Gowanda, NY DWI and DUI Law Firms & Lawyers

For a misdemeanor, the prosecutor in NY must be ready for trial within 90 days of arraignment. This just means that they must have their paperwork, like, in a DWI case, the supporting deposition from the cop stating that you had glassy bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol, stumbled when you walked. A misdemeanor case must go to trial within 2 years of the commission of the crime. Any adjournments asked for by the defense are excluded from these time limits and any time to decide a motion made by the defense is excluded.

The booking video is available to you through discovery, which the ADA must provide to the defendant. If you cannot afford a private attorney, the court will provide one for you for a nominal fee. It is extremely difficult to represent yourself for any court proceeding, especially a trial. The court will not afford you any slack or understanding for not knowing the Rules of Evidence & Procedure. You wouldn't even know how to present the booking video into evidence if you had it, most likely. If you didn't know the correct procedure, the ADA could object and keep it out of evidence.