DUI Defenses That Work
There are a variety of DUI defenses that can reduce the power of the prosecutions case, which is strong to begin with only because they are in Utah, and the bulk of the juries are Mormon. Don't forget, as good as your case may be, you are selling it to at least a 30% Mormon jury and the entire jury must be unanimous either for or against before you can be convicted OR found not guilty.
That's why the best defenses are often performed by Utah DUI Attorney, analyzing the scene and seeing whether the fourth amendment has been violated by the police which happens often. If you were stopped illegally, for a non-reason, or a bogus one, the evidence in your case MUST be suppressed and the state can't use any of it. However, too many people forget that this right must be enforced after it is requested. If you don't ask, you could have a cop state "I pulled him over because he looked like a jerk," and even though the judge knows about it, if you don't properly request that the arrest be suppressed, in legal language, the court will not do it on its own.
We are certified at the NHTSA Instructor Level so we can analyze the field tests, the stop itself, the arrest, and the intoxilyzer results.
Results that speak for themselves.
- WASATCH COUNTY DUI - 45 y/o f, Third DUI / 10 yr; charged as a felony, .135 BAC, + ETOH rest. dr., IID rest. dr.' NO FELONY DUI CONVICTION; reduced to second dui by disqualifying prior as enhancement; Sentence: 30 days ankle monitor, Sup. prob., all but DUI dismissed; MADD, PfL, fine, 12 mo. lic. sus.
- Morgan DUI & Poss. C/S - 24 y/o m, Third poss c/s (poss felony), first DUI, metabolite; RESULT; PIA Poss c/s, NO DUI CONVICTION; Sentence: 48 h c/s, PfL, U/A's, Assess, 12 mo unsup prob.
- SLC - 24 yr old female, speeding/DUI - .110 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock.....
- HEBER DUI - 41 y/o m, Third DUI, Felony, single car accident, al. rest. dr, IID rest., 164 BAC, actual physical control case; RESULTS: NO FELONY DUI CONVICTION W/ 402 REDUCTION TO CLASS A; Sentence: 60 d jail w/ work release, 36 m., Sup. Prob., fine, MADD, PfL, IID, only 120 d. lic. susp.
- SLC - 49 yr old male, DUI - .178 BAC, Open Container, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- Tooele DUI - 45 y/o m, DUI w/ accident, .187 BAC, Poor SFST's; RESULT: Impaired Driving; Sentence: 48 h c/s, no jail, 60 d lic sus, MADD, PfL, Assess, No Ignition Interlock, 12 mo unsup prob.
- SLC - 26 yr old male, DUI - .153 BAC, Speed Exhibition; Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- Vernal DUI - 29 y/o m, actual physical control case, .082 BAC, second DUI, RESULT: NO DUI CONVICTION, Sentence: Reckless Driving, 48 h c/s, PfL, MADD, one yr prob, no infractions.
- CLRFD - 23 yr old male, DUI - .80 BAC, Turn Signal; Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....
- SLC - 23 yr old fm, Second DUI, .084 BAC, Set for trial; RESULT:NODUI CONVICTION; Sentence: Impaired Driving, no jail; loss of lic, ignition Interlock device, 48 hours c/s, MADD VIP.
- NP - 26 yr old male, DUI - .81 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....
- RVTN - 28 yr old male, TRIPLE DUI (Three DUI's In One Month) - #1 - Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- BOUNTIFUL DUI - 27 y/o f, Second DUI .245, (Mandatory 10 days jail); Sentence: DUI Conviction, Work Release/Home Monitoring, IID, 12 Mo.Sup Prob, fine, MADD.
- Logan DUI - 33 y/o m, Felony third DUI (mandatory 62.5 d jail), RESULTS: DUI CONV. W/ 402 Reduction to Class A mis.; SENTENCE: 180 d jail w/ work release, fine, 36 mo. sup. prob., AA, MADD VIP, L. II PfL.
- Murray - 25 yr old male DUI .126 BAC, Speeding; Result: Impaired Driving, No Ignition Interlock, No Supervised Probation, Speeding dismissed.
- GRNTSVLE DUI - 42 y/o fm, Second DUI, .248 BAC, RESULT: DUI CONVICTION; Sentence: No Jail, 48 h c/s, sup probation, MADD VIP, Interlock, Lic Sus.
- Summit County DUI - .125 BAC, stopped for speeding, No DUI Conviction, No DMV license suspension, no ignition interlock . . .
- SC - 39 yr old male, (Trial) DUI - .000 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- WEST VALLEY DUI - 37 y/o m, Second DUI, .137 BAC, single MC accid. w/ inj. (mandatory 10 days jail); RESULTS: BAC evidence suppressed, plea bargain to no jail, #2 DUI, SENTENCE: 240 h c/s, 12 mo.sup. prob., PfL, MADD VIP, fine.
- WDVR - 46 yr old male, DUI - .190 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....
- SALT LAKE DUI - 57 y/o m, Second DUI (Mandatory 10 d jail), .176 BAC, open container; RESULTS: NO DUI CONVICTION, evidence suppressed on de novo appeal to district court; SENTENCE: None.
- RVTN DUI Case 07-9646787 CH/H - 35 yr old male, (APC-Trial) DUI - .197 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - not guilty, No license suspension, no ignition interlock, Sentence: none.
- LGN DUI Case 088492033 LGN - 45 yr old male, Two DUI's One Week Apart: DUI - .197; DUI .212 BAC, Result: Single DUI CONVICTION - no jail; Sentence: 10 Week alcohol treatment program. 90 Day license suspension, ignition interlock, 12 mo. probation.
- CH/H - 28 yr old male, speeding/DUI - .370 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock.....
- Holladay / Cottonwood Heights: .320 UAC, DUI, Speeding. Results: Reckless Driving, non-alcohol related, No DMV Suspension, No Ignition Interlock . . .