The body of laws in Oklahoma that make it punishable to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is testimony to the accepted wisdom that it is a bad idea to take some substances like alcohol in excess before driving, and a bad idea to take other substances like illegal drugs at all….
If you have watched episodes of law-enforcement-related reality television, you may have seen police testing substances that they find in the vehicle of a driver that they have pulled over. These tests typically involve placing a suspect powder into a pouch containing one or more glass vials that contain chemicals which react to illegal drugs…
If you find yourself caught up in the criminal justice system because of a DUI arrest, your initial experience with alcohol drug testing will likely be the field breathalyzer test or maybe a blood test. But in Oklahoma and many other states, you can still be subject to drug testing for alcohol even if you…
We have looked at the practice of Oklahoma police and prosecutors using traffic stops as an opening to seize money from the occupants of vehicles, the rationale being that if the officer making the stop suspects that the money is actually the proceeds of illegal drug transactions then he has the ability to take it…
You may already know that proposals are in the works to change the way that Oklahoma’s criminal laws treat those convicted of “low-level” drug possession (by “low-level” we mean conviction for possession of illegal drugs valued at less than $1,000). The proponents of these proposals, which have secured the number of signatures required to place…
