Can your vehicle be searched if impounded?
If your vehicle is impounded after an Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) or other traffic stop, can the vehicle be searched?
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Expungement Defined
What is having your record expunged really mean? Learn more in this post as lawyer Steven Knecht addresses questions about what expungement is under Indiana law.
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Can you get an OWI even if police never see you in the vehicle?
Many people believe that they cannot be charged with OWI if the police officer did not see them operating the vehicle. Steven Knecht lets us know if this bit of urban wisdom is true in the state of Indiana.
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Should you refuse a breath test?
If during a traffic stop in Indiana, a police officer asks you to take a breath test to determine if you are intoxicated, should you agree to take the breath test?
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Possession conviction without lab confirmation?
Can you be convicted of possessing drugs if the State does not present lab test results identifying the drugs in court? In Indiana, the answer is that you can based on witness testimony and circumstantial evidence.