Now this is a bit unusual. Apparently Bill Murray has driving a golf cart through town and was stopped for DUI.  Mr. Murray refused to take the breath test and Swedish officers apparently forced him to submit to a blood test. As a California DUI Defense Attorney, I handle refusal cases on a regular basis. Unfortunately for Mr. Murray as well as several of my clients, the law now allows police agencies to force blood draws on suspected DUI drivers in California. It seems Sweden has a similar law. In addition, I believe Sweden has a lower BAC limit then the United States. For more on the story with Bill Murray, follow this link: Bill Murray Arrested for DUI in Sweden.

As a DUI defense attorney in California, I have heard of several stories of cops letting fellow cops, judges and DA’s off for DUI. It’s one of those “favors” they sometimes do for each other. Well, in this case a married couple were both cops at the same department. Apparently, the wife was drinking at the local downtown wine event earlier and her husband pulled her over on her way home.

Even more interesting is the fact that she refused to blow into the PAS device and left the scene. The cop/husband then had to call for back up and pull her over a second time. Was this just a “good cop” doing the right thing and treating his wife just like a normal person or something more?

I bet they were having some marriage difficulties and he wanted to get her back….

He story is here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20282285/?GT1=10252