminal Defense Group.

Probable Cause VS Articulable Suspicion If police need to have probable cause to even start searching for evidence of a crime, what factors come into play in order for them to pull you over for operating under the influence (OUI)? In some cases, it’s pretty clear that a police officer

Maine Financial OUI Penalties

A conviction for an OUI, DUI, DWI in Maine is accompanied by serious consequences, including heavy financial repercussions. Understanding the court-imposed fines is one thing, but the financial consequences can extend well beyond these costs. In fact, the penalties associated with an OUI can amount to over $10,000. While these

A policeman giving a breath test to a man outside his car, representing how one can benefit from calling a Portland criminal defense lawyer.

In a recent blog post, we focused on a recent Maine Supreme Court case that upheld a conviction for operating under the influence (OUI) based solely on evidence from field sobriety tests. A crucial piece of the case, though, was tucked away in a footnote: Evidence from a breathalyzer had

A policer officer holding a breathalyzer approaching a car, representing how one can benefit from calling a Portland criminal defense attorney.

A new ruling by the Maine Supreme Court highlights how important it is to know your rights during a traffic stop for operating under the influence (OUI) and to remember that field sobriety tests are both voluntary and woefully unscientific. OUI Conviction Based on Field Sobriety Tests On November 17,

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