Do I need a Lawyer for a DUI
Absolutely, 100 percent this is a criminal charge with mandatory jail time, mandatory fines, mandatory license suspensions that stay on your record forever, you need a lawyer.
Absolutely, 100 percent this is a criminal charge with mandatory jail time, mandatory fines, mandatory license suspensions that stay on your record forever, you need a lawyer.
In Iowa it’s called Operating while Intoxicated, or OWI. Most people refer to them as DUI. But we have the most severe mandatory minimum penalties that go along with a DUI that are higher and more severe than any other misdemeanor offense a person can be charged with in the state of Iowa.
Ten months and a two-day suppression hearing later and the prosecution finally came to their senses and agreed to dismiss the felony accusations.
When somebody gets a DUI, they have two different fights going on. They’ve got the Department of Transportation, who’s trying to suspend their driver’s license, and they’ve got the criminal component of the case, where the state of Iowa’s trying to impose fine, jail time, surcharges, court costs, those types of things. Both of them have preliminary steps that are important to take.
OWI second offense charge was amended to reckless driving and the client’s driver’s license was saved because the officer failed to offer the client a preliminary breath test or arrest him for OWI prior to asking him to submit to the official Datamaster breath test.
The judge concluded that the stop and detention of GRL Law’s client after the stop were illegal and violated his constitutional rights. All evidence obtained as a result of the stop was thrown out of court.
There is a reason that GRL Law attorneys watch every second of every video associated with their client’s arrest for Operating While Intoxicated.
Matt was very professional and knew exactly what to look for in my case to get it resolved!
Adams County, Iowa. OWI 1st offense dismissed by prosecutor after motion to suppress filed on behalf of client. Driver’s license revocation avoided.
Do you want to go to jail? Do you want to have a criminal record for the rest of your life? Do you want to lose your driving privileges? Do you want to lose your job? Do you want to pay the highest mandatory minimum fine in Iowa? Do you want to pay more money for insurance? Do you want to lose your firearm rights for a year? Do you want to deal with a prosecutor and face a judge by yourself? Do you want to be prohibited from going to Canada?