UNLV Basketball Player Pleads Guilty to DUI
A UNLV basketball star will be suspended for one game after entering a guilty plea to violating Nevada DUI Law. He was arrested this past May for allegedly driving while under the influence of marijuana. He was also ordered to attend DUI School, pay a fine, and perform community service.
Under Nevada DUI law it's illegal to drive under the influence of either alcohol or drugs. An officer who pulls over a driver for a traffic stop under suspicion of DUI may ask the driver various questions and ask that he/she submit to a preliminary breath test and to perform field sobriety tests, such as the walk-and-turn, one-legged-stand, and horizontal gaze nystagmus test. If the cop then arrests the driver, he/she will have to submit to a blood test or breath test. If the cop suspects the driver is under the influence of drugs, then the driver has to take a blood test.
The sentence for violating Nevada DUI Law always turns on whether the person had previous DUI convictions in the past seven years and if someone got seriously hurt or killed by the incident. A first or second DUI with no bad injuries is a misdemeanor, and the judge will often grant no jail or ten days in jail, respectively. But a third DUI in seven years or a DUI that results in substantial bodily harm or death is a felony, and the judge may order prison.
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