Why Fight Your Case?
Many drivers arrested for Bay Area DUI worry that there is no point at all in fighting their drunk driving charge. After all, the prosecutor wouldn’t be pursuing the case against you if it wasn’t a slam dunk, right? And those breath and blood tests are always correct, right? Fortunately, both are far from true. Drivers accused of Bay Area DUI successfully fight their cases all the time. It helps if you’re contesting your drunk driving charge with the help of a top Bay Area DUI attorney. The skilled Northern California defense lawyers of The Kavinoky Law Firm have the experience needed to aggressively fight your DUI case both in court and at the DMV.
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Bay Area DUI attorneys of The Kavinoky Law Firm have been able to demonstrate over and over again that the breath testing machines that the prosecution relies upon to attempt to convict our clients of drunk driving are wrong. Or that our clients, because of dental work, persistent heartburn, or other conditions, are simply not suitable candidates for breath testing. Or that the blood that was collected from our clients wasn’t properly preserved, and because of fermentation and bacterial growth, the integrity of the sample was compromised, and the results suspect. We’ve even had cases where blood typing proved that the sample the prosecution was using in an attempt to gain a DUI conviction wasn’t even our client’s blood type!
The point is that in each one of these Bay Area DUI arrests, our clients came to us full of fear that there was nothing that could be done. Thankfully, in each of these drunk driving cases, they were wrong.
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consequences of a Bay Area DUI conviction are extremely harsh – they include a possible driver’s license suspension, hefty fines, mandatory DUI school, probation, and possibly even jail time. The bottom line is that your only chance of avoiding these penalties is to aggressively fight your Bay Area DUI charge. If you plead guilty to your drunk driving charge without putting up a fight, you have a 100 percent chance of being convicted and punished for DUI. If you make the decision to fight, you have a chance of avoiding the substantial repercussions you face. Many of our greatest victories have been in cases that appeared, on the face of the reports, to be impossible to win. But with thorough investigation from our dedicated staff, we’ve been able to turn these seemingly hopeless DUI cases around, and convert them into wins.
The cost of a drunk driving arrest is tremendous – a first-time California DUI conviction is estimated to cost drivers more than $10,000, and many experts believe that’s a conservative estimate. In addition to the substantial fines attached to a California DUI conviction, you also face a sizeable increase in your insurance premiums as well as the cost of alcohol education classes, driver’s license reinstatement fees, and more.
If you think the cost of a first-time California DUI conviction is excessive, you should know that the cost – and the punishment – increases with each successive DUI conviction. This is yet another reason to fight your Bay Area DUI charge – to avoid getting a drunk driving conviction on your record that can be used to increase your punishment should you be arrested for driving under the influence at some time in the future. If you’re like most drivers, you’ve probably sworn that you’ll never be arrested for DUI again, but California has a 10-year “washout” period for drunk driving offenses, and 10 years is a long time. The best way to protect yourself from the possibility of a multiple-offense drunk driving charge in the future is to aggressively fight your Bay Area DUI case now.
Another reason for fighting your Bay Area DUI charge is the peace of mind you’ll gain from knowing that you did everything possible to stand up for your rights. Many drivers charged with DUI plead guilty without putting up a fight, and then look back later and wish they had taken a stand. (We know this because of the scores of clients that come to us to withdraw pleas that they entered with other lawyers, and then regretted and had to fight to get out of them.) By fighting your Bay Area DUI charge, you’ll have the lifelong satisfaction of taking every step possible to fight for yourself.
If you’re ready to fight your drunk driving charge, the top Bay Area DUI attorneys of The Kavinoky Law Firm are here to help. An experienced defense lawyer is ready to analyze your case and start planning a strategic defense. Contact a skilled Bay Area DUI lawyer today at 415-646-8998 for a free consultation.