Our California criminal defense attorneys handle misdemeanor, felony, DUI and juvenile cases throughout Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Riverside, San Diego, Orange County, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Our staff of California criminal lawyers includes three former prosecutors and two former career police officers.
Together with our private detectives and forensic experts, we work as a team, drawing on more than half a century of law enforcement experience. Some California criminal defense lawyers take a wait-and-see approach. They stall until the first court date, or until they receive the police reports, before investigating and working up your case.
Together with our private detectives and forensic experts, we work as a team, drawing on more than half a century of law enforcement experience. Some California criminal defense lawyers take a wait-and-see approach. They stall until the first court date, or until they receive the police reports, before investigating and working up your case.
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Most people arrested for a California DUI charge assume the evidence against them is insurmountable. Our team of California DUI attorneys consists of former drunk driving prosecutors, former DUI enforcement officers, and former police toxicologists. We defend clients throughout the state, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, San Diego and Orange Counties.
California DUI laws
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DUI penalties
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California has two primary DUI laws for adult drivers: Vehicle Code 23152(a) VC, which makes it illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol, and Vehicle Code 23152(b) VC, which makes it illegal to drive with a BAC of.08% or greater. Most people arrested for DUI in California get charged with both of these sections.
Fighting a DUI case
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As an experienced California DUI defense attorney can tell you, a DUI arrest does not have to mean a DUI conviction. You can avoid life-changing California DUI penalties3--including hefty fines and a driver's license suspension--by fighting DUI charges with a strong defense strategy. 6. Top DUI Defense #6: The Officer Didn't Comply with California's Title 17 on Blood and Breath Testing.
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PC allows a defendant to withdraw a plea of guilty or no contest, to reenter a plea of not guilty, and to have the case dismissed. When granted, the expungement releases an individual from many of the negative consequences of a criminal conviction. Served time in state prison, but would have served it in the county jail had the crime been committed after implementation of "Realignment" under Proposition 47.1.
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