If this is your first DUI in 5 years, your license is suspended for 1 year; you may get your license back, however after 120 days, by attending a DUI school and paying a reinstatement fee; during the 120 day period, you can get a limited permit.

This question can only be answered after a thorough discussion with your attorney and after your attorney has investigated the case. Decisions such as what plea to enter, whether to accept a plea bargain, and whether to have a jury trial, should only be made after you have a full understanding of your situation.

Do you know all the ingredient elements of the charge you're facing? If so, is that evidence available to the Crown? Besides, what if you're not sure? What if you have no idea if you're guilty? Technically, you can't plead guilty unless it's an informed plea, which means you understand the facts that make up the charge and concede their accuracy.

Sometimes the best result is a guilty plea. By avoiding a possible court trial, the defendant may plead to a lesser charge and therefore avoid a potential stiffer penalty. Most judges will offer a lighter sentence in exchange for a guilty plea at the arraignment. In addition, a guilty plea speeds the process forward and eliminates a long, drawn out trial process.

Approximately half of all impaired charges have one or more defenses available. Times, identity, testing of and by machines, even an outright contradiction of police evidence often succeeds.

No. If you plead guilty, you could face up to 6 months in jail, fines up to $ 1,000.00, 32 hours of forced community service and a 90-day suspension of your license, all for just a first offense. There are times when pleading guilty could be you best option but it is essential that you have an attorney to assist you eith that decision. You should have an experienced DWI lawyer from Babcock Law Firm on your side to assist you with your case. Contact us today to discuss your case.

When you sign a plea of not guilty, you will be given the option of a trial before the judge or a jury trial. For a trial by judge you will need to fill out a personal bond which states that you shall appear in court on the date of your trial. If you fail to appear, you will be fined double the amount of your original fine plus court cost. For a trial by jury you must either put up a cash bond or a surety bond for double the amount of the fine.

A plea of "no contest" has the same result as a plea of "guilty," except you are not admitting fault. You are allowing the judge to make the ruling. This is only important in the case of future lawsuits where an admittance of guilt in the first hearing may be held against you in future actions.

If you plead Not Guilty , you will be given a date and time for Pretrial. At the Pretrial, you will meet with an Assistant City Attorney to discuss the charge and attempt to reach a resolution. If the matter cannot be resolved, a Trial is scheduled.

No. If you didn't commit the offence, then you cannot enter a plea of guilty. And if you tell your lawyer you didn't commit the offence, then ethically he cannot enter a plea of guilty on your behalf. If you tell the magistrate you didn't commit the offence then he will automatically put your matter down as a plea of not guilty and adjourn your matter to a date for hearing. When taking your instructions your lawyer will ask particular questions relating to any possible defences you may have.

The DUI Legal Process All the steps through your case, from the arraignment, and pre-trial to the disposition. A list of Massachusetts Alcohol Education Classes Locations around the state for required 1st and 2nd offender alcohol education programs.

The judge will listen to the prosecutor, your lawyer, your parents and you about the offence, and about you and your family. The judge may also ask for more information about you from a probation officer, doctor or other professional. The judge will decide what sentence to impose on you from a wide range of options.

Many ordinance violation offenses carry a minimum fine that will be imposed if you plead or are found guilty and a fine is ordered by the Court. Those fines are varied. A chart containing the City's minimum fines for ordinance violation offenses may be found in Chapter 2 of the City's Code of Ordinances; see the related link for "Code of Ordinances," Section 2-6110, or click here. In addition to the minimum fine, you will be charged $65.00 Court costs by the Court.

You certainly could. However, because the judge is not the one prosecuting you, he or she cannot change, reduce lower, or dismiss the DUI charges only offer you, at best, the minimum punishment. You may have defenses that could make a big difference in your drunk driving case - but you would never know if you pled guilty. (And you may kick yourself later while attending classes, paying fees, and reviewing your insurance bill, for not fighting your DUI when you could have).

For a First (1st) Offense OUI plea, I can usually get the DA to agree to the minimum penalty allowed by law, which is a Continuation without a Finding (CWOF) agreement, a mandatory 16 week Alcohol Education Program (2 hours, once a week), a 12 month unsupervised probation, and a number of fines, I have a full page of information about pleading guilty here. In the case of a Second (2nd) Offense OUI plea, you'll be required to enter a 2 week inpatient alcohol program.

Many insurance companies check your motor vehicle record only once every three years or when you're applying for a new policy. Sometimes, accidents, tickets, and drunk-driving convictions can escape your insurer's attention or don't end up on your motor vehicle record. However, if your insurer does find out about a driving under the influence (DUI) conviction, you're likely to feel the pinch of higher rates and possibly policy cancellation or nonrenewal.