High BAC Marine
Dec 12, 2012OUTCOME: Offer: wet reckless with dry reckless conditions
Marine pulled over for questionable driving. Case went to jury trial. Officer credibility and juror attrition lead to very favorable offer.
Peter A. Mesich's Legal Cases (12)
San Diego, CA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
High BAC (.22) with Two Priors
Nov 26, 2012OUTCOME: No jail time, priors dropped, 10 PWS, standard 1st DUI sentence
Client was stopped for speeding on highway close to Arizona border. Inter-county communication allowed Mr. Mesich to negotiate a very favorable resolution.
Solo Accident
Oct 15, 2012OUTCOME: Standard DUI, no PWS
Middle aged woman driving from casino involved in a solo accident. Fully investigated case while making all court appearances and negotiating with prosecutors. Client provided medical records which p ... recluded her from PWS, but was allowed to do less strenuous community work service.
High BAC (.32) accident with Prior
Sep 19, 2012OUTCOME: DUI, priors dismissed, no jail, 5 PWS (30 day exposure)
Woman driving home after all night babysitting assignment hit two parked cars. Police grossly mishandled case leaving accurate BAC estimation impossible. No driver's license suspension.
DUI and resisting arrest
Jul 25, 2012OUTCOME: DUI (standard sentence), Evasion (no resisting arrest)
Client ran from police after being stopped for a DUI. Police called in dogs, other officers, and established a dragnet around neighborhood where client was stopped. He was arrested at gunpoint and ta ... ken to the station.
DUI (with prior), Hit and Run, on DUI Probation
Jul 10, 2012OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Client was charged with hitting a car while intoxicated and fleeing from the scene. She failed the field sobriety tests and was arrested.
DUI with Prior, .15 BAC
Jul 10, 2012OUTCOME: No custody, no public work service
Client was arrested for exceeding the speed limit through a senior center on the way to work. Client was compliant, but arrested for odor of alcohol and failing field sobriety tests. His breath was t ... ested at .15% BAC.
.11 DUI with prior stopped at sobriety checkpoint
Jun 20, 2012OUTCOME: No prior, wet reckless reduction, no custody
Client, with a prior DUI, was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. He admitted drinking, failed the field sobriety tests and was found to be .11% BAC.
Reckless Driving, Exhibition of Speed
Mar 26, 2012OUTCOME: Zero point Vehicle Code violation (infraction) upon completing 16 hours of volunteer work service
Client arrested for exhibition of speed in a State Park after being contacted by a state employee and accused of nearly hitting a woman. Prosecutor added reckless driving. Client, a young professiona ... l, was driving an expensive car and this was not behavior consistent with her demeanor. After extensive research and negotiation, case was resolved.
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor (2 counts)
Dec 28, 2011OUTCOME: 1 year probation minor misdemeanor (making noise) case dismissed after 1 year probation. The daughter now lives with loving grandparents in the midwest.
Client with no criminal history was charged with assisting the neighbor's teenage daughter from running away from a physically and emotionally abusive household. The neighbor was a cop, and his wife w ... as an emotionally challenged widow who lost her first husband in Iraq. After extensive negotiations, case review and discovery, case was resolved with much reduced charge and opportunity to dismiss.
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