Jason S Dunkle’s Answers

Jason has answered 138 questions

• I need to know if a recent DUI arrest will count as a first offense and if I will be eligible for the ARD program

  Asked by a user in Pittsburgh, PA - 8 months ago.

  Prior DUI convictions offenses can be considered by the prosecution in determining how to resolve your current DUI charge. The current DUI law imposes mandatory minimum sentences, and the number of...

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• Dui in philly..

  Asked by a user in Philadelphia, PA - about 1 year ago.

  As an attorney has already reviewed the facts of the case and read through the paperwork, it is better to direct your questions to him/her as they are in the best position to answer your questions....

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• Can a judge legally convict a minor (20yr) for consumption of alcohol if the only evidence is from the smell of breath of minor?

  Asked by a user in Pittsburgh, PA - 6 months ago.

  There is a PA Supreme Court case that held that you cannot be convicted on the odor of alcohol on breath alone, so, based upon your submission, you should win. However, it is extremely rare that...

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• I completed the ARD program for a DUI in 2009. will this show up in a fingerprint check for obtaining a job.

  Asked by a user in Doylestown, PA - 9 months ago.

  I presume that you are referring to a background check as opposed to a fingerprint check as I have never heard of an employer searching via fingerprints. If they did search via fingerprints,...

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• What is the best course of action I could take to either have dismissed, or reduce the penalties of public intoxication charges?

  Asked by a user in State College, PA - 27 days ago.

  As a first time offender, the officer may be willing to negotiate a resolution that would result in the dismissal of both charges. For example, on the Public Drunkenness (PD) charge, the officer may...

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• What should I plead to second underage if they never breathalyzed me?

  Asked by a user in Washington, PA - 9 months ago.

  I would recommend pleading not guilty and contacting an attorney in Washington, such as Attorney David DiCarlo. Police do NOT have to breathalyze you to have sufficient evidence to prove you guilty...

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• I was arrested two nights ago for dui. They didnt take my license away from me or give me any papers.

  Asked by a user in Jersey Shore, PA - about 1 year ago.

  This is normal procedure in PA. The police are probably waiting on the results from the blood test to determine your actual blood alcohol level, and the police would then file charges accordingly....

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• How long between dui does it not effect your new charges of dui

  Asked by a user in Chambersburg, PA - 5 months ago.

  A prior DUI conviction can always have an effect on your current DUI case. The "look back window" in Pennsylvania for prior offenses is 10 years, but this simply means that prior DUI convictions or...

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• I got a DUI in Feb.2012. have not had a drink since. 1.7 BAC.

  Asked by a user in Greensburg, PA - 6 months ago.

  I tell many of my clients that there is not a lot of fairness or "justice" that emanates from the criminal "justice" system. Recent case law in PA has held that the DA makes the ARD decision. While...

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• So I got my first DUI, I am still waiting on my paper wrk. Not sure of my bal, think i should still get a lawyer?

  Asked by a user in New Kensington, PA - 9 months ago.

  I always recommend that you get a lawyer. Otherwise, you are going to be taking advise from the officer or the DA, which are the people that are responsible for prosecuting the case. If the officer...

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