Arrested Again on Drunk Driving Charges?
Aggressive Defense for Repeat DUI Offenses in Arizona
If you have a previous conviction for drunk driving or impaired driving, you have fewer options to escape harsh consequences from a new DUI/DWI allegation. Your only hope may be dismissal or taking your case to trial. You need a proven trial lawyer who has fought and won these cases.
Second Offense DUI? Third or Fourth? There Is Hope
The Rosenstein Law Group offers proven representation for drunk driving charges, including repeat and aggravated DUI. Contact our Scottsdale firm immediately to preserve your rights and options. We take cases in the Phoenix metro area, all of Maricopa County, and Pima and Pinal counties.
Harsh Penalties for Repeat Offenders
The State of Arizona comes down hard on a second DUI, with increasingly severe punishment for each conviction after that. Prosecutors are also less willing to entertain a plea to lesser charges (and some jurisdictions ban pleas all together). Unless charges are dismissed or you are acquitted by a jury, possible sanctions include:
- Second DUI/DWI - Non Extreme: 90 to 180 days in jail (even if you agree to treatment, you must serve at least 30 days); license revoked for 12 months with no work permit
- Third offense (within 7 years): Minimum 4 months in prison and 3-year license revocation
- Fourth or more: Additional prison time, fines and revocation
- Second DUI/DWI - Extreme: 180 days with only 60 suspended, leaving those who agree to very high fines and intense treatment still serving 120 days with a restricted license
- Second DUI/DWI - Super Extreme: 180 days non suspended. The State wants six months of your life for this alleged mistake
Jail time is increased for enhancing factors (child in the car, BAC over .15, drunk driving accident). See Aggravated DUI. The court will also require you to reimburse the state for jail costs, in addition to fines and court fees.
Serious, But Not Hopeless
It rarely serves the interests of a repeat offender to plead guilty to drunk driving charges. The courts are not inclined to mercy, and many penalties are mandatory anyway. Criminal defense attorney Craig Rosenstein has had substantial success in challenging the evidence in DUI cases to get charges dismissed, or reducing charges from a felony DUI to a misdemeanor DUI. He and his team also present a formidable case at trial and have obtained numerous not-guilty verdicts.
There is too much at stake to let an inexperienced lawyer handle your case. Contact Rosenstein Law Group today to discuss your case in-depth in a free initial consultation. Call us day or night at 480-248-7666.
