Andrew C Huff’s Answers

Like any profession, you will find a range of fees for DUI attorneys. But the money you spend on a good attorney is well spent considering the potential costs down the road if your case is not properly handled, including higher insurance rates. A DUI attorney should be defending those accusd of this crime on a regular basis and must be knowledgeable about the laws, penalties, insurance issues, case follow up, as well as a skilled trial lawyer and negotiator. Most first offense DUI cases don'...

These are all good questions but honestly can't be answered until knowing more about the case, the allegations, the evidence, etc. At this point, your friends attorney is probably in the best position to answer them. But what I can tell is Alford pleas are hardly ever a good idea, especially in DV cases. They should only be used for specific purposes relevant to each case. And if he does take a plea offer at his next hearing, there will be further hearings as well with the case after the...

It sounds like a deferred sentence on a plea to Reckless Driving. This means you were convicted or pled guilty to Reckless Driving, a gross misdemeanor, and were given a deferred sentence by the judge. This means you may withdraw your guilty plea, enter a plea of Not Guilty, then the court will dismissed your case, as long as you have met the conditions of the deferred sentence. Check your Judgment and Sentence paperwork if that is what happened with your case.

My first question is were you actually charged with a DUI with a .02? It is difficult to believe a prosecutor would actually charge someone with being impaired when your BAC is barely registering and certainly well below the legal standard. If you have been charged with a DUI, you need to fight it and save the deferred prosecution. You really need to challenge this charge as simply insufficient to sustain a DUI charge. Any toxicologist will testify that someone with a .02 cannot be...

Yes, the maximum jail time that could be imposed would be 90 days. However, you rarely see this type of sentence. If you violate your probation, the court can impose fines as well. But it also depends on the type of violation too. For example, if you get a second DUI, you face extremely high penalties because the Neg. 1 still counts as a prior DUI if you are convicted of one. Also, if you are doing any sort of treatment as a part of your Neg. 1 case and you violate that, the court can...

Unfortunately, anything that appears on your record in Washington will be known by California since most states are part of a national network so out-of-state activity can be found. Your best bet is to retain a competent and experienced DUI attorney to represent you. Despite a high breath test, on occasion we can get those results suppressed by a judge due to procedural or legal errors since there must be a strict procedure followed. Other issues effecting a breath test's accuracy can also...

As my colleagues have all stated, you absolutely should not speak with anyone about this matter, especially law enforcement. The only person you should discuss this situation with is a competent and experienced criminal defense attorney, who you should retain immediately. Detectives who contact you are simply doing there job, and that is to find evidence to be used in a prosecution. They are trained to elicit information from people they suspect of a crime, so you do not want to give them...

Unfortunately, state law does not currently allow a judge to vacate a DUI conviction.

The answer to all of your questions can be answered in two words...it depends. More specifically, it depends on the specific wording of your deferred finding agreement and occasionally how a judge "interprets" this wording if it is not totally clear. This is a good example of why you should always pay a little now and retain an eperienced and competent traffic attorney to handle any future tickets for you. Here to help...

The law does require sufficient notice of when you are entering a school zone. Most of the time, this is from a posted sign indicating either the times the school zone is in effect or an indication of when lights are flashing, children present, etc.