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  • DUI Arrests & Memorial Day Weekend

    Summer is fast approaching and everyone is anticipating a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. However, as those burgers grill and those beers flow, please remember that the Rhode Island State Police, in connection with local law enforcement, will be out in force to crack down on drunk driving. Despite its small size, Rhode Island is one of the leading states in the United States for drunk driving ...
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  • Hardship Licenses & Ignition Interlock Devices

    In March, Attorney Humphrey lectured for the Rhode Island Bar Association at both the Bar Association’s main office in Cranston and in Wakefield regarding hardship licenses and ignition interlock devices. The passage of the new drunk driving, refusal and hardship license statutes, which took effect as of January 1, 2015, is one of the most significant changes in Rhode Island’s DUI laws in the past ...
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  • Warwick Police Arrest Drunk Driver at Station

    As reported by Jacqueline Tempera in the February 2, 2016 edition of the Providence Journal, Warwick police arrested a man and charged him with drunk driving. The man was in the Warwick Police Station parking lot in the police only section. An officer noticed the car and approached the man. He was later arrested and he submitted to the chemical test. He had readings over .15 and was charged with ...
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  • Rhode Island Hardship Licenses 2016

    Attorney Robert H. Humphrey will address the prosecutors and defense attorneys for the State of Rhode Island during two (2) separate lectures in March regarding the availability of hardship licenses in certain DUI and Refusal cases. As analyzed in his 2015 R.I. Bar Journal article, “ Rhode Island DUI Conditional Hardship Licenses ” the availability of hardship licenses since January 1, 2015, is ...
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  • Former State Rep. Pleads to DUI

    As reported by Katie Mulvaney in the October 19, 2015, edition of the Providence Journal, a former Rhode Island State Senator has entered a plea to a DUI charge . The man previously had a trial in the District Court and lost. He appealed the case to Superior Court for a new trial. Following the plea, he was sentenced to a fine, community service, DUI school, three (3) months of license suspension, ...
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  • Drunken Father Leaves Child in Car

    As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the June 16, 2015 edition of the Providence Journal, a Massachusetts man has been arrested for child neglect. The man was in Providence and left his nine (9) year old son in his car and went to a bar. Someone in the parking garage noticed the boy and called police. The man was eventually located at bar in Providence. He was attempting to find his son and drive ...
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  • Deadly DUI Accident

    As reported by Patrick Anderson in the June 3, 2015 edition of the Providence Journal, a Massachusetts man has been formally charged with two (2) counts of drunk driving resulting in death, two (2) counts of driving to endanger resulting in death and possession of cocaine . The man is accused of driving the wrong way on Rt. 6 causing an accident in which a couple was killed. The man formally ...
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  • Forensic Science 101: DWI Cases

    The Office of Public Defender and the Rhode Island Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers recently hosted a legal seminar entitled Forensic Science 101: An Overview for Criminal Defense Practitioners. Attorney Robert H. Humphrey and Attorney Kimberly A. Petta lectured on the topic of the Changing Science & Technology of DUI Cases in 2015. The three (3) key changes in how DUI/DWI cases are ...
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  • Attorney Humphrey Presents 2015 DUI CLE for RI Bar Association

    On Tuesday, March 24, 2015, Tiverton based criminal defense lawyer, Robert H. Humphrey, Esq ., once again lectured the attorneys of the State of Rhode Island on the prosecution and defense of DUI cases at the Rhode Island Bar Association. This year’s CLE was entitled: The Changing Science and Technology of DUI Cases. There have been many significant changes in DUI law in the last year. The Rhode ...
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  • Attorney Humphrey Prominently Featured in RI Lawyers Weekly

    Attorney Robert H. Humphrey was recently interviewed by Pat Murphy of Rhode Island’s Lawyers Weekly regarding the impact of the newly passed statutes allowing for conditional hardship licenses. Attorney Humphrey was quoted as stating that he thinks the law is the most significant change in Rhode Island’s drunk driving statutes in the last twenty (20) years. “Over the course of my career, clients ...
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  • DUI Hardship Licenses in Rhode Island

    One of the most significant changes in Rhode Island's DUI and Refusal laws occurred on January 1, 2015, when Rhode Island allowed for individuals convicted of drunk driving ("DUI") or Refusal to submit to chemical test ("Refusal") to have a conditional hardship license ("CHL") during the period of license suspension. However, the CHL comes at a price and will only be granted in connection with the ...
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  • Sentence in DUI Death Case

    As reported by Gregory Smith in the December 9, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a Massachusetts man has been sentenced in a drunk driving resulting in death case. The victim was the man's fiancée. The man was driving a motor vehicle in a high speed chase with police when he crashed the car, which killed his fiancée. The man also suffered permanent injuries and had both of his legs ...
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  • Drunk Driver Drives Wrong Way on 95

    As reported by Gregory Smith in the October 13, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a Cranston woman was arrested by the Rhode Island State Police after driving the wrong way on Rt. 95. The woman was charged with drunk driving . She submitted to the chemical test and had readings of .169 and .173. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as whoever drives or ...
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  • Michael Phelps Arrested for Drunk Driving Again

    As reported by Justin Fenton and Childs Walker in the September 30, 2014 edition of the Baltimore Sun, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested in Maryland on allegations of drunk driving. He was allegedly speeding and was pulled over by police. He was previously arrested and convicted of drunk driving ten (10) years ago. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as ...
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  • Forced Blood Extractions in DUI Cases

    Attorney Humphrey's article entitled: " Drunk Driving and Warrantless Blood Tests " was recently published in the September/October 2014 edition of the Rhode Island Bar Journal. The article analyzes the ability of the State to compel a motorist to provide a blood sample in a drunk driving case under both the State and Federal Constitutions. The U.S. Supreme Court's most recent decision regarding ...
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  • Richmond Man Pleads in DUI Death Case

    As reported by Donita Naylor in the September 8, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a Richmond man entered a plea to a charge of drunk driving – death resulting . He was sentenced to fifteen (15) years at the ACI with eight (8) years to serve, seven (7) years suspended with probation. He will lose his license for five (5) years once he is released from prison. He will also be required to ...
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  • Warwick Man Arrested for Drunk Driving Again

    As reported by Amanda Milkovits in the July 6, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a Warwick man has been arrested by the Rhode Island State Police and charged with drunk driving – second offense , obstructing a police officer , reckless driving, driving on a suspended license and assault . The man hit a state trooper after he was pulled over by the trooper. In January of 2014, the man pled to ...
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  • North Providence DUI Death

    As reported by ABC 6 news on June 23, 2014, a North Providence man has been arrested and charged with drunk driving – death resulting , drunk driving – serious injury resulting, driving to endanger – death resulting and driving to endanger – serious injury resulting. The man was driving and he hit a utility pole. The accident killed one of his passengers and seriously injured another. It is ...
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  • Johnston DUI Amended to Reckless Driving & Refusal Charge DISMISSED

    In February of 2014, our client was arrested by the Johnston Police Department following an accident. While at the station, he refused to submit to the chemical test and was charged with drunk driving - first offense ("DUI") and refusal to submit to the chemical test - first offense. In March of 2014, due to legal issues raised by Attorney Humphrey, the drunk driving charge was amended to reckless ...
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  • Second Offense Drunk Driving Charge dismissed!

    In January of 2014, our client was arrested by the Pawtucket Police Department. While at the station, he submitted to the chemical test and had readings over .15. Our client had a previous drunk driving ("DUI") conviction in 2009 and he was charged with second offense DUI . The case was scheduled for trial in May. Immediately prior to trial, based on legal arguments raised by Attorney Humphrey, ...
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  • Attorney Humphrey Argues DUI Case before Supreme Court

    As reported in the February 28, 2014, edition of the Providence Journal, Tiverton DUI Lawyer, Robert H. Humphrey, Esq., presented an oral argument before the Rhode Island Supreme Court on February 26, 2014. Previously, Attorney Humphrey was able to secure a dismissal of the DUI charge pending before the 2nd Division District Court in August of 2012. The Town of Little Compton Prosecution was ...
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  • Rhode Island Bar Association's First Nationally Recognized CLE

    Robert H. Humphrey, Esq., of the Law Offices of Robert H. Humphrey will present the first nationally recognized Continuing Legal Education ("CLE") for the Rhode Island Bar Association on Thursday, March 13, 2014. This CLE program is of great significance for the Rhode Island Bar Association because it has been nationally recognized and this CLE program has been approved by the National College of ...
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  • West Warwick Man Arrested for Felony DUI and 25th Suspended License

    As reported by Thomas J. Morgan in the January 23, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a West Warwick man has been arrested and charged with drunk driving - subsequent offense , refusal to submit to a chemical test - second offense, driving while his license was suspended for an alcohol related charge and operating a motor vehicle as a habitual offender. This is the 25th time the man has been ...
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  • Lincoln Police Search for Hit & Run Driver

    As reported by Alisha A. Pina in the December 22, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, the Lincoln Police Department is searching for a hit and run driver involved in an accident over the weekend. The accident occurred on Saturday night when a driver hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with injuries. The driver fled the scene and police are trying to find them. ...
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  • Richmond DUI Death Arrest

    As reported in the November 23, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, police have arrested a Richmond man for drunk driving – death resulting . The man was driving a pick-up truck which over turned. He and one passenger survived. His second passenger, a twenty-one (21) year old man was killed. The driver did submit to a blood test at the hospital. He is currently being held at the ACI. Pursuant ...
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