Your driving record is a very important indicator in the eyes of a prosecutor or judge as to how responsible the driver has been There are a number of factors that are considered in interpreting your driving record. These include the number of moving violations, traffic accidents,( where the driver is deemed to have been at fault) other infraction or misdemeanor violations like driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence of alcohol, hit-and-run, and other potential violations which can affect the outcome of your current case.
DUI cases can be dramatically affected by one's driving record and prior convictions of certain types of offenses. Typically, persons facing potential penalties for a first offense driving under the influence case without aggravating circumstances are not required to do any jail time, which is a very good thing.
Those drivers who have been convicted of driving under the influence offenses within the last 10 years face a mandatory minimum jail sentence between 96 hours and one year in jail. Anyone convicted of a third DUI within a 10 years face incarceration of between 120 days in jail and one year in jail.
It becomes clear based upon the above legislative guidelines that the law mandates substantially increased penalties based upon the driving record of the person arrested for a DUI.
Another consideration for prosecutors in determining their offer to settle is the frequency of prior offenses and other violations on one's driving record, as well as the recentness of prior offenses. For example, a driver who has recently been arrested for a DUI faces a much harsher penalty if his prior DUI conviction was very close to the conviction on his first offense. The typical Of probation on a DUI case is three years. If a second or third conviction occurs within this period of probation, potential penalties are far greater than they would be for cases outside of probationary term.
Prosecutors also add penalties which often include jail time for those drivers whose licenses are suspended at the time that they are arrested for a driving under the influence case. Further, even greatly increased penalties have been legislated for those drivers previously convicted of driving on a suspended..
Drivers convicted of hit-and-run, and other traffic related infractions and misdemeanors can be considered by a prosecutor and judge to increase the potential penalties the driver faces on his or her present case.
An experienced drunk driving defense lawyer, can use his skill and expertise in minimizing or eliminating the necessity of clients in these going to jail.
At the Law Offices of Ronald N Hoffman, we have represented thousands of clients in these circumstances and successfully eliminated or reduced the necessity of jail time.
