I need the opinion of a criminal defense attorney?
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at
1:10 pm
Jay asked:
I was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury. My passenger was injured. He is going to be alright, thank god. I have no record, just a couple speeding tickets. I have an attorney, but I am looking for other opinions on the best way to fight this or possibly get me a better outcome. I live in Florida. Thanks for the input!
I guess I need to specify that I need answers not opinions. Is there a yahoo opinions site?
I was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury. My passenger was injured. He is going to be alright, thank god. I have no record, just a couple speeding tickets. I have an attorney, but I am looking for other opinions on the best way to fight this or possibly get me a better outcome. I live in Florida. Thanks for the input!
I guess I need to specify that I need answers not opinions. Is there a yahoo opinions site?
if you are guilty how about trying taking responsibility for your crime
I thought it was a great answer….you just did’nt want to hear the truth
First off, I’m NOT a lawyer.
Second, your question states you want opinions.
Third, if you are being charged with as serious an offense as you allege, I, personally, would spend the money at a white shoe criminal defense firm.
(A white shoe criminal defense firm are law firms that either specialize, or have specialized departments that focus on how to get RICH people favorable sentences.)
For something like this, a white shoe firm is going to cost you anywhere between $50,000 and $150,000 – depending on where in Florida you live, and on how far into litigation this goes.
Best of Luck.
Your best bet is going to be calling around to different Florida DUI lawyers. Opinions from other states will not help you because laws are state specific. If you were in Pennsylvania, your lawyer might try negotiating away the serious bodily injury part if the victim is ok with that. That might work in Florida, then again it might not. The law is jurisdiction specific and something you can do in Pennsylvania might not work in Florida.
Another part of the problem is that DUI law is a VERY sensitive area that governments have been working very hard to punish very severely. And each state has a different level of severity. So to figure out what you can or can’t do, you need the answer/opinion of someone from your jurisdiction. But, here’s what I would do in your shoes:
1.) Do a search of news articles for Florida DUI cases.
2.) Find attorneys who have done well in those cases and contact them
3.) Do a search for Florida DUI attorneys and contact different attorneys to see what their approaches are. Check throughout the state, but give more weight to the attorneys who practice close to where you were charged.
Best of luck!