Glendale DUI Lawyers DUI Lawyers
- Dijulio Law Office:
Know Your Rights
Many people make several mistakes when they are first charged with drunk driving or the offense of reckless driving involving alcohol. First, they do not understand their constitutional rights and how they relate to a traffic stop. Second, they assume that the police, during the stop, did everything properly. Often, the police make a mistake during a traffic stop and violate some aspect of the Fourth Amendment. An experienced DUI lawyer can determine whether or not your constitutional rights were respected during a drunk driving arrest. If the police gathered evidence in violation of the constitution, an experienced attorney may be able to have that evidence stricken, making it that much more difficult for the state to win its case. Persons charged with drunk driving are arraigned right away the next morning after being arrested---being represented by a DUI lawyer at this time is very important. In addition to preserving your pre-trial rights, if you are not represented by a DUI lawyer at the arraignment, there is no one at the hearing who will be looking out for your interests. You may end up with a revoked license, because you accepted a plea bargain from the state prosecutor, who will make it seem like a good deal at the time. These deals are often not in your best interest. They often require you having your license suspended and a guilty plea placed on your record. This can be a serious problem if you are a member of a professional organization, or hope to join such an organization after college. If you don’t have an experienced DUI lawyer at your arraignment, it greatly reduces your chances to minimize your DUI fines, your license suspension period, or your ability to apply for temporary license that allows you drive to work. DMV Penalties
It is essential that you contact an experienced DUI lawyer as soon as possible to represent you at the DMV hearing. At that hearing, the DMV will attempt to suspend your license after you’ve been charged with drunk driving. The DiJulio Law Group will exhaust every legal avenue available in order to prevent that suspension, minimize drunk driving fines and mitigate the damages to your professional reputation.
- Sheldon Eskin:
A police officer may use as much force as is necessary to arrest you. Unreasonable force is assault. After arrest, a police officer may handcuff you if you attempt to escape or the officer considers it necessary to prevent you from escaping. If you claim that force was used to arrest you, a judge will decide whether or not the force used was reasonable in the circumstances.
- Fred Nameth:
DUI/DWI Traffic violations can have serious criminal consequences, particularly when a driver is accused of driving under the influence. A conviction on DUI/DWI charges may result in fines, the revocation or suspension of your driver's license, and possible jail time. In addition, your insurance company may increase your rates to an unmanageable level. In defending against an impaired driving charge, you have many rights as a criminal defendant, including the right to cross-examine the witnesses against you, even if they are police officers. An experienced criminal defense attorney can make all the difference in such a difficult case.
- Sarkis Jacob Babachanian:
California, arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
(DUIs) are treated under the California Vehicle Code. Most DUIs are
charged under sections 23152(a) and 23152(b). Section 23152(a) makes it
"unlawful for any person who is under the influence of any alcoholic
beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic
beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle." Section 23152(b) provides that
"it is unlawful for any person who has 0.08 percent or more, by weight,
of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle." Persons arrested
for driving under the influence are usually charged under both sections
23152(a) and 23152(b). Even when a person's Blood Alcohol Concentration
(BAC) is less than .08 (or when BAC is unknown because of a chemical
test refusal), the arrestee can still be charged under section
23152(a).
- Hutton & Wilson:
A client should quickly take the necessary steps to be referred to a
lawyer who will aggressively, confidentially and effectively represent
the client's interests.
- Daniel Nardonni:
In today's society, a vehicle is a necessity. Our goal is to protect
your right to own and operate a vehicle. Our first line of defense is
to challenge the reason that you were stopped. There are bad stops!
There are many things that you need to do before appearing in front of
a judge. We know what these things are and we strongly urge you to move
quickly and contact us if you have been arrested or cited for a traffic
offense. If it is your first arrest, our goal is make sure that you can
continue driving. For second offenses, the goal is often to keep you
out of jail and able to continue providing for your family. We will get
you the best shot at being able to continue driving and avoiding jail
time. But you must move quickly.
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