By: Portland Maine OUI Attorney Vincent LoConte, DUI defense lawyer with Webb Law Maine Law Firm, where free legal advice in Maine criminal cases occurs daily from our two law offices in Maine Maine DUI arrests. Maine OUI laws for drunk driving or drugged driving are very tough criminal charges.…
In this aticle, the abbreviations “D.U.I.” and O.U.I.” are used interchangeably. The reason for that is DUI is the most widely used acronym for the crime of drunk driving, but the Maine Legislature named our driving under the influence law “operating” under the influence, which is the OUI meaning. The…
By: Vincent LoConte, Criminal Defense Attorney With Webb Law Maine Like all other states, many types of driver license suspension statutes exist under Maine Laws. The Pine Tree State sets apart higher punishment and extensions of suspensions or revocations, if the driver caught driving while suspended was doing this in…
The State of Maine updated its laws is a new way to classify crimes. Instead of just misdemeanors and felonies, there are now five different classes of crimes in the Pine Tree State. In most places, criminal offenses are classified as either felonies or misdemeanors. But in Maine, the State…
Is marijuana legal in Maine? The short answer is yes, but not for everybody, and “quantities are limited.” The excitement over Maine weed legalization (in LD 1719) a few years ago has left several gaping traps for the unwary in recreational marijuana use. Cannabis possession in Maine is limited, and…
By Webb Law Firm, With Law Offices Near Me in Portland Maine and Saco ME No other nation besides the United States has the Fourth Amendment protections that require a police officer to have information of a crime having been committed before “seizing” a person. When a driver is on…
Is Marijuana Legal Under Federal Law? Marijuana is currently illegal under federal law. Federal law divides each drug into a “schedule” classification according to its properties. Schedule I drugs include almost all illegal drugs, while Schedule V drugs are the least addicting, such as some cough medicines. Schedule I drugs…
By Maine OUI Lawyer John Scott Webb Serving Saco and Portland ME OUI roadblocks near me are sobriety checkpoints where police officers stop every vehicle—or a certain number of vehicles at random—to search for intoxicated drivers. These DUI roadblocks appear more frequently around holidays, when driving under the influence is…
In Maine, many think that if your breathalyzer test comes back under .08, then you have passed the DUI test and are free to go. This is not usually the case. This is because the law in Maine states that at the time of operation, a person had a breath…
As summer officially begins, many young adults will find themselves home for the summer or preparing to leave for college for the first time. Of course, college is a place where freedom abounds and, often, this new-found freedom results in an urge to party. This naturally leads some kids to…