Archive for April, 2011

Finding Help through a DUI Lawyer

According to statistics in 2005, alcohol is still the most commonly abused substance in the US. Numbers show that the so-called abusers of this substance are getting younger with teenagers aged 12 years being the youngest age group engaged in binging as compared to the 14 and 15-year-old bingers in the past.

 

While the statistics show a dire picture, people should not lose hope because there are many avenues for help available nowadays. For example, school counseling addressed to eliminate alcohol abuse is one possible option. Another is entering small counseling groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In some cases, some may also want to enter a rehabilitation facility to overcome their addiction.

 

Sadly as people are about to get help, DUI (driving under the influence) cases may already catch up with them especially in places like Los Angeles where there are strict DUI regulations. If you plan to enter into a facility to correct your alcohol addiction, here are some tips to find a DUI attorney in LA who can help you:

 

Ask for a DUI attorney. Los Angeles police will read you the Miranda warning; this warning stipulates that you have the right to an attorney, so make sure you ask for one. If possible, ask for an attorney immediately upon your arrest and do not speak with the police or any other authority without legal representation.

 

Get recommendations for a DUI attorney. Los Angeles is a big state to begin an office-to-office search even if you are out on bail so a friend’s recommendation will cut your search time significantly. If you are considering this step make sure to ask your friend for the lawyer’s contact numbers before walking into the lawyer’s office.

 

Listen carefully to your DUI attorney. Los Angeles lawyers may be able to arrange probation or counseling options if this is your first arrest but you first have to listen to what the lawyer has to say about your case’s standing. Consider his or her advice carefully before making the decision to either go for a reduced sentence or carry on the legal battle in court.

Originally published here.


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Drunk Driving / DUI: A Survival Guide For Motorists


Product Description

This book is the most accessible, down-to-earth guide that discusses a drunk driving charge (other terms include DUI, DWI, OWI). The Survival Guide is an essential product to store in every vehicle’s glove compartment box. Learn various investigative techniques used by law enforcement officers to trick people into a confession and their eventual arrest. Also discover how prosecutors manipulate the system and evidence to get a drunk driving conviction. Everything you need to know is inside this easy-to-understand empowerment manual.

The contents contain all the information you need to be informed about a drunk driving charge. The topics covers include the following: 1) Understanding the legal definition of driving under the influence; 2) Criminal punishment and driver’s license sanctions; 3) What to do if and when you are stopped by the police and suspected of drunken driving; 4) What is necessary to prove intoxication; 5) Understanding field sobriety tests and all the inherent errors; 6) Understanding chemical testing and its fallibility; 7) Criminal defenses that are available to succeed in getting an acquittal, and 8) All the ins-and-outs of a substance abuse evaluation and assessment, such as drunk driving classes, education, and treatment.

This book is the Ultimate Survival Guide of the new millennium. Drunk driving is considered the most socially abhorrent criminal offense of our time. Police departments are spending money at an exorbitant rate to deter this offense (and raise revenue for the state). MADD Mothers are nationally organized to influence state and federal legislation to impose harsher penalties (fines, jail, and license suspensions). It is time to fight back. Knowledge is power. Read this book and you will have all the necessary tools at your disposal to avoid a drunk driving arrest and conviction.

Drunk Driving / DUI: A Survival Guide For Motorists

Los Angeles Criminal, DUI Defense Attorney: Police Misconduct Lawyer

Los Angeles Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyers specialize in defending all cases at Los Angeles Courthouses and Los Angeles County, California. Police Misconduct often leads to unlawful searches, arrestes, and seizures — which can cause a Los Angeles Criminal Case to be dismissed.