DUI & DWI (DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE & DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED)
Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Intoxicated are mostly synonymous as the same charge but charged differently for prosecutorial benefit. Most commonly, drivers are pulled over and questioned by police about whether they have been drinking and how much they have had to drink. Believe it or not, these cases are worth fighting and worth hiring an attorney. The words collateral consequences may not mean much to the average person, but they mean everything to Murray Law Firm when defending your case.
A simple mistake or error in judgment may result in a DWI/DUI charge, whether from alcohol or a controlled substance. You have rights and it’s better to act quickly.
One outstanding example why time is of the essence for a 4th Degree DUI/DWI, a misdemeanor, is that retaining an attorney quickly will allow your attorney to review your case. In reviewing discovery disclosures by the arresting agency, your attorney, Kyle Murray, can assess whether the case is worth challenging, or if a speedy plea deal is the best option.
So what benefit could a speedy plea deal be? Collateral consequences. In some situations, your civil penalty of a license revocation will be shorter if resolved quickly, rather than extended to a typical 4th Degree DUI/DWI charge revocation period. This is only one example if there are no issues with the search and seizure that occurred which led to your arrest or citation for DUI/DWI. Frankly, there is too much to learn about DUI/DWI’s that can be found in Google searches for you to make the right decision and have confidence that you’ve made the correct decision. If you’ve ever used WebMD, you understand that there is no replacement for a professional opinion.
Kyle Murray has a great firsthand understanding of what constitutes a proper traffic stop, having contributed to a DUI/DWI jurisdiction study across the State of Minnesota, where he analyzed over 1,000 DUI/DWI criminal complaints to determine factors leading to DUI/DWI traffic stops. He has successfully defended and achieved dismissal for driving under the influence charges before the cases even went to trial.