DUI can be a very costly experience due to attorney fees, court cost, SR22 insurance, and the like. There is an old saying: “Sometimes the most valuable lessons you learn in life are the ones that cost you the most.” Don’t let a DUI cost you your job, family, reputation among your peers or push you into bankruptcy. The Rowan Law Firm is very cost sensitive when dealing with DUI clients. Call for a free personal and confidential consultation to discuss your DUI case.
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DUI can be a costly experience due to attorney fees, court cost, SR22 insurance, and the like. There is an old saying: “Sometimes the most valuable lessons you learn in life are the ones that cost you the most.” Don’t let a DUI cost you your job, reputation among your peers, family, or push you into bankruptcy. The Rowan Law Firm is very cost sensitive when dealing with DUI clients. Call for a free personal and confidential consultation to discuss your DUI case.
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The time line process for DUI is a simple one. There are four basic stages to a DUI process, and during any of the stages you can settle your DUI case or plead guilty. The first stage is when you got arrested for DUI. The police officer handcuffed you and carried you to jail. While in Jail you had your first court appearance with a magistrate where he read you your charge and set your bond. You might not have known this, but you could have pled guilty at that time if the magistrate was willing to take your plea. After your first court appearance you were then allowed to make bond or you could have been released from jail on pretrial release. If you did not make bond it was because you did not have the money to make bond.
The second stage is your first trial date where you will have a lawyer or where the Judge will tell you to hire a lawyer, or if you can’t afford a lawyer the Judge will point you in the direction of a public defender, or in some cases appoint you a lawyer. During the second stage you can settle your case by pleading guilty and agreeing to do what the prosecutors tell you to do, or you can have a preliminary hearing. This second stage is sometimes called the fact-finding stage. During a preliminary hearing you may cross examine the police officer and find out just what evidence the state has to prosecute your case, or find out if the officer had good probable cause to pull you over in the first place, or find out if the officer properly administered the field sobriety test or another test performed on you at the scene of your arrest.
The third stage is when you have your real trial. At this stage you will have all the facts in order to try your case, or you can settle your case before trial or during the trial. After your trial you will either be found innocent or guilty by a jury of your peers.