Often, people getting arrested for DUI ask the police if they have to have the vehicle towed. No one wants to get their car towed away. When your vehicle is towed to an impound lot you will have to deal with it when you get out of jail. You will [...]
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Can the Police tow my car if I get a DUI?
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Should I tell my command about my DUI?
If you are enlisted and your command does not know about your DUI arrest, do not tell them and talk with a DUI lawyer immediately. Your lawyer should tell you not to discuss what happened with anyone. If you are ultimately convicted and your command finds out, they will be [...]
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What happens if I am in the military and I get a DUI?
If you are enlisted, and receive a first time misdemeanor DUI (no one was injured), unless you have other problems in your jacket, there are usually three possible scenarios for someone in the military who gets a DUI. If you were arrested off base, the case will be prosecuted by [...]
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What happens if I don’t have a lawyer in my DUI case?
If you do not hire a private attorney before your first court date (arraignment) you will have to appear in person at the time and place lasted. You will most likely be assigned a Public Defender at your arraignment date who will enter a plea of not guilty on your [...]
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Early Termination of Probation (California Penal Code 1203.3)
California Penal Code 1203.3 PC allows a judge to terminate a defendant’s probation ahead of schedule. If the judge grants an early termination of probation, you may request for your record to be expunged at that time or a later date. Before terminating your probation early, the judge will inquire [...]
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Eyewitness Misidentification
More and more we are hearing about people who are convicted of crimes and sent to prison based on eye witnesses, who turn out to be innocent. DNA evidence is helping more and more wrongly convicted people to be freed. Of those, three quarters of people who have been proven [...]
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Man Arrested 3 Times over a Period of 5 Days for DUI (Driving Under the Influence)
An Imperial Beach man was arrested for driving under the influence not once, not twice but three times over the period of a week. On Sunday January 22nd Sheriff’s Deputies were called in response to a report of a drunken driver. Upon arrival deputies came upon Mr. Lakarnafeaux in a [...]
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California’s minor in possession “MIP” law (Business and Professions Code 25662 BP / Vehicle Code 13202.5 VC)
California’s minor in possession “MIP” law (Business and Professions Code 25662 BP / Vehicle Code 13202.5 VC) prohibits minors…that is, persons under 21…from possessing alcoholic beverages in any public place. Before a prosecutor can prove that you violated California’s MIP law, they must prove the following facts: at the time of [...]
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California Open Container Laws (Vehicle Code Sections 23221 to 23229)
California Open Container Laws (Vehicle Code Sections 23221 to 23229) make it illegal to have an opened alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. More specifically, the laws prohibit: drinking in a car; possession of an open container in a car; storing open containers in a car, [...]
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What Happens at my 1st DUI Hearing (Arraignment)?
Your arraignment is the first stage of your DUI criminal proceedings. The arraignment provides you with your first opportunity to plead guilty, not guilty, or “no contest” to your California DUI charges. If you plead guilty, you will be sentenced and your case will be closed. If you plead not [...]
