Gaithersberg DUI Lawyers
- Frazier, Jack:
Drunk Driving Defense Lawyer Serving Manassas, Fairfax and the Surrounding Areas
Virginia has some of the harshest penalties for drunk driving in the nation. For instance, if you are convicted of driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .15 or higher, you face mandatory five days in jail. If you are convicted and your BAC is found to be .20 or higher, you will spend 10 days in jail Ñ even if this is your only DUI conviction. Even if your BAC was not at these levels, you face the possibility of jail time, as well as the suspension of your driver's license, fines and higher insurance rates. If this is not your first conviction, you may be facing felony charges.
- Alman & Alman:
If you or a member of your family has been accused of criminal matters involving traffic violations, DUI / DWI, reckless operation, speeding, or drug possession, it is important to contact a skilled criminal law attorney with diverse experience to help protect your legal rights.
- Elling & Elling:
DUI/DWI/Drunk Driving Charges
If you have been charged with DUI or DWI, then you face the potential for a suspended license, heavy fines, mandatory counseling and educational programs, jeopardizing your insurance coverage and/or the potential for jail time. Penalties become progressively more severe for a second or third DUI or DWI offense.
- Gwyn Hoerauf:
Of all of the field sobriety tests used by police officers to determine
a driver's level of intoxication in DUI arrests, the Horizontal Gaze
Nystagmus (HGN) test is the most popular among law enforcement officers
for effectively determining evidence of a driver's blood-alcohol
concentration (BAC). HGN is an involuntary jerking of the eye that
occurs naturally as the eyes gaze to the side. During the HGN test,
officers instruct DUI suspects to follow a stimulus (usually a
penlight) with their eyes, estimating the driver's BAC level based in
part on the angle of gaze at which jerking is first observed in each
eye. Despite its proven accuracy, the admissibility of the HGN test in
court is the most heavily scrutinized of all field sobriety tests.
Specifically, some courts characterize the HGN test as a scientific
test, requiring prosecutors to lay the foundation for the admission of
HGN evidence via expert testimony.
- Lawrence Robinson:
Criminal charges may include such matters involving serious traffic
offenses, including DUI/DWI violations. Any criminal DUI/DWI case
can lead to serious consequences. For example, there is always
the very strong possibility of a substantial fine being imposed in
addition to a sentence of a time in jail. A serious traffic
offense may result in the revocation of your driver's license, making
everyday transportation difficult. The premium for your
automobile insurance will probably increase dramatically. A
conviction for some DUI/DWI crimes can result in the loss orsuspension
of your commercial driving license, making it difficult for you to earn
a living in your usual way. There are certain requirements that
the State has to prove in a serious traffic case for you to be
convicted. There are also different steps that you have to take
in order get the best results possible. You need a strong
advocate to help you stand up for your rights.
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