The Sobering Facts about DUI
The rearview mirror lit-up with red, blue, and strobe lights, and you knew the patrol officer meant you. You pulled over, feeling your heart sink right down into your wing-tips. Although you wisely exercised your right to remain silent, when the time came, you could not say the alphabet backwards, touch your nose while doing a back-bend, or walk anything even vaguely resembling a straight line. Of course, when you blew into the little tester, you set-off the alarms; and you ended up spending a night housed at the County’s expense.
You never have felt so guilty, ashamed, remorseful, or stupid. You are not the kind of guy who normally drives under the influence. You knew better. You always have known better. And just what kind of example do you think you have set for your children? How will you ever get the wife to forgive you?
And that’s just the tip of the DUI iceberg.
If you simply plead “guilty,” thinking you can pay the fine and the whole thing will pass over like just a light summer shower, you face a very rude awakening: your summer shower is about to go Force-5 twister on you. Convicted of driving under the influence, you will pay thousands of dollars in fines and court costs; the Court even will bill you for the cost of testing you and analyzing your results. Then, you can look forward to cancellation of your preferred-carrier insurance: the best carriers won’t insure a “bad risk” like you. And when you do find insurance, the premiums can be at least 50% more than you paid before your big night out.
You must contest your DUI. You must retain an experienced traffic-law specialist. Although few criminal attorneys specialize in traffic law, those select few are worth their weight in platinum. They know the subtleties, intricacies, and nuances of testing, and they may have the results of your tests thrown-out. They know the specifics of probable cause, and they may have your stop thrown-out. They know all the police must do to protect your Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, and if the police have skipped a step, the traffic-law specialist will win dismissal of your case.
Because the brutal consequences of a DUI conviction will last a lifetime, you need an experienced, aggressive attorney to represent you and make the case for your defense.
