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  • RHODE ISLAND'S 2019 DUI BOOK

    The release of the Rhode Island Bar Association’s Drunk Driving: Detection, Prosecution & Defense book is scheduled for Friday, March 15, 2019. The authors of the DUI Book, Robert H. Humphrey, Esq., and Kimberly A. Petta, Esq., of the Law Offices of Robert H. Humphrey, prepared this DUI Book for attorneys who routinely defend and prosecute DUI and refusal cases in the various Rhode Island State ...
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  • 2017 DUI Practice Manual

    The 2017 DUI Practice Manual entitled “2017 DUI Laws & Hardship Licenses” is now available through the Rhode Island Bar Association. Attorney Robert H. Humphrey, the author of the 2017 DUI Practice Manual, presented a continuing legal education (CLE) on the topic of DUI cases on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, before a packed audience of Rhode Island criminal defense attorneys. The CLE focused on the ...
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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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  • 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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  • Law Offices of Robert H. Humphrey

    The Attorneys and Staff of the Law Offices of Robert H. Humphrey are pleased to announce the launch of the firm's redesigned site. The new site has been updated to be more user friendly and to benefit Rhode Island Citizens charged with DUI or other criminal offenses and individuals who have been injured in accidents. Please help to promote our site by visiting www.rhumphreylaw.com and sharing the ...
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  • Rhode Island State Police Arrest 11 for DUI

    As reported by Donita Naylor in the May 13, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Police arrested eleven (11) people for drunk driving over the weekend. The people ranged in age from twenty-two (22) to sixty-two (62) years old. Six (6) people submitted to chemical or blood test. The other five (5) refused and will also be charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test . ...
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  • Congressional Candidate Arrested for DUI

    As reported by Maria Armental in the April 4, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, a former candidate for Congress has been arrested by the Narragansett Police Department and charged with drunk driving and resisting arrest. The police reported the man was belligerent and police had to use pepper spray. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as whoever drives or ...
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  • Providence DUI Accidents

    As reported by Maria Armental in the November 14, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a Providence man was arrested for drunk driving (DUI) over the weekend. The arrest occurred after the man was involved in two (2) motor vehicle accidents. He caused on accident and then fled the scene. Later that evening he was involved in a second accident and was subsequently arrested. He is also charged ...
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  • Middletown Accident Arrest

    As reported by Maria Armental in the November 2, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a Middletown man was arrested and charged with driving to endanger-personal injury resulting and failure to stop at an accident-injury resulting. The charges occurred after the man crashed his motor vehicle into a telephone pole. His passenger was injured in the accident and the man fled the scene. Pursuant to ...
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  • Lincoln DUI Serious Injury Resulting & Refusal Charges

    As reported by Maria Armental in the October 20, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a Lincoln woman has pled guilty to refusal to submit to a chemical test . The charges of refusal and DUI-serious injury resulting occurred in April of 2011. The woman was arrested by the Warwick Police Department following a serious head-on collision. Five (5) passengers in the other motor vehicle were ...
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  • Cape Cod OUI Arrest

    As reported in the October 18, 2011 edition of the Boston Globe, a Cape Cod Police Chief has been arrested and charged with OUI (operating a motor vehicle under the influence.) The Chief was arrested following a motor vehicle accident. It is unclear whether he submitted to the chemical test . Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, ch. 93, Section 24, defines OUI as: Whoever, upon any way or in ...
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  • North Smithfield DUI Amended to Reckless Driving

    In July of 2011, our Client was stopped by the North Smithfield Police Department. The North Smithfield Police stopped our Client based on a tip from another driver that he was driving erratically. Following the stop, our Client was arrested for drunk driving (DUI) and he submitted to the chemical test at the station. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as ...
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  • Rhode Island State Police DUI Dismissed at Trial

    In March of 2011, our Client was stopped on Rt. 195 by the Rhode Island State Police. The State Police stopped our Client based on a tip from another driver that he was driving erratically. Following the stop, our Client was arrested for drunk driving (DUI) and he submitted to the chemical test at the State Police barracks. The case was scheduled for trial in September of 2011. Pursuant to Rhode ...
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  • East Greenwich DUI Charge Amended to Reckless Driving

    In July of 2011, our Client was arrested and charged with drunk driving ("DUI") by the East Greenwich Police Department. Our Client submitted to a blood test . The blood test revealed that our Client's alcohol level was below the legal limit of .08. However, the blood test did reveal the presence of prescription medication. It is a common misconception that people cannot be charged with DUI if ...
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  • President's Uncle Arrested for OUI

    As reported by CNN, President Obama's half-uncle was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol (OUI) in Framingham, Massachusetts. The man alleged failed the field sobriety tests and the breathalyzer test. Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws ch.90, Section 24(1)(a)(1): Whoever, upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in ...
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  • Pawtucket DUI Accident Arrest

    As reported in the August 22, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Police arrested a Pawtucket man for drunk driving . Several cars were stopped on Route 95 due to an accident, when the man rear-ended one of the stopped vehicles and then hit three (3) more vehicles. The man was taken to the hospital and later charged with drunk driving . Pursuant to Rhode Island General ...
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  • National College for DUI Defense Honors Attorney Humphrey

    In July of 2011, the National College for DUI Defense presented Robert H. Humphrey , Esq., with a plaque in recognition of his completion of the College's intensive Summer Session curriculum in DUI Defense Law conducted at the Harvard Law School. The National College for DUI Defense is a professional, non-profit corporation, dedicated to the improvement of the criminal defense bar and the ...
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  • Providence Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest

    As reported by Richard Dujardin in the August 5, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Police pulled over a man for failure to use a turn signal. During the course of the motor vehicle stop, the police learned the man was a fugitive and had pending charges for cocaine trafficking and possession of a firearm. The Rhode Island State Police also charged with the man with ...
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  • Bristol Drunk Driving Arrest

    As reported in the July 27, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a Bristol firefighter has been arrested and charged with drunk driving ("DUI"). The arrest occurred after the man went to the firehouse, stole a truck and took it for a ride. He later crashed the vehicle into a tree. In addition to the drunk driving charge, the man has also been charged with larceny of a motor vehicle , reckless ...
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  • Rhode Island State Police DUI Arrests

    As reported by Bryan Rourke in the July 25, 2011, the Rhode Island State Police arrested two (2) people over the weekend for drunk driving (DUI). Both drivers drove into construction work areas prior to their arrests. One of the drivers was also charged with refusal to submit to a chemical test . Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as whoever drives or otherwise ...
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  • Coventry DUI and Refusal Dismissed/Expunged

    In April of 2011, our Client was arrested and charged by the Coventry Police Department with drunk driving (DUI) and refusal to submit to a chemical test (Refusal). Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 31-27-2, the penalties for a first offense DUI include: (d) Every person found to have violated subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be sentenced as follows: for a first violation whose blood ...
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  • New Rhode Island Traffic Law

    As reported by in the July 2, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a new seat belt law has been passed by the General Assembly. The new law makes not wearing a seat belt a "primary" traffic offense, meaning that police can pull drivers over and give them a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. Under the old law, police could only issue ticket motorists for not wearing a seat belt after the police ...
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  • Tiverton Drunk Boating Arrest

    As reported by Bryan Rourke in the July 6, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, a Tiverton man was arrested and charged with boating under the influence and marijuana possession. The man's son called police because he was concerned the man may have had an accident while boating. The police located the man in a canoe. He submitted to the chemical test and failed. Pursuant to Rhode Island General ...
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  • Woonsocket DUI Dismissed/Expunged

    In March of 2011, our Client was arrested by the Woonsocket Police Department and charged with drunk driving (DUI) . Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 31-27-2, drunk driving is defined as, whoever drives or otherwise operates any vehicle in the state while under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, drugs, toluene, or any controlled substance as defined in chapter 28 of title 21, or any ...
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  • South Kingstown Leaving Scene of Accident Charge Dismissed/Expunged

    In May of 2010, our Client was arrested and charged by the South Kingstown Police Department for leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law 31-26-2: The driver of any vehicle knowingly involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the ...
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