| Have you been arrested for drinking and driving and | | | | you have to understand the other charges that are |
| you want to know whether or not you are going to be | | | | going along with your arrest. There is usually some |
| charged with a felony? What could happen if this ends | | | | type of traffic violation, a charge for how high your |
| up being a felony? There are some things you need to | | | | blew on the breath test or for not blowing at all, and |
| consider and know before you answer the question, is | | | | the actual DUI. This gives the lawyer room to negotiate |
| a DUI a felony? Here is what you must know in order | | | | for you and try to get you to plead to one of the |
| to answer this question. | | | | lesser charges or to a lesser DUI charge. |
| First off, not all DUIs are felonies. They always start as | | | | Last, if you end up having to accept the DUI as a |
| a felony or a very high class misdemeanor, but that is | | | | felony you will have to serve jail time and it could be |
| not what you normally end up pleading to. When you | | | | as much as 5 years. You should also know that if it is |
| are charged and you hire a lawyer they will counsel | | | | not your first DUI there are stricter penalties and this is |
| you in the right direction to get you the minimum | | | | when it could really end up being a felony. This is |
| penalties for your crime. This is what you need to | | | | exactly what you do not want so make sure you get |
| begin with the answer to, is a DUI a felony? | | | | yourself a great lawyer to help you out. |
| Second, when you ask the question, is a DUI a felony, | | | | |