My clients often ask if their auto insurance provider will find out that they are charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. The short answer is No, however in some cases the answer is Yes. First, your auto insurance company will not be aware that you were arrested for DUI, (unless you tell them…
Once you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) your driver’s license will be suspended for a period of 6 months to 3 years. The suspension starts approximately 46 days after the day of your arrest. What determines the length of suspension is whether this is your first or second DUI and whether…
One of the ways to get a DUI case dismissed before my client has to testify is to ask the court for a directed verdict, also known as a directed finding. At trial, the prosecutor has the burden of presenting the state’s evidence first. Once the state’s witnesses testify (usually only the arresting police officer),…
Directed Verdict gets case dismissed. I represented a person on a DUI charge at the Daley Center, Room 406, where I had his DUI case thrown out of court. I say thrown out because the judge granted us a “directed finding.” A directed finding means that after the State’s Attorney finished presenting the case, the…