Cerritos DUI Lawyers

George Kita & Carlos Iriarte: Is it against the law to drink and drive? No. In fact, in every jury trial we do, we ask the court to instruct the jury that “it is not against the law to drink and drive.” We have never had a judge refuse to give that instruction to the jury. The mere fact that someone drank alcohol and drove a car is not sufficient to convict anyone. Just because you had a six pack of beers and drove does not mean you are DUI. In fact in one of our jury trials, the foreperson was a CHP dispatcher and another juror was a victim of a DUI accident and another had a relative who worked for the CHP. They came back with a not guilty verdict on all counts on a case where the client testified he had six beers before driving. The prosecution must prove that you were driving impaired to convict you of vehicle code section 23152(a). The prosecution must prove you had a .08% or greater to convict you of the vehicle code section 23152(b).
George Kita: has successfully represented children accused of juvenile crimes ranging from hate crimes, assault and battery, car theft, armed robbery, drug possession and sales, DUI, rape, robbery, molestation and murder.