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Marrache Law, PC

5.0
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  • Serving Oak View, CA and Ventura County, California

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Law Offices of Mark Pachowicz A Professional Law Corporation

4.5
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  • Serving Oak View, CA and Ventura County, California

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

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Law Offices of Jonathan Franklin

5.0
199 Reviews

  • Serving Oak View, CA and Ventura County, California

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • SoCal's Top Rated DUI Attorney. Former Prosecutor with 30+ Years’ Experience. Call 24/7 Free Consultation.

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Chudnovsky Law

4.9
118 Reviews

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Will a judge show leniency if the DUI charges are 6 and 1/2 years apart?

Jared Clayton Austin
Answered by attorney Jared Clayton Austin (Unclaimed Profile)
DUI/DWI lawyer at Austin Legal Services, PLC
Each judge is different, but generally a second offense is always worse than a first offense no matter how long the time period has been. The impression many judges will have, accurate or not, is that you have been drinking and probably driving during this interval and you have just now been caught again. It's not unheard of for a lot of judge to sentence you to some jail time for a second offense so I would strongly urge you to retain an experienced DUI attorney in your area. The penalties are much more severe than first offense DUI and since it's been less than seven years, you are looking at a mandatory loss of your driver's license and that can be a costly nightmare in terms of time, money, and effort to get back. Have a DUI attorney thoroughly review the case against you for the best possible outcome.
Each judge is different, but generally a second offense is always worse than a first offense no matter how long the time period has been. The impression many judges will have, accurate or not, is that you have been drinking and probably driving during this interval and you have just now been caught again. It's not unheard of for a lot of judge to sentence you to some jail time for a second offense so I would strongly urge you to retain an experienced DUI attorney in your area. The penalties are much more severe than first offense DUI and since it's been less than seven years, you are looking at a mandatory loss of your driver's license and that can be a costly nightmare in terms of time, money, and effort to get back. Have a DUI attorney thoroughly review the case against you for the best possible outcome.
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How should I plead to my first DUI?

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Answered by attorney Andrew Louis Subin (Unclaimed Profile)
DUI/DWI lawyer at Andrew Subin Attorney at Law
You need to plead not guilty and talk to a good DUI attorney. .17 is quite a high BAC, so the judge is going to be concerned about it.
You need to plead not guilty and talk to a good DUI attorney. .17 is quite a high BAC, so the judge is going to be concerned about it.

Can still be arrested and have my license suspended on these terms?

Philip Daniel Hache
Answered by attorney Philip Daniel Hache
DUI/DWI lawyer at Law Offices of Phil Hache
First, it sounds like you have a potentially good case to defend. At this time there is no "per se" law for marijuana, unlike alcohol which has a per se law. What that means is, there is no law that says that at a certain level of thc in your system, you are deemed under the influence. For alcohol, there is a .08 BAC per saw law (ie. if it is found that you had a .08 BAC or higher at the time of driving, then you are guilty of VC 23152b). Did they do a blood test to determine any drugs in your system? Even if so, many counties do not test for quantity, only test for presence. Further, if thc is found in your blood, it can be difficult for the prosecutor to establish beyond a reasonable doubt when you actually consumed marijuana, and whether you were actually under the influence at the time of driving. That being said, it is possible to get arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of marijuana, and possible to be convicted of a DUI. It is important to retain an experienced DUI attorney to defend you in your case. If your case is in Southern California, feel free to contact me through 1duilawyer.com to discuss your case in more detail. In regards to Miranda rights, if they were not read to you, then it is possible to suppress statements you made after you were arrested. When the point of arrest occurred is often subject to debate at Court.
First, it sounds like you have a potentially good case to defend. At this time there is no "per se" law for marijuana, unlike alcohol which has a per se law. What that means is, there is no law that says that at a certain level of thc in your system, you are deemed under the influence. For alcohol, there is a .08 BAC per saw law (ie. if it is found that you had a .08 BAC or higher at the time of driving, then you are guilty of VC 23152b). Did they do a blood test to determine any drugs in your system? Even if so, many counties do not test for quantity, only test for presence. Further, if thc is found in your blood, it can be difficult for the prosecutor to establish beyond a reasonable doubt when you actually consumed marijuana, and whether you were actually under the influence at the time of driving. That being said, it is possible to get arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of marijuana, and possible to be convicted of a DUI. It is important to retain an experienced DUI attorney to defend you in your case. If your case is in Southern California, feel free to contact me through 1duilawyer.com to discuss your case in more detail. In regards to Miranda rights, if they were not read to you, then it is possible to suppress statements you made after you were arrested. When the point of arrest occurred is often subject to debate at Court.
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