Adam Chrzan

Adam Chrzan

So, unfortunately, I don't know whether this is an actual client, since they are remaining anonymous. The only DUI client in the past 3 years I have had, who had to serve a jail sentence, was a gentleman who was facing two one-year jail sentences consecutively for his 4th and 5th DUIs, both occurring within weeks of each other. Both were tough cases with blows, bad videos (one had a crash in a store parking lot with video) and no possible defenses. I pleaded him open to the judge, since the state made no offer and was seeking 24 months jail. With his family and AA sponsor and a long-time friend, we were able to convince the judge to give him 6 months' jail followed by 18 months of veteran's court probation to try and address his alcoholism. Sometimes, the best resolution includes jail. There was no offer to either me or the public defender and my thought was 6 months was far better than the 24 months (back to back) the state was seeking.