Even if you think you are guilty, you may be able to get your DUI charges reduced and keep your licence
You have a constitutional Right to Fight the Charges
We often come in contact with people who did not fight their DUI charges because they thought they were guilty and they felt there was no point in fighting the charges. They often feel that they have to accept the fact they did something wrong and are stuck with fines, a suspended drivers licences, more expensive car insurance, and time in jail.
The Burden of Proof is on the GOVERNMENT
In the 1970 US Supreme Court case In re Winship. the Court found that the Sixth Amendment requires a jury verdict of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt regardless of your age. The burden of proof is on the state to show that you are guilty of a DUI, beyond all reasonable doubt.
When you hire an experienced DUI attorney like Tyler Williams. You are hiring someone who will fight for your constitutional rights. Regardless of whether you take the case to trial or accept a plea deal, an attorney will make sure that the arresting officer, the investigators, and the prosecutors have done everything that is necessary to prove your guilt. If they have not, we will use that to your advantage.
Fighting to get the DUI charges dismissed
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments “[protect] the accused against conviction except upon proof beyond a reasonable doubt of every fact necessary to constitute the crime with which he is charged.” With closer inspection of the evidence, it is not uncommon that the Government's case will show were mistakes have been made by law enforcement. For example:
The police did not have probable cause to pull over or detain the accused citizen in the first place.
The Field Sobriety Test was conducted in a way so egregious that it has no probative value.
The police and the investigators did not do his/her job properly after the arrest and during testing.
I will investigate all of the evidence used against you in your DUI case. When the government has clearly failed to show your guilt. We will fight to get all charges against you dismissed.
Fighting TO REDUCE DUI Charges
While we have gotten DUI charges dismissed, sometimes the flaws in the government's case against you are not as not as outrageous. The missteps made the the government weaken the case against you but not to the point that it may be possible for the government to win at trial.
Other times, the conduct that you have been charged with is at the boarders of the law. For example, a first time offender who blew a .06 after after a field sobriety test.
When this is the case, we will use all of the tools available to us to work towards the reduction of the charges against you to a less serious crime such a reckless driving or impaired driving. These reduced charges may make it possible for you to keep your drivers licence, pay lower fines, lower insurance premiums etc.
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If you have been charged with drunk driving or a related crime, do not talk to police, investigators, or, criminal prosecutors assigned to your case. To discuss your legal options with me, contact my office online. I am also available by phone at (801) 673-8064.