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Christopher Haskins-Sacramento
If You Don't Get The Right Lawyer Now, You'll Hate Yourself Later
Even though you've been arrested for DUI, you don't have to let it
ruin your life. You may not realize it yet, but if you are thinking
about simply going to court and pleading guilty to your DUI charge you
may be cheating yourself. You see, a qualified attorney can review
the case for defects, suppress evidence, compel discovery of such
things as calibration and maintenance records for the breath machine,
have blood samples independently analyzed, obtain expert witnesses
all of which may help you to win your case at trial. To find out
what you need to know about your DUI arrest I've developed a website
to give you a wealth of useful information . . . information which will
show you how you may be able to save your license and your freedom . .
. and possibly avoid fines, fees, and sharply increased car insurance
costs of as much as $6,800. For the most part, my easy-to-navigate
site has information on it which you can't get anywhere else unless you
are willing to do a great deal of legal research. When you're on my
site, you'll also learn how you can get a free, no-obligation
consultation where I'll review your case and show you how I may be able
to save your license and your freedom.
Sacramento
DUI Drunk Driving Defense Information
- Crowell Law Office:
California has some of the strictest laws in the country regarding drunkdriving(DUI or Driving Under the Influence of alcohol or drugs). Prompt action can have a significant impact on a successful defense. For example, there is a 10-day deadline for calling the California DMV to request a hearing on your license suspension and to get an extension ofyour temporary license.
- John Campanella:
The DMV will suspend your license unless
When you are arrested for DUI the officer usually takes your driver's
license and leaves you with a temporary 30-day license (a pink piece of
paper). You should read this carefully.
Among other things, this document tells you that you have 10 days from
the date of your arrest to request a hearing with the DMV. You may also
request that your temporary license be extended longer than 30 days.
The DMV proceedings are separate and independent of the court
proceedings. While you have the constitutional right to be represented
by an attorney in court if you cannot afford one, you must retain an
attorney to represent you at the DMV hearing at your own cost. In the
hearing, the DMV official acts as both prosecutor and judge.
To win, you need to know the ins and outs of the law, the rules of
evidence, your rights, and the applicable laws. It is quite common for
the DMV to rely solely on the arresting officers written report without
the officer even appearing. On more than a few occasions technical
errors in an officer's report, spotted by an experienced DUI attorney,
have resulted in a victory for the accused.
- Hintz & Welch: Drunk Driving Defense - the "right to drive" is a
privilege which is governed by the individual states. Traffic
violations are a mix of regulatory and penal (criminal) offenses based
on violations of state statutes and city ordinances relating to the
operation of vehicles, specifically driving under the influence of
alcohol or other substances which impair the ability to drive.
- Teichert & Assoc.:
Under limited sets of facts we are able to negotiate the case so as to
reduce the charge from a standard DUI to wet reckless (alcohol related
reckless driving). Although a wet reckless will still be considered
prior DUI related offense should you be charged with another DUI within
the following 7 years, the sentence for a wet reckless is substantially
less than that for a DUI. A wet reckless sentence generally does not
include any jail time. The fines are approximately one half that of a
standard first offense. Whereas the Victim Impact Panel is still
required, a wet reckless class is ordered in lieu of DUI class. The wet
reckless class is a 6 week class broken into 2 hour segments one time
per week.
- Tasha N. Paris:
In California, if you are arrested for a DUI and you either submit to a
blood alcohol test with a result of .08% or higher or refuse to submit
to a blood alcohol test your license will be automatically suspended.
This license suspension is independent and separate from any action
that the court may take against your license. The Department of Motor
Vehicles will suspend your license even though the court may dismiss
charges against you or criminal charges are never filed against you.
- Robert Wilson:
There are two separate and distinct issues presented when you are
arrested for driving under the influence. First, there is the issue of
the Department of Motor Vehicles and the suspension of your drivers
license. This is separate and distinct from the second issue, your
criminal prosecution and the possibility of jail, fines, a period of
probation and first offender program.
- Tasha Paris:
In California, if you are arrested for a DUI and you either submit to a
blood alcohol test with a result of .08% or higher or refuse to submit
to a blood alcohol test your license will be automatically suspended.
This license suspension is independent and separate from any action
that the court may take against your license. The Department of Motor
Vehicles will suspend your license even though the court may dismiss
charges against you or criminal charges are never filed against you.
- James Warden:
For many DUI defendants, this arrest will be their only brush with the law.
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