Possible DUI Charges And Punishment
Obtaining The Best DUI Defense Attorney
NAPA DUI LAW CENTER
An Informational Guide to help you beat DUI Prosecution, Defense and
Sentencing Practices
in the Superior Court of Napa County, California
Including: American Canyon – Angwin – Calistoga – Deer Park – Napa – Oakville
Pope Valley – Rutherford - Saint Helena - Yountville
The District Attorney’s Office in Napa County is known for filing DUI charges even where breath or blood-alcohol test results are below the .08 percent or higher per se limit. Because persons may be deemed too impaired to safely operate a motor vehicle even after just a few drinks, it is deemed legal and ethical for a prosecutor to exercise this discretion. However, the discretion to file criminal charges does not necessarily equate to the reasonable likelihood of obtaining a conviction. Thus, Napa County prosecutors will often reduce a drunk driving charge to a lesser offense such as reckless driving.
The key to beating a DUI charge in Napa County---or at least getting a reduced offer on it---is to retain a Napa DUI lawyer who specializes in this field and frequently appears in Napa Superior Court.
Such a lawyer will know the ramifications of a DUI conviction and how the California DMV will treat a drunk driving conviction.
OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS: This is particularly important if you are an out-of-state resident!
If you have one or more prior convictions for DUI or DWI (some states refer to it as "driving while impaired"), you want an attorney who is knowledgeable about the ways to attack prior convictions and the adequacy of out-of-state convictions.
The area of DUI defense has become increasingly technical over the years, and you want a lawyer who is up on the most recent developments in this field. Feel free to review the contents of this entire website for further information about DUI prosecution and defense in Napa County. You may wish to order a copy of California Drunk Driving Law, a two-volume treatise co-authored by two of California's most pre-eminent DUI defense lawyers (one of whom regularly appears in Napa County and is very good at handling cases for people who do not live in the area). You do not have to be an attorney to order this book---just go to www.jamespublishing.com/books/cddl.htm and they will overnight it to you for $129.00 plus S&H.
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Court fines, fees, and assessments that may arise from a drunk driving conviction include vehicle towing and storage; booking, fingerprinting and photo; driver’s license reinstatement; car insurance increase; community service fee; DUI victims’ fund; alcohol abuse education fund; DUI classes; DUI victim’s impact sessions; and time payment charges.