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Pechtree City & Corners DUI Lawyers

1. Peachtree City
   1. Tierney, Thomas: Many people arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Georgia may have had no previous contact with the criminal justice system and will need an attorney to guide them through the legal process. And if you have been charged before, it is particularly important to have an experienced criminal defense lawyer at your side to mitigate the consequences of a second or third DUI charge.
   2. Webb, Lindsey, Wade, Taylor & Thompson Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout the State of Georgia is deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of the person=s blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances, for the purpose of determining the alcoholic or drug content of the of the person=s blood, if arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicating substances. The tests are to be administered at the request of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe that a person has been driving, or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this state in violation of the law. The suspect shall be advised of his rights and obligations regarding this implied consent at the time the arresting officer makes the request to submit to the test(s).
2. Prachtree Corners
   1. Wolf, Sandra: Five objectives are widely accepted for enforcement of the criminal law by punishments: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation and restitution. Jurisdictions differ on the value to be placed on each. Retribution - Criminals ought to suffer in some way. This is the most widely seen goal. Criminals have taken improper advantage, or inflicted unfair detriment, upon others and consequently, the criminal law will put criminals at some unpleasant disadvantage to "balance the scales." People submit to the law to receive the right not to be murdered and if people contravene these laws, they surrender the rights granted to them by the law. Thus, one who murders may be murdered himself. A related theory includes the idea of "righting the balance." Deterrence - Individual deterrence is aimed toward the specific offender. The aim is to impose a sufficient penalty to discourage the offender from criminal behavior. General deterrence aims at society at large. By imposing a penalty on those who commit offenses, other individuals are discouraged from committing those offenses. Incapacitation - Designed simply to keep criminals away from society so that the public is protected from their misconduct. This is often achieved through prison sentences today. The death penalty or banishment have served the same purpose. Rehabilitation - Aims at transforming an offender into a valuable member of society. Its primary goal is to prevent further offense by convincing the offender that their conduct was wrong. Restitution - This is a victim-oriented theory of punishment. The goal is to repair, through state authority, any hurt inflicted on the victim by the offender. For example, one who embezzles will be required to repay the amount improperly acquired. Restitution is commonly combined with other main goals of criminal justice and is closely related to concepts in the civil law.