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Daytona Beach DUI Lawyers
- Brian Toung:
Drunk driving (DUI) is not a minor traffic offense, it is a
serious criminal charge. A conviction for drunk driving (DUI) in
Florida carries serious consequences. A first-offense drunk driving
conviction will result in 50 hours of community service, 6 months of
probation, large fines and court costs, alcohol education courses, and
loss of your driver’s license for 6 months. A second or
subsequent drunk driving (DUI) conviction can result in at least
10 days in jail, longer jail terms, larger fines, lengthy or lifetime
license revocation, and imposition of an ignition interlock device for
up to two years at a cost of seventy dollar per month. A third drunk
driving (DUI) conviction can be raised to a felony, resulting in
state prison time. A drunk driving conviction with aggravating
factors, such as children in the car or an accident with injuries, is a
felony and can result in several years of state prison time. Do not
risk imposition of these serious penalties by proceeding without an
experienced Daytona Beach, Florida drunk driving (DUI)
defense attorney.
Drunk driving (DUI) cases are winnable... You DO NOT simply have to plead guilty.
In addition to your criminal case, your driver’s license
suspension can be challenged in an administrative review hearing...
Police, prosecutors, and judges in Florida take drunk driving
(DUI) seriously. You need an aggressive and effective drunk
driving (DUI) defense lawyer who takes defending you just as
seriously.
- Tonya Cromartie:
It is the policy of the Florida State Attorneys Office not to speak to people charged with crimes. The State Attorneys Office will only speak with you through your Florida criminal defense attorney. It is important that the prosecutor assigned to handle your case hears your side before they make a decision to file charges if possible. Having a criminal defense attorney discuss your case with the prosecutor before charges are filed can result in an early resolution of the case, lesser charges being filed, or in some instances, the prosecutor deciding not file charges at all.
- Gail Graziano:
The crime of drunk driving is generally defined in two ways: (1) having a blood alcohol content above the limit set by law, or (2) driving under the influence of alcohol.
- David
Ege:
You can be arrested for DUI by driving while over the legal BAC in your
state or while impaired. But, you need not actually operate the car in
order to be arrested. You can still be found guilty if you had the
capability and power to dominate, direct, or regulate the vehicle,
regardless of whether you were exercising that capability or power at
the time of the arrest. In other words, simply sitting behind the wheel
can lead to your arrest for DUI by being in actual physical control of
the car.
- Richard Whitson:
Road blocks have been frequently been used for DUI investigations.
Thus, in State v. Jones, the Florida Supreme Court established
standards for this procedure. First, the roadblock must be established
and operated according to detailed guidelines regarding the selection
of vehicles, detention techniques, assignments and the disposition of
vehicles so that little discretion is left to the officers conducting
the road block.
- Flem Whited:
A person is guilty of driving under the influence if the person is
driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within this state
while under the influence of alcohol, any chemical substance set for
the in § 877.111, or any substance controlled under chapter 893 of the
Florida Statutes when affected to the extent that the personšs normal
faculties are impaired or has a blood or breath alcohol level of 0.08
or greater.
- David Kerce:
DUI in the State of Florida is increasingly a targeted crime by law
enforcement. Some counties and municipalities have devised special
police units to do nothing but search the roads for drunk drivers. DUI
in Florida is not limited to alcohol alone, but to certain other
chemicals such as toluol, hexane, acetone, and other, or any controlled
substance such as illegal drugs or regulated, but legal drugs.
- Gregory Wagner:
A person is guilty of the offense of driving under the influence and is
subject to punishment as provided in the penalties section if the
person is driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle within
this state.
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