Criminal/DUI Defense Blog

Story on License Plate Scanners

Posted by Erin FieldJun 09, 20080 Comments

This story was on NECN (see video) about license plate scanning technology being used in New Haven police vehicles. The technology consists of a video scanner that can passively read thousands of license plates per hour, when a police vehicle is either moving or parked by the side of the road. Th...

Connecticut Sex Offender Laws

Posted by Erin FieldMay 31, 20080 Comments

Governor Rell just signed a law closing a loophole in Connecticut's Sex Offender Laws. The new law makes it more difficult for a registered sex offender in Connecticut to change his or her name. A person must now declare the reason and intent for the name change to the courts, and the commissione...

Connecticut Hate Crime Law

Posted by Erin FieldMay 30, 20080 Comments

Governor Jodi Rell signed a new hate crimes law that makes it a criminal charge in Connecticut to display a noose as a means of harassing or threatening someone. The new law will go into effect on October 1, 2008 and was supported unanimously by the state legislature as well as the Division of Cr...

Criminal Background Check Watch

Posted by Erin FieldMay 07, 20080 Comments

A new private company in Connecticut is providing high tech background searches, fingerprinting and biometric information analysis to government agencies and private companies. More private employers will continue to do extensive research into potential hires as these technologies become cheaper ...

Connecticut Crime Bill Veto?

Posted by Erin FieldMay 07, 20080 Comments

Governor Rell may veto the crime bill, thought to be a signature achievement of the administration, for budgetary reasons. The proposed would toughen criminal sentences for some violent crimes in the wake of some recent high profile home invasions and murders in Connecticut. But the sticking poin...

Breathalyzers for Private Use

Posted by Erin FieldMar 31, 20080 Comments

In the news recently are proposed Connecticut laws encouraging voluntary use of breathalysers in restaurants and bars, and new uses for breathalysers in schools. The bars proposal would be voluntary for patrons to test themselves, under the condition that the evidence is not used against them. Th...

Proposed Three Strikes Laws in CT

Posted by Erin FieldMar 18, 20080 Comments

There are three separate proposed laws in the Connecticut legislature that would enact a “so-called” three strikes law. The bills, working their way through the Connecticut lawmaking progress, would require a person convicted of 3 separate violent felonies to be sentenced to life in prison. It wo...

More Details on New Proposed Connecticut DUI Laws

Posted by Erin FieldMar 04, 20080 Comments

According to this editorial, new drunk driving law proposals include: Mandatory 1 year license suspensions and substance abuse training programs for anyone 16 or 17 years old who is arrested (not even convicted?) of drunk driving. Additional unspecified tightening of “loopholes” in per se ad...

Police License Plate Scanning Technology

Posted by Erin FieldDec 13, 20070 Comments

Police are increasingly using automatic license plate scanning technology to run checks on every car they see. In this article, New Haven has been using it to locate stolen cars and those who owe back taxes. But this technology is readily adaptable for any kind of database search or background ch...

Alcohol Monitoring SCRAM bracelets coming to CT?

Posted by Erin FieldJul 25, 20070 Comments

There is a feature on SCRAM bracelets in today's Hartford Courant. Scram stands for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor. These bracelets detect alcohol levels in a person's body. They are becoming popular in many states as a substitute for jail time, or a condition of probation for alcohol o...

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