On your way home late at night and you get pulled over for a broken tail light. The officer detects the odor of alcohol, has you step from the car. Next thing you know a series of field sobriety tests sends you to the back seat of the police cruiser and a free ride to the station. Wow.
Once at the police station you do not know if you should take the breath test (BT) or not. There’s a video recorder turned on that you didn’t notice and a pile of papers explaining your rights. If you take the BT and fail, you lose your license. If you don’t take the BT, you lose your license. A magistrate shows up, bails you out to appear in court the next morning, and you begin thinking “how did this happen to me”. If you drive a car while the criminal case is pending, you would be arrested and sent to jail. Ouch again.
Operating under the Influence of Alcohol, or driving while intoxicate, is a crime punishable up to two and one-half years in jail in Massachusetts. If you did not call Attorney McKenna before going to court, call him now to discuss what to do next. There are defenses to the charge, and they should be explored before spending $1,500.00 for the drunk driving course, the head injury fee, and all the other court fees that go along with the admission to drunk driving. There are many collateral consequences to going to Court alone and admitting to a crime. What is more devastating than losing your driver’s license? Is the license loss 30 days or 180 days? Only the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (also known as the Antichrist) controls your license loss. Maybe your license to possess a firearm will be at risk What can be more devastating than losing a driver’s license for longer than you have to. A second or third OUI is even more devastating, all because you pleaded to the first offense OUI when you were in college.
Call Attorney McKenna 774-643-0059