What is the best thing to do about my 3rd DUI?

What is the best thing to do? Not to have driven and been arrested. Now, you get to defend the charges as best you can, and negotiate the best plea bargain you can, or roll the dice and go to trial. Since you already have an attorney, and only that attorney knows all the facts and evidence, I suggest you listen to the advice you get. You can ask the court to appoint a Public Defender if you qualify financially, but having already hired private counsel shows you can afford to do that.

Your question requires an attorney consultation. It is not a simple question that can be answered on this type of forum. There are many factors that would need to be considered and evaluated. Your BAC (0.21) is excessive and probably triggered enhancements on your sentence. The plea you were offered is within the range of a 3rd time DUI. If this is being charged as a felony, you could be looking at 1 to 3 years if you take it to trial. If you are unhappy with your present attorney, I suggest that you contact an experienced criminal defense attorney for a face-to-face consultation and give him/her all of the facts surrounding your case. He/she would then be in a better position to analyze your case and advise you of your options.

The District Attorney is not required to offer a County Jail alternative sentence. Your attorney is in the best position to know what your strengths and weaknesses are of the case and whether Trial is a good idea. In a Criminal Court (Yes, DUI's are considered criminal offenses), Citizenship status has nothing to do with rights or alternative sentences, etc. If your attorney did any sort of investigation, then trust that they will use any good information as leverage is negotiations with the DA. If you don't trust your attorney, perhaps you should think about hiring a different one. Regardless of cost or experience, the number one thing someone should consider when hiring a lawyer is whether they feel comfortable with them. Since, most people can only afford to "hire" one, this is a critical decision to make. As for a Public Defender, it is impossible to know whether a public defender would have obtained the same result. There is no way to know whether that offer was obtained after bringing all the favorable details in your case, to light. Good luck!

You may be facing the reality of having 3 dui's and a high blood alcohol in Orange County. Not knowing the DA they may feel that your prior 2 visits did not give you the message to stop drinking and driving.