Can I Get a DUI Without Ever Driving the Car?
Criminal defense attorney John Guidry discusses if you can get a DUI without driving a car. The answer is yes, but John describes how this isn’t always the case. Cops can arrest you for a DUI as long as you are in actual physical control of the car. If you’re drunk and sleeping it off in your car, make sure your keys are far away. John emphasizes that car key location is extremely important and can help prove you aren’t in physical control of your car.
How to Reduce a DUI to a Reckless Driving
Criminal defense attorney John Guidry discusses how to reduce a DUI to reckless driving, or otherwise known as wet reckless or alcohol related reckless driving. John Guidry shares the penalties of reckless and how reducing a DUI to reckless driving is in most circumstances only available to a first-time DUI offender. John Guidry discusses the five factors of getting a DUI to reckless driving: the blow, the stop, the FSTs, the witnesses, and the programs. John Guidry also shares how reducing a DUI to reckless driving is negotiation with the state and how defense attorneys may file motions to help the case, such as Motion in Limine or a Motion to Dismiss.
The Top 3 DUI Myths in Florida by John Guidry
Criminal defense attorney John Guidry discusses three DUI myths. First, the prosecutor doesn’t need to prove that you’re drunk. The prosecutor only has to prove that you were impaired while driving. Second, the prosecutor doesn’t have to prove that you were even driving the car. They only have to prove that you were in actual physical control, like having the keys while sleeping in your car. Last, you can get a DUI simply by riding a bicycle on the street while intoxicated. Not a motorized bike, but a regular bike. Unfortunately, the laws can seem unfair and confusing. If you’re facing a DUI charge, contact a criminal defense attorney at the Law Office of John Guidry.
First-Time DUI Penalties in Florida
Orlando-based Criminal Defense Attorney John Guidry Discusses Potential First-Time DUI Penalties in Florida
Video Template – John Guidry (Florida)
John P. Guidry, Esq. John P. Guidry is an Orlando-based criminal defense attorney who practices throughout Central Florida. With over 30 years of experience in defending people accused of crimes, John Guidry is established as a well-known, respected and successful criminal defense lawyer in the Greater Orlando area. He can be reached at 888-810-9945 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E […]
Second Circuit Roundup – Jaime Halscott
Jaime T. Halscott Jaime T. Halscott is the Managing Partner of Appeals Law Group, a Florida-based law firm concentrating in criminal appeals, civil appeals, post-conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and executive clemency petitions. He can he reached at 407-255-2165 or www.appealslawgroup.com In today’s Second Circuit Criminal Caselaw Roundup we’ll be discussing the latest in developments of Federal criminal […]