Douglas County DUI Attorneys

Have You Been Arrested for DUI in West Georgia?

If you have been arrested for DUI in Dallas, Atlanta, or West Georgia, you need an accomplished Douglas County DUI attorney on your side who will be able to review your case, analyze the circumstances surrounding your arrest, determine if field sobriety tests and blood and breath tests were administered properly, interview any eyewitnesses, do further investigations as needed, and advise you on the best course of action to pursue. You need to contact a Georgia DUI lawyer from Howard Law Group today.

Drunk driving is the most common criminal offense in the United States. It is almost always committed by a noncriminal and a respectful citizen. Don't make the mistake the of considering a DUI just another traffic offense. It has its own set of unique procedures and laws that need to be followed.

At times, law enforcement officials will give the impression that failing a field sobriety test or blowing a .08% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on a breathalyzer are all that is needed to convict. That is far from the truth. A knowledgeable and experienced Douglas County DUI lawyer is well-versed in the entire DUI process and knows how to expose weaknesses in the prosecution's case against you.

Arrested for DUI in Georgia? Speak with our attorney in a free consultation to discuss your defense today!

Potential Penalties for a DUI Conviction

Make no mistake, however, that anyone who gets behind the wheel of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is not only putting their safety at risk, but the safety and well-being of all the other people on the road.

That is why anyone convicted of a first-time DUI will be subject to:

• Fines between $300-$1000
• Mandatory 24 hour jail time, in addition to between a 10-day to 1-year sentence
• 12 months probation
• 40 hours of community service
• Clinical evaluation for substance or alcohol abuse and mandatory treatment, if needed
• Driver's license suspension for 1-year
• Completion of court-ordered Risk Reduction (DUI) School

Anyone who is convicted of a second or multiple DUI within a 10-year period, who has caused an accident with serious injuries or a fatality while under the influence, who had a minor in the vehicle during a DUI arrest, or who was driving on a suspended license, will be facing additional and much more severe penalties including the possibility of life imprisonment.

In many instances, the judge will also order the installation of an ignition device on your vehicle and/or unscheduled urine tests to determine whether or not you are adhering to the terms of your probation.

Field Sobriety Evaluations

When you are pulled over by law-enforcement officer on suspicion of DUI you may be put through a series of field sobriety tests. Oftentimes these tests are done improperly and are done with the bias intent on the part of the officer to make probable cause for his DUI arrest.

Even when a client is sober and able to perform the tests very well, the officer will come up with ways to write his report in a manner that will show some degree of intoxication on the part of the client. There have been cases where clients represented by Howard Law Group have been completely sober and have even taken theIntoxilyzer 5000 test which came out below the .08 grams percent and the officer decided to arrest based on manifestations of drinking.