Do any of you know a really bad lawyer who works cheap?

[Davidson Deac II]

he will lose his license for a year more than likely. it's important to know whether:

1) was the car running/were the keys in the ignition/was the car parked and off (pretty much, did it look like he was pulled over the "sleep it off")

2) was he rude/belligerent, etc...

3) did he do any roadside tests, or did he decline them

3a) if he refused, he's probably facing a license suspension right now

4) did he blow in the intoxilyzer

as far as a .19, that's pretty serious, and, as i don't know what the law in NC is personally, it will probably mean one year's revocation. not to fret, he can get a hardship license so that he may drunkenly travel to and from the job he seems to desparately need.

as far as the child being in the car, you have to remember they are separate offenses. if he's found guilty of a dwi, then the DA will probably try to say child endangerment (states use different terminology). if he's not convicted of a dui, then all he was doing was sleeping in the car with a kid in the backseat, which is probably akin to going into walmart and forgetting the kid. either way, the dui would ostensibly exacerbate (not mitigate, which means to lessen) whatever charges he is facing on neglecting the kid.

hope this helps. but whatever lawyer he gets should be asking these questions. btw, don't go cheap on an attorney in dwi/dui cases, they're serious offenses that can ruin job prospects and general outlook on life, resulting in, you guessed it, more drinking.

Answer to question one is yes. For all the other questions, he was passed out. At first, they thought he had some type of legitimate medical problem.

As far as the Lawyer, its going to be a public defender, since he has no job.

[cptx]

What kinda wuss passes out at .19?

[the butch]

Answer to question one is yes. For all the other questions, he was passed out. At first, they thought he had some type of legitimate medical problem.

As far as the Lawyer, its going to be a public defender, since he has no job.

it's important to know exactly what happened as far as question 1 is concerned. i don't want you thinking he found a "loop hole" or "technicality," but that's the way it works. again, hope he's learned his lesson. as far as i know, i think a public defender in nc is $100 or so?

[CosmoGirl]

he will lose his license for a year more than likely. it's important to know whether:

1) was the car running/were the keys in the ignition/was the car parked and off (pretty much, did it look like he was pulled over the "sleep it off")

2) was he rude/belligerent, etc...

3) did he do any roadside tests, or did he decline them

3a) if he refused, he's probably facing a license suspension right now

4) did he blow in the intoxilyzer

as far as a .19, that's pretty serious, and, as i don't know what the law in NC is personally, it will probably mean one year's revocation. not to fret, he can get a hardship license so that he may drunkenly travel to and from the job he seems to desparately need.

as far as the child being in the car, you have to remember they are separate offenses. if he's found guilty of a dwi, then the DA will probably try to say child endangerment (states use different terminology). if he's not convicted of a dui, then all he was doing was sleeping in the car with a kid in the backseat, which is probably akin to going into walmart and forgetting the kid. either way, the dui would ostensibly exacerbate (not mitigate, which means to lessen) whatever charges he is facing on neglecting the kid.

hope this helps. but whatever lawyer he gets should be asking these questions. btw, don't go cheap on an attorney in dwi/dui cases, they're serious offenses that can ruin job prospects and general outlook on life, resulting in, you guessed it, more drinking.

You've nailed it for the most part.

You can decline the roadside tests and the blow-in-the-thing-at-the-car and not be considered a refusal. Refusal = not blowing in the Intoxalyzer at the station. That's the only place not doing any test requested counts.

You can be nice and cooperative and be within your rights while still not doing roadside stuff.

Over a .15 means getting a blowy thingy in the car for so many years and having in checked every so many months.

Unless he refused the Intoxilizer, if found guilty, he will be able to get a limited priviledge license to drive "to work" between certain hours. However, he will have zero tolerance.

If he refused the intoxalizer, it's another story. And I'm too sleepy to explain.

You really don't want the book thrown at your friend. Really.

[CosmoGirl]

I shall say that #1 is bullshit. I had a work party once. We drank LOTS. I was supposed to stay with some co-workers in room. That didn't work out. I couldn't afford a room on my own so I went to my car. I was just going to sleep there in my back seat - just me and a blankie. Less than an hour later, cops showed up. Me in trouble and I'd not driven a foot. Yes, I had the car on, but I was sleeping in may back seat in the parking deck that needs a key card AND parking pass to be in. I hadn't gone anywhere. That was BS.