October 10, 2017
The most consequential breathalyzer refusal court ruling of the past decade is Birchfield v. North Dakota, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016. Birchfield drew a constitutional line between breath tests (permissible to criminalize refusal) and blood tests (not permissible to criminalize refusal without a warrant). That line still controls how Rhode Island and […]
October 5, 2015
CHARGES: DUI / Refusal FACTS: Client was involved in an argument with his girlfriend. His girlfriend stated that my client had punched her and the grabbed her by the neck. His girlfriend did not call the police immediately but rather, waited to make the report until the following day. His girlfriend had minor signs of […]
September 4, 2015
We were referred to Attorney Chad Bank from a family member who had used him in the past. My brother was arrested at 1:30 am for a DUI. I called Mr. Bank at 2 am & he actually answered the phone! He said he would call the police department & call me back & he […]