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Davis, Diamond Bar, Downey, El Cajon DUI Lawyers

  • Davis
    1. Ken Wimer: Unless you request a hearing from the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days, your license will be suspended and you will not be allowed to have a hearing. You must phone now and schedule your hearing. If you do phone and set up your hearing within the 10 days, and if they are unable to set up your hearing within the 30 days immediately after your arrest, then you will be able to keep your license until after the hearing even if they schedule you 4 months away. Always request a hearing in person, rather than by telephone.
  • Del Mar
    1. Bush, Bing: If you are accused of a crime, the resources of the Federal, State, and local government will turn against you. Your only protection will be our Constitution which guarantees you basic rights and your attorney. If our firm is retained to take your case, you can rest assured that we will not just defend you, but we will strongly defend you. While many cases can be resolved without even your appearance in Court, we will defend you all the way to trial if needed. Whether you are accused of driving under the influence, domestic violence, drug offenses, sex offenses, assault, juvenile crime, or white collar crime, our firm can help you. As examples, the following information is provided concerning driving under the influence charges, and drug charges which are commonly seen. Here are the facts, and here are examples of how we will help. DUI Facts A charge of driving under the influence is really two charges: "driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (or both)" and "driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher." The penalties are the same for both offenses. A conviction on either offense counts as two points against your negligent operator count at the DMV, and your car insurance will increase. The punishment for each subsequent DUI is more severe and can include large fines and jail or prison time. If you are convicted of DUI, your sentence is increased if you were excessively speeding (either more than 100 mph, or more than 30 mph over the speed limit) at the time of the DUI, or had a child under age 14 in the car at the time of the DUI, or had a blood-alcohol reading over .20%, or had a previous conviction within 10 years, or refused to take a blood alcohol or Breathalyzer test. A carefully negotiated plea-bargain may let you avoid a sentence increase. If you are arrested for driving under the influence and refuse a blood or breath test, you will lose your driver's license for one year. If you take a test and your blood alcohol is .08 % or higher, the officer will take your driver's license. The DMV will give you a 30-day temporary permit; if you or your lawyer does not request a hearing within 10 days of your arrest, you will lose your license for four months. Depending on the facts, at the DMV hearing, your lawyer may present evidence showing that you should not lose your license. The DMV has a separate process for you to apply for a restricted license to drive to work. If the DMV suspends your license and you win your court case, your lawyer can make the DMV return your license. A DUI conviction is a felony in two situations. The first is if the drunk driving was negligent or violated a traffic law, AND injured (even slightly) another person. The second: a fourth dui conviction within ten years is an automatic felony.
  • Diamond Bar
      David Flader: If you have just been arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) for the first time, you may feel uncertain about the resulting court proceedings. Unfamiliar with the criminal justice system, you may consider having a friend of a friend or your familys lawyer represent you on the charges. This may be a critical mistake. DUI/DWI law can be quite complex. Furthermore, the stakes are higheven as a first time offender, you may face hefty fines, probation, revocation of your license and a dramatic rise in your automobile insurance rates. You may even be sentenced to some jail time. Therefore, it is important to hire a defense attorney who has experience in this area of law.
  • Downey
    1. Hall, Ronald: AccidentsCriminal Lawyer * Personal Injury * Auto - Motorcycle * Slip & Falls * Defective Products * Property Damage * Malpractice No Recovery, No Fee Criminal Law * All Felonies & Misdemeanors * Drunk Driving - DMV Hearing * Domestic Violence * Sex Crimes * Drug Violations * Juvenile Law * Theft Offenses * Probation Violation
    2. Robert Jacobs: Non-citizens must hire a criminal defense attorney who also understands the complex immigration laws to either negotiate a plea bargain that will negate or minimize any adverse immigration consequences or fight for an outright acquittal to prevent mandatory deportation and permanent exclusion from the United States.
    3. Felipe Plascencia: 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 with the keys in the ignition can lead to your arrest for DUI by being in actual physical control of the car.
  • El Cajon
    1. Michael Richmond: An individual contacted by the police is usually asked potentially incriminating questions without any advisement of rights and/or without an attorney being present. He or she is then given a series of "Field Sobriety Tests." Three tests recommended by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are: The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn Test and One Leg Balance Test. The nystagmus test measures eye movement - intoxication can result in jerky eye movement.
    2. Gary Brown: In California, the legislature (courts, laws) is (are) getting increasingly more strict with individuals convicted of drunk driving. If you have just been arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) (the term is DUI in California), for the first time, you may feel uncertain about the resulting court proceedings. Unfamiliar with the criminal justice system, you may consider having a "friend of a friend" or your family's lawyer represent you on the charges. This may be a critical mistake. DUI/DWI law in California can be quite complex. Furthermore, the stakes are high-even as a first time offender, you may face hefty fines, probation, revocation of your license and a dramatic rise in your automobile insurance rates. You may even be sentenced to some jail time. Therefore, it is important to hire a defense attorney who has experience in this area of law. Often or not first offenders readily agree to plead guilty to get the matter behind them, only to find out later that the consequences are more sever and longer lasting then expected.
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