Protecting your license and freedom...
Dear Friend,
When the police arrest you for DWI after putting you through roadside tests that seem designed for you to fail, you have a right to be angry. You have a right to be frustrated. After all, the charges have brought into jeopardy your license, your ability to keep a job, and can possibly result in jail time. I understand how humiliated you probably are after being subjected to the roadside “tests” and arrest, the booking and bonding process at the jail, and the embarrassment of having to tell your friends, family – and maybe worst, your boss—that an officer put you in jail just because you drove with alcohol on your breath. However, you have the right to hire an attorney who will be by your side and protect your rights each step of the way.
It's important to understand that there are two cases -a civil drivers' license action and a criminal DWI action-pending against you right now if you have been arrested for DWI. You should hire an attorney experienced at protecting your rights in both cases. You only have fifteen days from notice of suspension (usually arrest) to send your hearing request off, or your license will be automatically suspended. If you stop by, I will give you a Free Case Evaluation and a Free In-Person License Revocation Hearing Request at no charge - regardless of whether you hire me or not. I know you are probably fearful of the unknown journey that these cases will take you through, because it is probably the first and last time you will face our justice system. I want to be there to not only guide you through, but to win your case at trial or with a lower disposition you can be completely satisfied with.
You can and should (through your attorney) force the police officer and breath test supervisor to appear in person at your license revocation hearing and your trial (absent strategic considerations), and your attorney can cross-examine each of them and any other witnesses the DA calls on the facts of your case, their credibility, inconsistencies in their testimony, and other biases they have against you and other persons in your situation. Importantly, there are lots of challenges to the “science” behind roadside testing and breath machines. You should not give up hope just because you took one of their tests. These tests are often misapplied and misinterpreted.
Make no mistake, the charges against you are very serious and can result in the loss of your drivers' license, a large “surcharge” tax on your license (in the $2,000 a year range), and other serious consequences such as jail time. However, there are lots of possible legal challenges to your original stop by the police, the roadside “tests” and intoxilyzer machine, and other evidentiary challenges that can make your case more winnable as it moves closer to trial. I will not hesitate to make any appropriate challenge that (in my legal judgment) will lead to a more winnable case for you. I will, on your behalf, make it as difficult as I possibly can for the DA and police officer to get a jury to believe that you were intoxicated at the time you were pulled over, much less find you guilty. I can and will force the police officer and breath test supervisor to appear in person at your license revocation hearing (if retained within the 15-day window) and your trial (absent strategic considerations), and will vigorously cross-examine each of them and any other witnesses the DA calls on their credibility, inconsistencies in their testimony, and other biases they have against you and other persons in your situation, and I can and will challenge the “science” behind roadside testing and breath machines.
You can call me now for a Free Case Evaluation and a Free In-Person License Revocation Hearing Request and I will be happy to sit down with you and tell you what you are facing under your particular fact situation. Or, complete the online questionnaire or bring the answers by my office.
Thank you for visiting my website and I hope you find the information helpful.
I look forward to meeting with you soon.
Sincerely,
Attorney Micah Belden