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Legal advice, DUI

It sucks that it's a $4K lesson but if you get it done for $4K and it's over, spend the money and don't look back.

It would be a lot easier to fire off some high minded advice and some veiled insults if you were 19 yrs old........ As you are a full grown man I don't guess you require any of that.

Just get it handled and move on, Brother.

Peace,
Parrish
Yes, but I didn't need a "lesson", I don't get drunk and drive. I was not drunk, and was well under the limit. Never been in trouble in my life. If this happened to me, it can happen to anyone.
It sucks having to pay out $2000 to $4000 for something, (not to mention spending 12 hours in a drunk tank) when I was completely innocent.
 
Saw my Lawyer today. Gonna cost me $2000 if it doesn't go to trial, another $2000 if it does. He says that with a .03 (must be at least .05 or I am considered to be not under the influence) that they had no right to charge me with DUI unless pot smoke was coming out my windows, or a bottle of illegal pills was found in my pocket, a roach in the ashtray... you get the picture. Also, for the same reason, the officer had no right to make me take the urine test. I was supposed to sign and be given a copy of some paperwork at the time of the urine test that I never signed, never was given, or have even seen.
At this point, not having seen the videos, and based on what I have told my lawyer, he believes that they don't have a case.

I agree with your lawyer.
 
I think the police department should have to pay for your lawyer fees. They'd think twice about charging people with flimsy cases that way.