Michigan DUI and DWI Legal Questions

In Wisconsin a third offense OWI carries mandatory jail time. The length of his sentence will depend on the blood alcohol content that was measured and the severity of his impaired driving. He can shorten the jail time by enrolling in a treatment program which he might benefit from for other reasons as well He needs a lawyer experienced in drunk driving defense. Good Luck. `... Read More

He's probably looking at felony charges. He's presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He has a right to counsel. If convicted of a felony charge, the court will look at his guideline scores and determine the appropriate sentence. People with bad criminal histories or other factors, though, may score high enough that they could be looking at prison if convicted. It all depends on the alleged circumstances. Additionally, he is looking at additional license sanctions from Department of State as well. He should either request a court-appointed lawyer or retain a lawyer.... Read More

Since courses have a lot of discretion in these matters, you can't know the outcome until you try. Ask your lawyer to file such a request. Provide him or her with documentation showing these facts as you laid them out in your question. If it works, well and good. If it does not, you'll have a visit home which probably will include some more pleasurable activities apart from a brief court appearance.... Read More

If I understand your question correctly, there is no magic time period where you automatically get your driving privileges restored simply because of the passage of a certain amount of time. You will not be going to court, you need to request a hearing with the Driver Assessment and Appeal Division of the Secretary of State. You will not be licensed to drive again, anywhere in the US, until you clear up your Michigan revocation. Whatever state you are in right now, you have probably applied for and been denied a license because of the Michigan hold and the National Drunk Driving Registry (if you are suspended or revoked in one state, no other state will license you). Michigan has a very difficult and technical process for getting a clearance of your Michigan hold, you should have any attorney experienced in the process assist, if you are denied, you have to wait a year to try again, so do it right, do it once, and be done with it.... Read More

.2..... that is over 2x the legal limit. If it is your first DUI and you are convicted, the MINIMUM penalty is 2 days in jail, fines and costs of roughly $2,000.00, alcohol/drug evaluation and follow recommended treatment, DUI victim panel, AA or other support groups attendance a minimum of 2x per week for the duration of probation (which is 5 years), one year loss of license, followed by one year of ignition interlock, SR 22 insurance (high risk insurance).... Read More

The first thing that will happen is that you will retain an experienced lawyer. The penalty which I think is what concerns you, depends upon a number of factors, including how many prior convictions you have had for similar offenses in the past ten years, whether there was an accident or other seriously bad driving, and nowadays, and very importantly, whether you have begun some treatment program for substance abuse.... Read More