Articles Posted in DUI/OVI presumption of innocence

Justin Timberlake’s arrest for DWI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio) demonstrates the crucial need for the presumption of innocence in criminal trials.  Within hours after Timberlake’s arrest, hundreds of website pages broadcasted the accusation.  Many people, like the writer of this article, have already convicted him in their minds.  In court,…

When authorities found Donna Wardell in her Chevrolet Impala, the car was upside-down, held in the air by part of the utility pole she just hit (see the story at app.com).  Medics pulled her out of the car through the windshield and rushed her to the hospital.  The medical team…