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- The Role of a Rhode Island DWI Lawyer
- 4 Saving Graces of the DUI First Offense in Your Life
- Man who confessed to drunken driving in viral video gets 6½ years
- Police Sergeant Resigns After Sexting Scandal on Duty
- Mother & Son Accused of Assaulting Police Officers in Motel Room
- 10 Year Old Boy Calls Police on Father Driving Drunk
Disorderly Conduct
Domestic Assault
- Newport Felony Domestic Assault Dismissed and Expunged
- Arrested for Domestic Assault in Block Island RI
- Criminal Charges: Domestic Assault and Battery; Domestic Disorderly Conduct
- Criminal Charges: Domestic Assault and Battery
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Newport Criminal Defense Blog
- How To Beat a DUI in Newport Rhode Island
- What You Need to Know About Holiday DUIs
- What You Should Know About The Rhode Island Liquor Liability Act
- Different Field Sobriety Tests and Their Results
- Can You Lose Your Medical License If You Get A DUI
- Can I Face Charges If Someone I Gave Drugs To Dies From Overdosing
- What Happens When You’re Charged With a DUI in Newport
- Fentanyl Testing Possible With This Strip
- Child Endangerment Drunk Driving Laws in the US
- Rhode Island Domestic Assault Attorney
- Rhode Island Manslaughter Defense Attorney
- Burglary Charges: What Are They?
- Beat a Breathalyzer: Urban Myths or Facts?
- Know Your Rights During a Traffic Stop
- College Tricks: How Do Fraternity Brothers Obtain Alcohol?
- Do DWI and DUI Classes Really Work at Preventing Future Drunk Driving?
- Underage DUI Consequences
- Boating Accident: The Dangers of the High Seas
- Famous Boating Accidents in America
- Newport Rhode Island Fall Events 2017
- Marijuana DUI: The Complete Guide
- Rhode Island Open Container Laws
- America’s Drug Epidemic and the Rise of Fentanyl
- Rhode Island Record Expungement: The Complete Guide
- The Benefits of Record Expungement in Rhode Island
- BUI Record Expungement: Do I Qualify?
- How to Get a DUI Expungement in Rhode Island
- Summer Is Here and So Are BUI Patrols
- Rhode Island Drug Crimes: Laws and Punishments
- Rhode Island DUI Laws: The Basics You Need to Know
- The Three Most Common Injuries From a Car Accident
- Newport Rhode Island DUI Statistics
- Does Science Support Field Sobriety Tests?
- 8 of The Most Common Cases of Medical Misdiagnosis
- What to Do After a Dog Bites You
- 6 Commonly Asked DUI Questions
- Top 6 College Bars in Newport Rhode Island
- Newport Rhode Island DUI Lawyer
- Choosing a Domestic Violence Attorney in Rhode Island
- Criminal Charges: Multiple Violations of Newport Noise Levels
- Why Joshua Macktaz is the Newport Criminal Defense Attorney You Can Count On
- Hiring The Right Newport Drug Lawyer
- Choosing The Right BUI Lawyer For You
- Rhode Island DUI Lawyer
- RI Criminal Defense Lawyer – S. Joshua Macktaz
- Rhode Island Prostitution Laws – Facts and Penalties
- Defending DUI Newport Arrests
- Tempest Murder Conviction Vacated by Rhode Island Judge
- Former Newport time-share manager charged with embezzling $527,934
- Prostitute Accused Of Murdering Google Exec Had Nothing To Gain From Murder
- Connecticut Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault And Selling Marijuana
- Man Steals Bus While Intoxicated, Causes Several Towns To Lose Electricity
- Twin Sisters Arrested For Prostitution
- Twin Men Charged With Sexual Assault Of Prostitute
- Providence Man Pleads Guilty For Football Player’s Murder
- Twin Boys Charged With Murder Of Good Samaritan
- Attorney Robs Three Banks, Faces 25 Years In Jail
- Naked Man Breaks Into House And Ransacks The Place
- Hawaiian Woman Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Foster Kid
- Toll Employee Stole Almost Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
- Man Ordered To Get Vasectomy, Reduces Jail Time
- Woman Caught Uploading Lewd Sex Video With Underage Children
- Tijuana Drug Cartel Leader Arrested
- Woman Stabs Husband For Urinating On Bathroom Floor
- Texas Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse
- Florida Man Kept Three Woman As Prostitutes In His Home
- OUI In Rhode Island
- Men Rob Store With Fake Guns
- Soprano’s Actor Sentenced In Fraud Case
- Brooklyn Man Released From Jail With No Medication, Went On Stabbing Spree
- Driver Who Injured Tracy Morgan Faces Four Counts Of Auto Assault
- Teacher Accused Of Kidnapping Students And Attempting Assault
- Man Assaults Deputy Outside Of Georgia Courthouse
- Father Beats Teacher With Bat After Inappropriate Texts Are Found
- Doctor Paid Patient For Sex With Controlled Substances
- The Difference Between Simple Assault and Felony Assault
- Rhode Island Man Accused In Drunk Driving Accident That Resulted In One Death
- Rhode Island Teenager Charged With Assault And Disorderly Conduct
- Cranston Police Captain Seeks 5 Million In Damages
- Two People Charged In Clearwater Shootings
- New Jersey Man Sentenced In Daughter’s Murder
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Results
- Lincoln RI Driving Under the Influence >.15 Charges Reduced
- Newport Domestic Case Results
- DUI .15 Charges in Hopkinton RI Reduced
- Providence RI Breaking and Entering; Larceny >$1500.00
- Tiverton Felony Possession
- Tiverton RI DUI .10-.15
- Reckless Driving / Eluding Police
- Coventry Shoplifting Case Dismissed
- Newport DUI Case Dismissed and Expunged
- Newport DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving
- Got DUI Charges Reduced to Reckless Driving
- Got Domestic Disorderly Conduct Charges Dismissed
- Charged by Tiverton Police For Domestic Assault and Battery
- Arrested for Disorderly Conduct Outside of the Fastnet Pub in Newport RI
- Arrested for Disorderly Conduct in Tiverton RI
- Multiple Domestic Charges in Newport RI
- Arrested in Newport for Possession of 25 Pounds of Marijuana with Intent to Deliver
- Criminal Charges: Domestic Assault/Battery; Domestic Damage to Property
- Criminal Charges: Disorderly Conduct
- Criminal Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
- Criminal Charges: Driving Under the Influence
- Criminal Charges: Possession with Intent to Deliver Marijuana
- Criminal Charges: Disorderly Conduct
- Disorderly Conduct; Obstruction of a Police Officer – DISMISSED AND EXPUNGED OFF RECORD
- Domestic Assault & Battery – DISMISSED AND EXPUNGED OFF RECORD
- Driving Under the Influence – REDUCED AND NO LOSS OF LICENSE
- Malicious Damage to Property – Dismissed and Expunged
- Driving Under the Influence of Fentanyl – Reduced
- Assault and Battery – DISMISSED AND EXPUNGED
- DUI <.15 - REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING WITH NO LOSS OF LICENSE
- Domestic Assault and Battery; Domestic Disorderly Conduct – Both Dismissed and Expunged
- DUI <.15 - DISMISSED AND EXPUNGED WITH NO LOSS OF LICENSE
- Domestic Assault & Battery – DISMISSED AND EXPUNGED
- DUI – REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING WITH NO LOSS OF LICENSE
- Driving Under the Influence, .10-.15 – REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING WITH NO LOSS OF LICENSE
- Case Results First Degree Sexual Assault (Rape)
- Criminal Charges: Shoplifting
- Criminal Charges: November 2016
- November 2016: Criminal Charges – Disorderly Conduct
- September 2016: Domestic Assault and Battery – Domestic Disorderly Conduct
- Disorderly Conduct – Simple Assault – Resisting Arrest
- Reckless Driving
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Obstruction of Justice
- Boating Under the influence
- Disorderly Conduct
- Felony Possession of Oxycodone
- Possession of Cocaine
- Domestic Assault and Battery & Domestic Disorderly Conduct
- Assault and Battery – 2 Counts
- Disorderly Conduct
- Possession of Controlled Substances (Multiple Counts)
- Breathalyzer Refusal
- Driving Under the Influence, blood alcohol >.15
- Breathalyzer Refusal
- Refusal to Take a Breathalyzer Test
- Driving Under the Influence 1st Offense; Breathalyzer Refusal 2nd Offense
- Breathalyzer Refusal 2nd Offense
- Driving Under the Influence 1st Offense
- Breathalyzer Refusal; Right Half of Roadway; Lane Roadway Violation; Driving an Unsafe Vehicle; Failing to Notify Authorities after Accident
- Reckless Driving; Speeding (120MPH in a 55MPH zone)
- Breathalyzer Refusal; Right Half of Roadway
- Driving Under the Influence
- Breathalyzer Refusal; Refusal to Take Preliminary Breath Test; Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle; Operating without Proof of Insurance
- Driving Under the Influence
- Assault and Battery on a Police Officer; Disorderly Conduct
- Domestic Assault and Battery
- Simple Assault and Battery
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Alcohol by a Minor
- Disorderly Conduct
- Assault and Battery
- First Degree Sexual Assault (rape)
- Possession of Marijuana
- Domestic Assault and Battery
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Marijuana
- Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest
- Domestic Assault and Battery
- Domestic Assault and Battery
- Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine; Possession of Cocaine between One Ounce and One Kilogram
- First Degree Child Molestation (2 counts)
- Domestic Assault and Battery; Violation of Suspended Sentence and Probation
- Harassing Phone Calls / Texts Messages Domestic
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Testimonials
- Great job with my case
- I am so glad I called Josh when I was arrested.
- Charges Dismissed and Expunged
- If you are looking for the best defense lawyer in RI, look no further
- Best lawyer I have ever worked with
- In court it was obvious how respected he is by the judge and other lawyers.
- I knew immediately I had hired the best criminal lawyer in RI
- The sheriff told me I had hired the best lawyer in Newport
- A sheriff even told me I had the best DUI lawyer in RI
- I found Josh on Google and he is by far the best criminal lawyer in Newport
- The police officer who arrested me recommended Josh
- Best Defense Lawyer in RI
- Arrested in Newport and Did Not Know Where to Turn
- I never thought I would need a Newport RI criminal defense lawyer
- I had reviewed a lot of other lawyer websites, but knew you were the best to handle the job
- He was upfront and honest. He will get the best results from any case he takes on
- Excellent job!! So many thanks for all your help with my case.
- As soon as we met I knew you were the right lawyer for me
- I am so happy I picked you as my lawyer
- Criminal lawyer in the State of RI Josh Macktaz is the absolute BEST
- CLEARLY the most qualified and best choice
- Hands down the best lawyer I have ever worked with.
- Worst situation in my life and got an unbelievable result!
- Don’t think we could have gotten through this without you
- OUTSTANDING representation in my case
- Five star review? Don’t they have any 10 star??
- Never even hoped for such a great result after being arrested
- Thank You for Your Services
- The Best Lawyer I Have Ever Seen in Action!
- Definitely the Best Piece of News for the New Year!
- Awesome Job!
- He Returned Every Call and Email Within a Couple of Hours!
- Cannot recommend Josh highly enough.
- I would hire Josh again!
- Thank You Again For Your Outstanding Job
- Wanted To Thank You Again
- Josh is extremely knowledgable!
- Yes, we are happy with the results and we were very happy with you.
- He fought for me to the end and I was very pleased with the outcome.
- I never once felt left in the dark.
- If I ever need a lawyer again in the state of RI, which hopefully I won’t, Joshua Macktaz would be my first call
- From the moment I stepped in his office, I knew that he was the person I wanted to represent me in this serious and life changing case.
- Josh is a life saver and I can’t recommend him strongly enough!
- I couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer!
- I cannot thank you enough
- Top of the reference chart
- December 2015: Disorderly Conduct
- I want to say Thank You
- Thank you for all that you did for our family
- Extremely Knowledgeable, Experienced, and Honest Lawyer
- Thank you again Josh, for the help and guidance you provided.
- Josh has proven to us on several occasions that he is highly qualified & extremely knowledgeable.
- I’m glad I went with him and will definitely recommend him
- Very happy and satisfied with the handling of my case!
- Thanks for everything Josh!
- I really appreciate your patience…
- I can not imagine that there is better representation to be had than Josh Macktaz.
- Thanks for a job well done!!!!
- Thank you, you made this whole process smooth and easy for me.
- Thank you again for slaying the dragon!
- When Josh walked into the courthouse, I could tell I was in good hands.
- Josh is honest and works his hardest to get you the best outcome possible
- Josh made a very stressful time of my life extremely easy
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