Grover Beach, CA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Grover Beach, CA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense ... +2 more
OUTCOME: DUI/DWI dismissed
DUI/DWI case dismissed after attorney Katherine Schwinghammer successfully argued for her client's Fourth Amendment rights at a Suppression Hearing. The Judge ruled in Ms. Schwinghammer's favor, findi ... ng that there was no valid basis for the traffic stop, and excluded all of the prosecution's evidence. The case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: DUI/DWI w/PRIOR dismissed, plead to driving w/o DL
D.S. was charged with DUI/DWI with a prior conviction. D.S.'s driver's license was still suspended from his last DUI/DWI conviction. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer convinced the prosecutor to dismi ... ss the DUI/DWI charges, and negotiated a settlement where D.S. pled No Contest to Driving on a Suspended License only. D.S. received a typical/standard sentence for Driving on a Suspended License - there was no additional penalty because of the DUI/DWI allegations.
OUTCOME: DUI/DWI case DISMISSED after hearing
A.C.C. was charged with DUI and DWI. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer wrote and argued a motion that A.C.C.'s Constitutional right to a Speedy Trial had been violated. The prosecutor opposed the motion ... . The hearing was lengthy (with the Judge taking testimony and hearing the attorney's arguments over several days) but eventually Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer prevailed and her client's DUI case was dismissed.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict of NOT GUILTY.
C.G. was charged with Public Intoxication. The District Attorney sought a harsher-than-typical penalty because the DA considered it a case of "extreme alcohol abuse" by a 19-year-old. Attorney Kather ... ine Schwinghammer recommended to her client, C.G., to go to trial. During the three day trial, two peace officers testified for the prosecution. The Defendant C.G. and one other witness testified during the defense case. After approximately four hours of deliberation, the jury rendered a verdict of NOT GUILTY.
OUTCOME: DUI/DWI dismissed, No Contest to an Infraction
Charged with DUI 0.08/DWI, 18-year-old M.C. was represented by attorney Katherine Schwinghammer. Prosecution's offer kept getting better each time attorney Katherine Schwinghammer suggested setting a ... trial date. Case settled when Prosecution agreed to dismiss DUI/DWI charges if M.C. would take an alcohol education class and plead No Contest to an Infraction of Disturbing the Peace by Loud Noise and pay a $406 fine.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict of NOT GUILTY.
S.A. was charged with Public Intoxication. At trial, two peace officers testified for the prosecution. Defendant S.A. and two other witnesses testified during the defense case. The jury rendered a ver ... dict of NOT GUILTY.
OUTCOME: Case DISMISSED.
I.R. was in custody, charged with Domestic Violence Causing Bodily Injury. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer convinced the Judge to agree to release I.R. (without any need for a bond) during preparatio ... n for trial. Eventually attorney Katherine Schwinghammer convinced the prosecutor that they would never get a conviction against I.R. The case against I.R. was dismissed without ever going to trial.
OUTCOME: Hung Jury
P.C. was charged with DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and Driving while 0.08% or above. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer tried the case for defendant P.C. The evidence against P.C. included the testi ... mony of two CHP officers, the testimony of a prosecution forensic alcohol toxicologist "expert witness", and four breath test results that said P.C. was 0.123% and 0.119% shortly after driving, and 0.09% and 0.09% approximately one hour after driving. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer put on evidence from four witnesses: the two passengers in P.C.'s vehicle, P.C., and an expert witness with a Ph.D. in physiology. After deliberating on two different days, the jury announced they were irrevocably deadlocked and they could not agree on a unanimous verdict. The trial ended as a Hung Jury.
OUTCOME: DUI/DWI w/ PRIOR dismissed, plead to Publ Intox
A.B. was still on Probation for a recent "Wet Reckless" conviction when he was charged with DUI/DWI with a prior conviction. A.B.'s probation terms included "Don't drink alcohol to excess" and "Don't ... drive with any alcohol in your system" and "Obey all laws", among others. Attorney Katherine Schwinghammer thought the prosecution would not be able to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that A.B. was the driver, in the new case, so she set the case for trial. On the day of trial, with the jury panel waiting, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the DUI/DWI with Prior Conviction charges, and settle the case for a plea to Public Intoxication. The negotiated settlement involved NO PENALTY for A.B. for violating his probation terms.
OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY of all charges - jury verdict
Felony charges of Grand Theft and Commercial Burglary.
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