| "A Nation Without Drunk Driving." This is a symposium | | | | recklessness, the penalties are much less severe. |
| that will be sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk | | | | Another aspect of DUI defense is the DMV hearing. |
| Driving, or known as MADD as part of the International | | | | The DUI lawyer will have to represent you in this |
| DUI (meaning Driving Under the Influence) Technology | | | | separately. The DUI trial and DMV hearings are |
| Symposium that would be held on the 19th and the | | | | separate, and you might end up with a suspended |
| 20th of this month in Albuquerque, Canada. During this | | | | license from either trials or both. Again, a good DUI |
| symposium, the latest innovations to help out lessen | | | | attorney is essential for the DMV hearing as well. |
| the number of drunk drivers would be showcased. | | | | A drunk driving conviction is not a matter of life or |
| The list would include alcohol-detecting sensors and | | | | death in the literal sense, but a DUI conviction or guilty |
| anklet devices. These actually test the alcohol levels in | | | | plea will affect your life. The first and most obvious |
| the skin so much so that the ignition on their vehicles | | | | effect on your life by a DUI conviction is the |
| would lock up in case they do detect that a driver is | | | | punishment. Depending on whether you are guilty of a |
| drunk. All these innovations and technologies would be | | | | misdemeanor offense or a felony DUI offense, you will |
| presented by researchers, law enforcement officers, | | | | pay a fine, potentially lose your license to drive, possibly |
| and criminal justice people. | | | | serve some sort of community service, and maybe |
| If you have been arrested for DUI or DWI, it is | | | | serve some time in prison. The punishment escalates if |
| obviously cause for concern-but not for despair. By | | | | you are convicted of a DUI-related offense for the |
| hiring a quality defense lawyer who can protect your | | | | second time within a certain time frame. |
| rights, there are a host of ways your case may be | | | | You want a very good DUI lawyer representing you |
| defendable. That's why it would be a good idea to | | | | no matter what DUI-related charge you are facing for |
| consider hiring one of America's Top DUI and DWI | | | | the obvious fact that you could either actually be |
| Defense Attorneys now. DUI laws are quite | | | | innocent of the DUI charges, or even if you were |
| complicated nationwide. A good lawyer is very | | | | in-fact guilty, a good DUI attorney could have the DUI |
| important to help you in your defense. Good DUI | | | | charges against you dismissed by finding flaws in |
| lawyers are specialists in drunk-driving cases. They try | | | | police procedure and handling of the evidence, or also |
| only such offenses, and know the courts and the laws | | | | by finding contamination in the blood or breath tests |
| well. There is also a National College of DUI Defense | | | | taken. There are many factors that can affect the |
| where you can search for DUI attorneys. A good DUI | | | | results of a blood or breath test. A good DUI lawyer |
| lawyer can guarantee you more than just arguments | | | | on your side will give you your best chance at showing |
| in court. Since DUI laws are complicated, a good | | | | reasonable doubt. A good DUI lawyer will also be |
| attorney can pick holes in the case against you and, | | | | aware of the many potential defenses, strategies and |
| with some technical help, he or she can get you out of | | | | tactics that can be used. Remember, you must be |
| the charge with a small penalty. | | | | found guilty of the DUI-related offense beyond a |
| DUI laws also distinguish between drunken driving and | | | | reasonable doubt to be convicted. |
| recklessness. If the charges are reduced to | | | | |