If you break the legal limit and have a blood alcohol concentration that is over 0.08%, then you can be charged with a DWI. This is the level at which the court gets to presume that you were impaired, even if you claimed that you weren’t. But what if you have a BAC...
As a general rule, the police need to have a reason to pull over a car. They cannot simply pull someone over because they want to give that person a breath test and see if they are impaired. They need a reason to believe the person is impaired already, or they need...
The legal drinking age in Missouri is 21. However, peer pressure and social settings make underage drinking a common occurrence. What consequences could you face for this? Academic consequences If you are a student, underage drinking could impact your academic career....
Physical evidence, like chemical evidence, can help the state build a compelling criminal case. It is certainly more convincing than eyewitness testimony. When it comes to accusations of drunk driving, breath tests are the most common way for police officers to...
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses happen every day in Missouri. Sometimes, police officers notice signs of intoxication while observing traffic. Drivers who swerve, overreact to changing conditions or drive too slowly as compared with other drivers may prompt...
When you go out to a party, you might get wild with your friends. They might convince you to drink far more than you reasonably should. Drinking games or just the desire to have a wild night can lead to the consumption of unsafe amounts of alcohol. Binge drinking at...
Chronic pain can have a serious negative impact on your physical and mental health. Thankfully, modern medicine has a broad assortment of tools available to help those coping with ongoing and overwhelming levels of pain. There have never been more medications...
If you enjoy going to breweries or make beer yourself, you should know that craft beers are not always the same as standard beers in terms of their alcohol by volume (ABV) levels. Breaking things down a little further, it’s normal for a 12-ounce beer to have an ABV of...
Most adults who are out of their early twenties have a strong understanding of their personal alcohol tolerance. Years of social drinking allow people to develop slightly better tolerance, meaning they don't experience the effects of alcohol so intensely. That...
There are many reasons to enjoy going out for a drink with your friends. You may have something to celebrate, or it may be time to decompress after a stressful week. While you may have a plan to limit the number of drinks while you are out, counting drinks may not be...
Travis Noble is a graduate of the National College for DUI Defense at Harvard University, and he lectures at seminars nationwide on DWI/DUI topics. He is the lawyer whom other lawyers consult to defend their DWI clients. Most importantly, he has a track record of successfully defending some of the toughest DWI cases in Missouri and beyond.
