The term legal limit will make most DUI lawyers cringe. This is because there is no legal amount of alcohol to have in the body and drive. Below, the (A)(1)(a) section says that if the officer believes you are under the influence of alcohol he can charge you with a DUI no matter what level [...]
DUI Law
There are three great ways to fight a DUI. One. By supressing as much of the evidence as possible based on a variety of reasons. Less evidence or no evidence can lead to an acquital or dismissal. Two. Mitigate the offense. If we can’t beat it we negotiate it. We can ask for a reduction [...]
Yes, if convicted of a DUI in Ohio you face mandatory jail, fines, court costs, and license suspension. There will be a time called a “hard suspension” where the Judge is not able to grant you limited driving privileges for any reason at all. A DUI in Ohio is a Misdemeanor of the first degree. [...]
My name is Mark Wieczorek and I am the managing attorney of Suhre & Associates who limits his practice to OVI defense in Columbus, Ohio. This blog is written by me to help potential clients in the Columbus area that have been charged with an OVI. Charged with a DUI; you’re wondering how the police [...]
Columbus, Ohio DUI Attorney Mark Wieczorek explains how to examine your driving record. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or “BMV” makes a wide variety of services available to the public online available anytime. The BMV’s main website is located at http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/. You can also go the following link to see the list of their [...]
Half my clients want to know if I can beat their DUI charge and the other half want to know if I can get them a deal. The most common plea deal offered is a reduction to a reckless operation. This usually requires that no aggravating facts exist. Those aggravating facts include:a prior offense, too [...]
First off, your DUI is not a simple matter. It is complex, but not complicated. A DUI is a misdemeanor of the first degree. It is also the most serious of all misdemeanor charges. Even on a first DUI, you are exposed to the following consequences: mandatory jail, mandatory fine, mandatory license suspension, a “hard [...]
Let’s talk about some other defenses to an over the per se limit. There could be a false positive from consumption of unintentional alcohol (e.g. from Nyquil, Vicks Formula 44, lip balms, toothache drops). If you had something in your mouth prior to the breath test containing alcohol (e.g. Breath Drops with SD alcohol). Something [...]
There is no legal amount of alcohol to have in the body and drive. Below, the (A)(1)(a) section says that if the officer believes you are under the influence of alcohol he can charge you with a DUI no matter what level of alcohol is in your system. That’s right, even if the level of [...]
A Police Officer does need a warrant to arrest you for a DUI. Ohio Revised Code (ORC) section 2935.03(C) provides the authority for it. When there is reasonable ground to believe that a DUI has been committed a peace officer may stop or detain the person whom the officer has reasonable cause to believe was [...]
