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it don't work like that in CA, they will fuck me any way they can and they will. i know a few people that got dui's and got really fucked without a lawyerQuoted post[/post]]
1st offence...no accident, nobody got hurt...then in most states...don't even bother getting the lawyer....just go do the driving drunk class, then go to court, plead no contendre to the prosecuter, and show proof of the class, and the charges should be dropped to a wreckless driving. Offer to do community service for about 50 hours...and they might let you off with just the court fees and the states minimum fine.
I had the Dui...but with an accident...front end, and no insurance......it fucked up my world...and I got 2 more months and that shit will finally be off my record.....from 7 years ago.....
basically the officer didn't have probable cause to stop me
well i got almost home on the freeway and saw that i was about to miss my exit so i crossedfrom the fast lane to exit.
no i didn't swerve, i crossed with my blinker on, one lane at a time, going the speed limit. i think thats what caught his eye, but techically i didn't do anything illegal.Quoted post[/post]]
basically the officer didn't have probable cause to stop me
well i got almost home on the freeway and saw that i was about to miss my exit so i crossedfrom the fast lane to exit.
uhmmm... i would go talk to another lawyer...
going from the left hand lane to the exit lane in a manner consistant with "i was about to miss my exit" could give numerous reasons to pull you over...
did you signal?
did you swerve drastically?
how fast were you going? etc
if anything the cop can pull a "speed unsafe for conditions" as the reaosn to pull you over, i would seek a second opinion...
do you have friends who went through this and can recommend a good lawyer?
or perhaps family that have had dealings with a lawyer?
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You can ALWAYS refuse the field sobriety test. Then, at the station you can say that you want to see your parents before taking any tests. (I don't know if you can actually do that if you're over 18, but my friend was 17 when he got a DUI.) Kill as much time as you can, and then demand a blood test. Hopefully by that time, your BAC should be considerably lower.
umm i think you meant anything over .10 would mean atleast a couple beersQuoted post[/post]]
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You can ALWAYS refuse the field sobriety test. Then, at the station you can say that you want to see your parents before taking any tests. (I don't know if you can actually do that if you're over 18, but my friend was 17 when he got a DUI.) Kill as much time as you can, and then demand a blood test. Hopefully by that time, your BAC should be considerably lower.
All the police officer has to do is find a way to get you into court (easy) The officer would read his report to the judge pretty much stating that you refused to take a BAC test and killed as much time as you could, then you blew something over .01 2 hours AFTER the fact..... the judge should beable to use that in nailing you even harder (for spite) becuase with out a doubt you would have been over the limit when driving.
1 beer is enough to get you close to .08 2 beers would put you at double that. If you would blow anything over .01 it would show that you had AT LEAST 2 drinks in your system at the time you were pulled over.
most judges are not stupid.
umm i think you meant anything over .10 would mean atleast a couple beers