DUI

White Mountain DUI Defense Attorneys

Following an arrest for DUI, the prosecution may try and convince you to immediately accept a plea bargain. While you may want to end the legal matter quickly and move on with your life, you must understand the lasting intended, and sometimes unintended, consequences that may be associated with the conviction. A prosecutor does not have your best interests in mind with offering a plea agreement. It is vital that you have an experienced and aggressive advocate, with the necessary legal knowledge to effectively advise you in your DUI defense.

It is also important to understand that there are two aspects to any DUI offense. Clearly there are the criminal charges which must be handled. However, there is also a civil or administrative portion to the charge as well, which relates to your driving privileges through the MVD. Shortly after one is arrested for DUI, MVD will begin a suspension of driving privileges, sometimes even if you have not yet been formally charged with the DUI. It is crucial to have an experienced advocate who understands MVD procedures and can fight to protect your driving privileges. Further, a DUI conviction can lead to the expense and hassle of an interlock device being installed on your vehicle. If installed, you are required to blow into the machine, which is designed to detect any alcohol in your system, and which ultimately controls whether you are able to start and drive your car.

Often we are asked whether one is required to submit to a breath test/blood draw if arrested for DUI. While one is not required by law to submit to the same, it is crucial to know that a refusal will result in an automatic one year license suspension, even if the DUI charges against you are ultimately dismissed.

Minimum penalties for DUI's range from twenty-four hours in jail/drug and alcohol counseling/approximately $1500.00 in fines to four months in prison and several thousand dollars in fines.

Maximum penalties for DUI's range from six months in jail/thousands of dollars in fines/ignition interlock device to several years in prison.

RECENT ARIZONA LEGISLATION HAS MADE THE PENALTIES FOR DUI CONVICTIONS HARSHER THAN EVER BEFORE. Perhaps, now more than ever, one cannot afford to NOT have a skilled, experienced, and aggressive advocate in any DUI defense case.

As a former prosecutor, Mr. Williams has added insight beyond that of many criminal defense lawyers. He has argued before the Arizona courts on thousands of occasions and has experience with both misdemeanor and felony drunk driving charges.

For more information or to schedule an appointment regarding a DWI offense, please contact us at 928-537-3228.

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