Legislator claims he has immunity from DUI charge

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | September 27, 2005 | NANCY BADERTSCHER

[Cincinatus' Wife]

His lawyer, William C. "Bubba" Head, argues Graves should have been granted immunity from arrest because he was leaving a gathering that was tantamount to a committee meeting, according to legal filings.

I suppose Ted Kennedy has a driver.

Macon, GA needs a new Representative.

[OpusatFR]

Perhaps he thinks he is really working for the UN?

[keats5]

Graves needs to give it up. He's making Republicans look bad.

[martin gibson]

adios, as*hole...

[jim_trent]

A local (state) politician, Ernie Chambers, has used that defense successfully for speeding tickets for years.

[PeteB570]

You're right.

I would claim that he could be arrested under the breach of peace part of the order. DUI might even fall under the felony part of the law.

He's grasping at straws.

[IamConservative]

With 2 DUI's, this man is fortunate that stupidity is not a felony.

[battlegearboat]

Buy the House a drink.

[Issaquahking]

So what else is new? Typical RINO activity and the party refuses to act appropriately. The downfall of the republican party will be the ongoing kissing up to RINOS.

[poobear]

"Perhaps he thinks he is really working for the UN?"

You beat me to it. I guess the term 'diplomatic immunity' now applies to the Legislator. Barf!

[HEY4QDEMS]

except in cases of "treason, felony, or breach of the peace

Nice try RINO

[sgtbono2002]

This defense has been used many times by US Senators and Congressmen in Washington DC.

[libs_kma]

This is the kind of crap you mostly find Dimwits trying to pull. I think he needs to resign.

Republicans are held to a higher standard, and if he wants to pull a dimwit defense he may as well just become a dim.

[WorkingClassFilth]

The pubbies should wring his neck like a Christmas goose. Don't worry though, this only justifies the butcher and whets the appetite for the next RAT drunkard that comes down the pike.

[hombre_sincero]

burn him AND his scumbag lawyer

[cloud8]

> Graves needs to give it up. He's making Republicans look bad.

I propose a law that anyone trying to use a loophole as a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card be given an automatic 6 months, with extra time depending on the degree of outrageousness.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That's what I was wondering.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Keep in mind that many southern Republicans are just Democrats who changed their party affiliation to get elected. This man is a disgrace.

[Ronin]

This guy is a Republican?

Kick his drunken a$$ out of the party!

This is as lame as when Clinton tried to skate out of his legal problems by invoking his "active duty" status.

[An.American.Expatriate]

What a crock.

He is not immune to presecution, although he IS immune to arrest while commuting to/while "in Session" - these laws were designed to protect the legislative process from executive abuse - not to protect the representative from the consequences of his actions.