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Do I need an attorney for a misdemeanor DUI?

Or should I just roll with a public defender? No injuries ca...
Nudist half-breed
  12/24/21
how and when did you cop the intoxicated driving charge?
lake crusty haunted graveyard antidepressant drug
  12/24/21
Yesterday at 2 am. Lost control of my vehicle on a slick roa...
Nudist half-breed
  12/24/21
Did you consent to a breath test like an idiot
Adventurous bossy parlour
  12/24/21
doesn't really matter anymore they will get a blood test and...
dull stain
  12/24/21
A breath test above the limit is way worse than a blood test...
Adventurous bossy parlour
  12/24/21
Yes, but not in the field. Once back to the lockup I called ...
Nudist half-breed
  12/24/21
Can’t you just agree to a blood test instead?
Adventurous bossy parlour
  12/24/21
Have no clue about any of this stuff
Nudist half-breed
  12/24/21
Why would you ask for a blood test instead of a breathalyzer...
Irate glittery persian
  12/25/21
This. In a situation like yours where no injuries occurred y...
tripping aqua hospital
  12/24/21
Yes, he can blow and get off. You can attack a blow a do...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
Did you miss the part where you lose your license for 1 yr i...
Spectacular base party of the first part
  12/26/21
ESL?
lilac really tough guy
  12/27/21
Man u sound dumb as fuck. Couldn't u evade them under some f...
cowardly supple stage
  12/24/21
And risk catching an evasion charge? Some cops live for the ...
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/24/21
If they're going to charge him with leaving the scene it doe...
cowardly supple stage
  12/24/21
Once I had a cop light me up about 200 yards behind me. I to...
Appetizing House
  12/27/21
lmao dude I was ducking and dodging through alleys and behin...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
Fucking cops, man
duck-like garrison jew
  12/25/21
So they ran your registration, got your address and set up s...
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/25/21
Yep. They were combing the neighborhood
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
Your state might suspend your DL within 30 days if you don't...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
It's already suspended for 90 days, after a week grace perio...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
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contagious national
  12/25/21
PD for the best plea Private if you want a trial
Milky idea he suggested spot
  12/24/21
PD if you want the best plea on the DAY OF TRIAL, because th...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
This is profoundly wrong and stupid.
massive bawdyhouse nibblets
  12/27/21
...
Nudist half-breed
  12/24/21
Don’t ever settle for a public pretender. You need a r...
marvelous space sound barrier
  12/24/21
cr
Ivory Mental Disorder
  12/24/21
meh i did these as a PD and i gave great service and my rela...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
"my relationship with the prosbro and the judge was bet...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
be nice to luis
dull stain
  12/25/21
depends. in a big jrx where DUIs are done in bigger courts,...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
? Pd here. He’d be lucky to have me.
crimson theater stage
  12/25/21
180
Cracking Pearl Range Jap
  12/25/21
Don’t be an idiot
Ivory Mental Disorder
  12/24/21
What were the test results? Did you do the field sobriety t...
crimson theater stage
  12/24/21
they didn't find me behind the wheel but picked me up as I w...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
i got handed a DUI as an occasional public defender down in ...
Copper godawful address
  12/24/21
Did you bang
Aphrodisiac Grizzly Old Irish Cottage
  12/27/21
wtf you talking bout, willis?
Copper godawful address
  12/27/21
I love when lawyers say with a straight face, "and afte...
doobsian corner mad-dog skullcap
  12/24/21
Isn’t the cutoff for a public defender like well below...
Histrionic misunderstood legal warrant
  12/24/21
they never check this. you fill out a form and it gets &quo...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
In many courts they don’t even have you fill out a for...
crimson theater stage
  12/25/21
cr. i was going to say this. there were a couple of times ...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
Of you can afford a lawyer, wouldn't you not be eligible for...
haunting brunch dingle berry
  12/24/21
Just talked to a dude who sounded like mob boss and he said ...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
oh they all say that until you pay them $3500 then they'l...
dull stain
  12/25/21
lmao i get that. Just wondering if the cops not arresting me...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
I'd be more worried that they add on leaving scene of accide...
cowardly supple stage
  12/25/21
That's kinda generous for a DUI
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
what do you mean?
dull stain
  12/25/21
I routinely charge $5,000.
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
first time dui?
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
you have always seemed like a terrible lawyer. I remember wh...
massive bawdyhouse nibblets
  12/27/21
I guess this is the point where I'm supposed to engage in a ...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
Just hire TSINAH and don’t pay
180 Athletic Conference
  12/25/21
He won't show so it all evens out
know-it-all milk
  12/25/21
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free-loading domesticated school digit ratio
  12/25/21
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180 Athletic Conference
  12/25/21
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drab big ladyboy regret
  12/25/21
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unholy white market sex offender
  12/25/21
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insane metal hunting ground
  12/25/21
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sapphire yarmulke box office
  12/26/21
lmao, you have to financially qualify for a PD TBF, you'r...
Irate glittery persian
  12/25/21
see above
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
jrx? in some, if this is a first time you have no reason no...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
minneapolis
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
you lawl, right? check to see if MN has this rule.
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
not lolyer
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
talk to a dwi specialist and see what he says. 3500 sounds ...
Maroon kitchen
  12/25/21
most are saying 2500 to 3500. The guy who specializes in cri...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
If u take it to trial and lose dont u get a harsher punishme...
cowardly supple stage
  12/25/21
I'm not a crimmo (I'm not even a lawyer), so I'm hardly an e...
insane metal hunting ground
  12/25/21
Nobody is getting jail time on a 1st time DUI. Your coun...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
In my state, a second DUI gives a minimum of two weeks in ja...
insane metal hunting ground
  12/25/21
Exactly, you will get sentenced to 14 days. However, once th...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that the state has a ...
insane metal hunting ground
  12/27/21
Please link to this statue that prohibits a Sheriff from dic...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
What is your IQ and LSAT score? How the fuck can I prove a n...
insane metal hunting ground
  12/28/21
So in your angry screed you are acknowleding that you: a)...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/28/21
...
provocative water buffalo filthpig
  12/27/21
Nah, PD is good enough
lavender forum doctorate
  12/25/21
(Guy who thinks taking a plea to probation is good enough)
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
Estimate my chances of beating the charges at trial. They di...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
Seems like trying this will just piss off the judge
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/25/21
Still gotta prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt bro
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
This shit isn't going anywhere near a Court room. Unless ...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
We have specific misdemeanor judges who do the misdemeanor ...
crimson theater stage
  12/25/21
Sure, 2nd or 3rd DUI's, or DUI's with injuries & blood. ...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
No, I’m talking first time duis exactly like the one o...
crimson theater stage
  12/25/21
Judges want to clear their dockets ASA-fucking-P. They know ...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
You think a county/muni judge can actively prevent a Defend...
massive bawdyhouse nibblets
  12/27/21
Is that what you read, because that's not even close to what...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
ProsBro has to prove that your original CRASH was due to bei...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/25/21
No blood draw but I did blow as refusing is an immediate 1 y...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
why do you have to blow if they didn't find you driving? are...
free-loading domesticated school digit ratio
  12/26/21
lawyer told me too, but yeah I probably should have refused
Nudist half-breed
  12/27/21
What did you blow? Did you give any kind of statement?
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
what is your day job? you need to think about whether you sh...
lake crusty haunted graveyard antidepressant drug
  12/25/21
I don't but I am going to tell my boss because not being abl...
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
Talked to my boss yesterday about being a dumbfuck. Fun Conv...
Nudist half-breed
  12/29/21
If you were not in or near the car, you might walk.
Gay background story friendly grandma
  12/25/21
i'm pumped bro
Nudist half-breed
  12/25/21
What about him being charged with leaving the scene of an ac...
cowardly supple stage
  12/26/21
...
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/26/21
As far as I know injury or damage to any property over a cer...
cowardly supple stage
  12/26/21
Hitting a tree does not constitute an accident
Nudist half-breed
  12/26/21
boy it's a real fucking bummer that some "teen" st...
Orchid volcanic crater
  12/26/21
Seems dependent on what he admitted to cops
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/26/21
It sounds like the prosecution has a slam dunk case that you...
Vibrant headpube
  12/26/21
...
honey-headed meetinghouse
  12/26/21
Yep, theyll get your cell phone data
cowardly supple stage
  12/26/21
provided youre not this biatch, you should be alright https...
Geriatric arousing rehab famous landscape painting
  12/26/21
who the fuck is this mama san
Odious Lime Tanning Salon
  12/27/21
It depends on what the case facts are, and what kind of outc...
pale vivacious lodge double fault
  12/27/21
can't you get c&f pwnd for a DUI? getting a dui would be...
red bipolar dog poop
  12/27/21
I really don’t think it’s career ending
chrome seedy locus incel
  12/27/21
isn't it mandatory to self-report an arrest to the medical b...
red bipolar dog poop
  12/27/21
You obviously have to report it but I really don’t thi...
chrome seedy locus incel
  12/27/21
Most State Bars DGAF unless you've been convicted of a felon...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
Good post, actually helpful unlike 95% of this thread.
massive bawdyhouse nibblets
  12/27/21
Push for some kind of pretrial diversion where you go to alc...
massive bawdyhouse nibblets
  12/27/21
goddamn. maybe i should stop drinking & driving
red bipolar dog poop
  12/27/21
You should. Huge hassle to deal with the consequences
crimson theater stage
  12/27/21
They actually do pretrial diversion for duis in your area? T...
crimson theater stage
  12/27/21
In my jurisdiction they've started doing "DUI Court&quo...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
DUI criminality has grown highly political in CA over the ye...
flatulent territorial heaven new version
  12/27/21
Across the country, courts are moving towards "Accounta...
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/27/21
Orange County California has a diversion program called DUI ...
concupiscible kink-friendly puppy foreskin
  12/28/21
idris is a fucking nigger coon
Odious Lime Tanning Salon
  12/28/21
Proud graduate of Abraham Lincoln Online
claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen
  12/28/21


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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:13 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Or should I just roll with a public defender? No injuries caused, no other vehicles damaged.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43667964)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:14 AM
Author: lake crusty haunted graveyard antidepressant drug

how and when did you cop the intoxicated driving charge?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43667965)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:18 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Yesterday at 2 am. Lost control of my vehicle on a slick road. Ran into a tree. I was fairly close to home and was like fuck this so I started walking the backstreets to get home so I wouldn't get picked up. Cops saw me walking, stopped me and arrested me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43667974)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:21 AM
Author: Adventurous bossy parlour

Did you consent to a breath test like an idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43667988)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:23 AM
Author: dull stain

doesn't really matter anymore they will get a blood test and then they will get you for blood pressure medication or whatever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43668002)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:26 AM
Author: Adventurous bossy parlour

A breath test above the limit is way worse than a blood test below the limit because of the time delay.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43668016)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:25 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Yes, but not in the field. Once back to the lockup I called an attorney before doing so and he advised me to blow. Refusal in MN is an auto suspension of your license for one year. Maybe it was dumb, but I did talk to a lawyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43668011)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:27 AM
Author: Adventurous bossy parlour

Can’t you just agree to a blood test instead?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43668022)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:28 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Have no clue about any of this stuff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43668031)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:39 AM
Author: Irate glittery persian

Why would you ask for a blood test instead of a breathalyzer, which can be attacked in numerous ways.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673218)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:16 PM
Author: tripping aqua hospital

This. In a situation like yours where no injuries occurred you’re better off blowing. XO really thinks you can just refuse and get off? Lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670692)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:40 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Yes, he can blow and get off.

You can attack a blow a dozen different ways.

IF you got blood with a high .BAC, then you are FUCKT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673744)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 12:07 PM
Author: Spectacular base party of the first part

Did you miss the part where you lose your license for 1 yr if you refuse to blow



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43678091)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 10:31 AM
Author: lilac really tough guy

ESL?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43682277)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:13 PM
Author: cowardly supple stage

Man u sound dumb as fuck. Couldn't u evade them under some fence until they disappeared? U may also get charged with leaving scene of an accident at a later date. They often take time to bring that vharge.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670686)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:17 PM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse

And risk catching an evasion charge? Some cops live for the chase

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670694)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:22 PM
Author: cowardly supple stage

If they're going to charge him with leaving the scene it doesnt matter if they find him next morning at his home or as they did while he was walking. No way they would find him if he hid behind someone's house.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670709)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:58 PM
Author: Appetizing House

Once I had a cop light me up about 200 yards behind me. I took the first right, bailed out of my car, then hightailed it across a football field and hid behind the equipment shed. Didn’t go back to recover my car for two days. This was in Ennis, Montana in August 1995.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43684826)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:41 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

lmao dude I was ducking and dodging through alleys and behind houses. It was cold as fuck or I probably would have just slept outside. As it turns out they were watching my house so I would have been fucked either way if I got home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673231)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:35 PM
Author: duck-like garrison jew

Fucking cops, man

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673715)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:43 PM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse

So they ran your registration, got your address and set up shop waiting for you?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673777)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:43 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Yep. They were combing the neighborhood

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674388)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:39 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Your state might suspend your DL within 30 days if you don't request an administrative hearing.

PD is not going to represent you at that hearing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673739)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:48 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

It's already suspended for 90 days, after a week grace period

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674407)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:00 PM
Author: contagious national



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674168)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 9:14 AM
Author: Milky idea he suggested spot

PD for the best plea

Private if you want a trial

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43667966)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:41 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

PD if you want the best plea on the DAY OF TRIAL, because they won't have time to investigate your case or file dispopsitive motions until then.

Private if you want a chill as fuck, former ProsBro who knows the Judge and Elected Prosecutor that will negotiate the charge to a non-moving violation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673757)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 2:54 PM
Author: massive bawdyhouse nibblets

This is profoundly wrong and stupid.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43683905)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 6:51 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670601)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 6:53 PM
Author: marvelous space sound barrier

Don’t ever settle for a public pretender. You need a real paid attorney.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670607)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 6:55 PM
Author: Ivory Mental Disorder

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670612)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:36 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

meh i did these as a PD and i gave great service and my relationship with the prosbro and the judge was better than ANY private lawyer was going to have. ymmv.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673200)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:42 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

"my relationship with the prosbro and the judge was better than ANY private lawyer was going to have"

Unless you golf with the Elected ProsBro and actually practiced with the Judge before s/he took the bench, then I doubt your relationship was better than any private lawyer in your jurisdiction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673767)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:48 PM
Author: dull stain

be nice to luis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673800)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 6:08 PM
Author: Maroon kitchen

depends. in a big jrx where DUIs are done in bigger courts, yes. in my jrx, they're done in muni court by guys who are shitlawyers in other jrx. think more like country time law.

different types of birds. iirc, you're in a big city so it's a really different animal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43675049)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:50 AM
Author: crimson theater stage

? Pd here. He’d be lucky to have me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673278)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:47 PM
Author: Cracking Pearl Range Jap

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673798)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 6:54 PM
Author: Ivory Mental Disorder

Don’t be an idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670609)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 6:56 PM
Author: crimson theater stage

What were the test results? Did you do the field sobriety tests?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670616)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:39 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

they didn't find me behind the wheel but picked me up as I was walking home so no field sobriety test

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673225)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:15 PM
Author: Copper godawful address

i got handed a DUI as an occasional public defender down in texas...this chick was on xanax...pleaded her out to probation...I was never taught how to do this stuff by law school!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670689)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 7:02 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Grizzly Old Irish Cottage

Did you bang

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685433)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 9:54 PM
Author: Copper godawful address

wtf you talking bout, willis?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43686394)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:18 PM
Author: doobsian corner mad-dog skullcap

I love when lawyers say with a straight face, "and after the wreck, my client was so shaken up with the wreck he had a few drinks to calm his nerves".

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670699)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:32 PM
Author: Histrionic misunderstood legal warrant

Isn’t the cutoff for a public defender like well below the poverty line?

LOL at how far this bort has fallen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670751)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:39 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

they never check this. you fill out a form and it gets "filed" meaning it goes in a manila folder and disappears into a shelf.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673223)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:44 AM
Author: crimson theater stage

In many courts they don’t even have you fill out a form and judge just asks if you’d like a pd appointed to you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673244)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:47 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

cr. i was going to say this. there were a couple of times i met guys on line in municipal court and just threw them on top of my docket and they skated right through like indigent clients. lmao. no one gave a fuck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673264)



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Date: December 24th, 2021 7:35 PM
Author: haunting brunch dingle berry

Of you can afford a lawyer, wouldn't you not be eligible for a PD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43670769)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:30 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Just talked to a dude who sounded like mob boss and he said that because they did not find me behind the wheel I have an affirmative defense and can likely beat this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673166)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:35 AM
Author: dull stain

oh they all say that until you pay them $3500

then they'll be like

"what we need to do is plead guilty"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673196)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:38 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

lmao i get that. Just wondering if the cops not arresting me at the scene but instead 20 minutes later will in any way make it possible to beat this thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673214)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:12 PM
Author: cowardly supple stage

I'd be more worried that they add on leaving scene of accident charge. They can also get your cellphone records which proves u were in that car

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673596)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:43 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

That's kinda generous for a DUI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673781)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:44 PM
Author: dull stain

what do you mean?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673784)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:11 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

I routinely charge $5,000.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673930)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 6:08 PM
Author: Maroon kitchen

first time dui?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43675053)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:26 PM
Author: massive bawdyhouse nibblets

you have always seemed like a terrible lawyer. I remember when you were begging XO for job help at one point.

$5K is what the “phone book guy” top dog specialist charges in most JDXs. LOL at some blown out low-level prosecutor who pivoted to the horrible clown world of shitlaw family law demanding the same fee.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43684674)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 7:59 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

I guess this is the point where I'm supposed to engage in a jaunt into a subthread wasteland where I refute your accusing and try to defend my internet-reputation?

Ok, here goes:

No, u.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685720)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:35 AM
Author: 180 Athletic Conference

Just hire TSINAH and don’t pay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673191)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:38 AM
Author: know-it-all milk

He won't show so it all evens out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673211)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:42 AM
Author: free-loading domesticated school digit ratio



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673239)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:46 AM
Author: 180 Athletic Conference



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673262)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:48 AM
Author: drab big ladyboy regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673270)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:48 AM
Author: unholy white market sex offender



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673271)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:21 PM
Author: insane metal hunting ground



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673646)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:31 AM
Author: sapphire yarmulke box office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676705)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:37 AM
Author: Irate glittery persian

lmao, you have to financially qualify for a PD

TBF, you're not the first literal pauper to poast here and face criminal charges

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673205)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 6:44 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

see above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43675207)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:41 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

jrx? in some, if this is a first time you have no reason not to try it because a plea and a bench trial get the same sentencing because statutory no trial penalty at sentencing.

in that case, get a private lawyer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673233)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:43 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

minneapolis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673242)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:45 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

you lawl, right? check to see if MN has this rule.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673251)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:45 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

not lolyer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673257)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:55 AM
Author: Maroon kitchen

talk to a dwi specialist and see what he says. 3500 sounds about right. i would do first timers at about this rate because in my jrx im trying a first timer no matter what.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673309)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 11:57 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

most are saying 2500 to 3500. The guy who specializes in criminal defense and says that he will 100% take this to trial with a good chance to win is asking for 6500

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673326)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:14 PM
Author: cowardly supple stage

If u take it to trial and lose dont u get a harsher punishment?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673601)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 1:26 PM
Author: insane metal hunting ground

I'm not a crimmo (I'm not even a lawyer), so I'm hardly an expert in this area. But my understanding is that it depends. In many cases that is true, but not always. I have a friend who just got a second DUI and her attorney advised her to take it to trial even though the odds are against her. He said that you can often get leniency if you take a plea before your first DUI. But for a second DUI, the sentence you'll get if you lose at trial will be about the same as any plea deal they would offer you, so you may as well take it to trial.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673677)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:50 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Nobody is getting jail time on a 1st time DUI.

Your county Sheriff needs every single bed for the violent felons. He doesn't have time for some bullshit DUI taking up space for 30-60 days.

Even if you did get jail time (lol), the Sheriff would give you 2 for 1 or even 4 for 1 reduction just to get you the fuck out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674110)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 4:06 PM
Author: insane metal hunting ground

In my state, a second DUI gives a minimum of two weeks in jail. The DA is not allowed to offer a deal for less than that, and the judge is not allowed to lower the sentence.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674484)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:01 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Exactly, you will get sentenced to 14 days. However, once the Sheriff takes custody of you he is free to give you 2 or even 4 for 1 good time credit.

How else do you think the local jail keeps from being overcrowded with all of those "tough on crime Judges" on the bench?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685730)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 10:43 PM
Author: insane metal hunting ground

I'm not an expert, but I'm pretty sure that the state has a formula for good time credit and the local sheriff or warden is not allowed to deviate from the formula. And the formula only gives you 1-2 days per month, so it doesn't help with a 14-day sentence. I'm not an expert on DUI law, but everyone I have talked to has told me that for a second DUI in my state, the only way to avoid 14 days minimum in jail is to either go to inpatient rehab or wear an alcohol-detecting ankle monitor for six months or something like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43686688)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 11:08 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Please link to this statue that prohibits a Sheriff from dictating how long he must hold someone in their county jail.

You might be referring to a statute that calcuates how much good time credit the Department of Corrections can give someone.

However, typically the DOC controls the State prisons. DOC doesn't control the county jails, the Sheriff does.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43686833)



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Date: December 28th, 2021 11:38 AM
Author: insane metal hunting ground

What is your IQ and LSAT score? How the fuck can I prove a negative? If you are trying to tell me that a sheriff can overrule a judge and unilaterally reduce sentence, I want to see the statute that says a sheriff has that power. For the record, my state is North Carolina. Based on my reading of the Structured Sentencing Act, even judges have very little discretion about the length of sentences in most cases, and they can only be reduced based on the formula outlined in the statute, not at a sheriff's discretion. And the statute says that DUI's do not follow the general guidelines. In particular, a second DUI has a mandatory 14-day jail sentence that cannot be reduced by a prosecutor or a judge or anyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43688710)



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Date: December 28th, 2021 12:06 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

So in your angry screed you are acknowleding that you:

a) Don't practice DUI law;

b) Barely practice any criminal law; &

c) barely read the Structured Sentencing Act because it clearly said:

"The State’s structured sentencing laws went into effect on October 1, 1994, and apply to all

misdemeanor offenses committed on or after that date (except for “driving while impaired,”

“driving while impaired in a commercial vehicle,” and “failure to comply with control conditions by

persons with communicable diseases”)

So you really have no idea what powers a county Sheriff has in regard to controlling their jail.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43688867)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 10:05 AM
Author: provocative water buffalo filthpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43682156)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:12 PM
Author: lavender forum doctorate

Nah, PD is good enough

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673941)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:13 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

(Guy who thinks taking a plea to probation is good enough)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673945)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:16 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Estimate my chances of beating the charges at trial. They did not find me behind the wheel and only arrested me like 20 minutes later. I'm sure my attorney will tell me to say I drank from a hip flask out of fear and relief after crashing my truck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673962)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:18 PM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse

Seems like trying this will just piss off the judge

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673970)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:24 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Still gotta prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43673992)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:51 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

This shit isn't going anywhere near a Court room.

Unless this is a rural as fuck jurisdiction, the Judge is too busy with REAL CRIMES to blow a jury on a 1st time DUI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674115)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:59 PM
Author: crimson theater stage

We have specific misdemeanor judges who do the misdemeanor trials. Duis go to trial all the time here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674165)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:02 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Sure, 2nd or 3rd DUI's, or DUI's with injuries & blood.

This rinky-dink shit where there are NO EYE-WITNESSES to him being behind the wheel and no admission to drinking prior to the wreck, is not going to trial.

That's before you realize that every criminal court in the county has a YUUUUUGE backlog of cases due to Covid. Your misdemeanor Judges only have a small number of available jury trial weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674174)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:05 PM
Author: crimson theater stage

No, I’m talking first time duis exactly like the one op is describing. I have one like this in January. We’ve got a huge backlog thanks to covid but it just means clients are waiting longer for their trials than usual

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674183)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:05 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Judges want to clear their dockets ASA-fucking-P. They know they only have a dozen or so weeks for criminal jury trials.

They don't want to blow a jury trial on some low level non-injury, 1st lifetime DUI from late-2021 when they have SERIOUS DUI's from 2019 still waiting to be tried.

The assigned Prosecutor is gonna cut a deal to get rid of this case so they can focus on their more legit DUI's.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685748)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:30 PM
Author: massive bawdyhouse nibblets

You think a county/muni judge can actively prevent a Defendant from exercising right to trial?

Jesus Christ, I pity anyone who hires this dipshit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43684700)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:02 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Is that what you read, because that's not even close to what I typed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685734)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:48 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

ProsBro has to prove that your original CRASH was due to being intoxicated.

Do they have a confession from you that you were drinking PRIOR to the crash? If not, then they can't prove that your crashed because you were drunk or because of a deer/dog in the street, or maybe you're just a shitty driver.

Sober people crash all the time.

Did they draw blood? If so, what was the BAC?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674102)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 3:47 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

No blood draw but I did blow as refusing is an immediate 1 year suspension of license and harsher penalties than the lowest level dwi

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674402)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 10:16 AM
Author: free-loading domesticated school digit ratio

why do you have to blow if they didn't find you driving? are random people on the street obligated to blow if asked?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43677449)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 10:02 AM
Author: Nudist half-breed

lawyer told me too, but yeah I probably should have refused

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43682145)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:02 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

What did you blow?

Did you give any kind of statement?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685738)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 2:52 PM
Author: lake crusty haunted graveyard antidepressant drug

what is your day job? you need to think about whether you should or need to disclose this to your job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674117)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 6:45 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

I don't but I am going to tell my boss because not being able to drive is going to be a problem at first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43675211)



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Date: December 29th, 2021 3:03 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Talked to my boss yesterday about being a dumbfuck. Fun Convo!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43695283)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 4:16 PM
Author: Gay background story friendly grandma

If you were not in or near the car, you might walk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43674531)



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Date: December 25th, 2021 6:45 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

i'm pumped bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43675209)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:08 AM
Author: cowardly supple stage

What about him being charged with leaving the scene of an accident? Isnt that a felony? Cops usually take several months to bring that charge.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676684)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:12 AM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676685)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:15 AM
Author: cowardly supple stage

As far as I know injury or damage to any property over a certain $. So if u damaged some city highway sign it might qualify. If no damage and just misdemeanor it's still as bad as a dwi.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676689)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 12:20 PM
Author: Nudist half-breed

Hitting a tree does not constitute an accident

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43678185)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:27 AM
Author: Orchid volcanic crater

boy it's a real fucking bummer that some "teen" stole your car and wrapped it around a tree leading you to wander out on foot from your house to try to find it on a night when you had been peacefully drinking at home nearby.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676700)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:34 AM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse

Seems dependent on what he admitted to cops

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676713)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:32 AM
Author: Vibrant headpube

It sounds like the prosecution has a slam dunk case that you drove while drunk. The crashed car and everything else is just a distraction. What is your jury trial defense to their case? They caught me walking near my wrecked car 20 minutes later does not seem like a compelling defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676708)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 1:35 AM
Author: honey-headed meetinghouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43676714)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 11:54 AM
Author: cowardly supple stage

Yep, theyll get your cell phone data

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43678013)



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Date: December 26th, 2021 12:04 PM
Author: Geriatric arousing rehab famous landscape painting

provided youre not this biatch, you should be alright

https://archive.ph/rb0Ln

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43678076)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 2:56 PM
Author: Odious Lime Tanning Salon

who the fuck is this mama san

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43683925)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 10:27 AM
Author: pale vivacious lodge double fault

It depends on what the case facts are, and what kind of outcome you're looking for. Are there any facts/weird Minnesota laws and cases that are favorable to you getting out of it? This could be 4A search issues, the admissibility or credibility of the evidence, etc.

However, in my jx, the financial hit from a first-time misdemeanor DUI is probably just about $3500 if you go with the PD and work with them in doing pre-plea mitigation (community service and alcohol treatment). If you don't NEED a completely 100% spotless driving/criminal record, and are more interested in getting out of this with the minimum hassle to yourself, I would seriously weigh the costs/benefits of this route.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43682264)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:31 PM
Author: red bipolar dog poop

can't you get c&f pwnd for a DUI? getting a dui would be career ending for me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43684707)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 6:01 PM
Author: chrome seedy locus incel

I really don’t think it’s career ending

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685108)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 6:02 PM
Author: red bipolar dog poop

isn't it mandatory to self-report an arrest to the medical board? and then they put you in some substance abuse program and restrict your license? maybe the first DUI is a slap on the wrist but i'm not looking to find out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685110)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:16 PM
Author: chrome seedy locus incel

You obviously have to report it but I really don’t think it would take away your license

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43685815)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 9:23 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Most State Bars DGAF unless you've been convicted of a felony.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43686196)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:43 PM
Author: massive bawdyhouse nibblets

Good post, actually helpful unlike 95% of this thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4992614&forum_id=2#43684767)



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Date: December 27th, 2021 4:42 PM
Author: massive bawdyhouse nibblets

Push for some kind of pretrial diversion where you go to alcohol classes and install one of those BAC test machines in your car. In a couple of years they can amend the charge to reckless driving or whatever ‘wet and reckless’ statute exists around there. You won’t have to do the classes and have the breath test thing installed the whole time.

You do not have a strong defense based on fleeing the scene. This is not exotic and prosecutors are adept at overcoming stupid shit like this. Anyone talking about how this is an obvious trial is blowing smoke at you. At best you have a pseudo-corpus motion that can probably be defeated but the mere possibility for litigation will often cause the prosecutor to offer a very favorable deal. Find a lawyer who seems to understand this and will discuss alternatives to a straight guilty plea or trial. Any good PD should be familiar with all this.

Do some research on what I mentioned and kick some tires with local DUI specialists. Meet with the PD and discuss your options and realistic chances of a ‘third way’ deal. Don’t be a confrontational asshole about this either — if you are nice to your ‘indigent’ counsel and help them help you, you are likely to get better treatment and more attention than from retained counsel.

Remember, crim law bros are in business and just want to resolve your case as quickly as they can. LOL at believing that hiring a guy means he’s necessarily going to get a better result. Many of these people are TSINAH-style charlatans who do not know how to try cases or litigate pretrial, and they will say anything to sign you up. All they need to do to keep your money is take your calls, show up to hearings, and make one phone call to the State asking if they’ll dismiss (the answer is no!). If they do a shitty job and screw you, you basically have zero recourse.

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Date: December 27th, 2021 5:56 PM
Author: red bipolar dog poop

goddamn. maybe i should stop drinking & driving

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Date: December 27th, 2021 6:54 PM
Author: crimson theater stage

You should. Huge hassle to deal with the consequences

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Date: December 27th, 2021 6:56 PM
Author: crimson theater stage

They actually do pretrial diversion for duis in your area? That never happens in Ca.

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Date: December 27th, 2021 8:08 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

In my jurisdiction they've started doing "DUI Court"

If you successfully complete it, then you'll get a reduction on your charge, plus a nice certificate.

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Date: December 27th, 2021 11:18 PM
Author: flatulent territorial heaven new version

DUI criminality has grown highly political in CA over the years. CA is different than most other states in many respects but DUI stands out. Most jurisdictions have multiple outlets to prevent first-time DUI straight convictions (although they can still frequently count the case as a prior for future charging purposes if a statue considers that). In most Oregon jurisdictions, if there are no aggravating circumstances, they will divert the case to an outright dismissal if the Defendant completes some generic requirements.

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Date: December 27th, 2021 11:24 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Across the country, courts are moving towards "Accountability Courts" to deal with drug and DUI crimes instead of simply wasting jail space and locking people up.

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Date: December 28th, 2021 12:56 AM
Author: concupiscible kink-friendly puppy foreskin

Orange County California has a diversion program called DUI Court. I guess that's where Idris practices. OC juries are probably tougher on DUIs than any other CA county so maybe that's why.

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Date: December 28th, 2021 9:46 AM
Author: Odious Lime Tanning Salon

idris is a fucking nigger coon

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Date: December 28th, 2021 12:02 PM
Author: claret wonderful institution liquid oxygen

Proud graduate of Abraham Lincoln Online

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