Understanding DUI Defense

Posted by Jeffrey E. Hammond on August 29th, 2019

Have you recently been pulled over for a DUI? Whether this is your first or subsequent DUI, you’ll need a good criminal defense attorney, and Jeffrey E. Hammond is the one for you. Even if this is your first DUI, the charges are serious, and you may be facing fines, loss of freedom, greatly increased auto insurance rates and limits, and loss of driving privileges. If you failed a Field Sobriety Test, that is grounds alone to convict you.

In any case, whether you are from out of state, county, or city, DUI lawyer Jeffrey E. Hammond can go to court on your behalf to relieve some worry of you having to travel all the way back where you received the ticket or were arrested from.

Department of Motor Vehicles requires a hearing 10 calendar days after a DUI arrest. It is critical to have this scheduled, as this potentially is the best way to minimize possible driving restrictions. And this is where your DUI lawyer comes in. He can appear in your first court case on your behalf to alleviate some stress and the inconvenience of missing work.

Have a more serious DUI charge? Out of the county or just visiting when the arrest was made? Are you a commercial driver? Let criminal defense attorney Jeffrey E. Hammond represent you. He will state your options and help you to steer through the criminal court proceedings and complex legal process.

Not only do you need a great criminal defense attorney to represent you during hearings, but with thorough investigation and the right approach, your lawyer may even be able to build a defense for you based upon:

• Improper field sobriety testing
• Illegal arrest or failure to read Miranda rights
• Unlawful police stop
• Breath test device was improperly calibrated or maintained
• Breath or blood testwas administered by an untrained/unqualified person
• Unrelated factor, i.e.: age, weight, physical injury, illness, etc. that caused the failed field sobriety test.

Every case is unique, but the defense that your DUI lawyer uses on your behalf depends on if there is evidence that your rights were violated or standard police procedures were deviated. Contact criminal defense attorney Jeffrey E. Hammond to share your case and learn more of how he can assist you.