{"id":4536,"date":"2024-01-24T14:25:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/?post_type=service_areas&p=4536"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:27:59","slug":"dui-in-the-52-3-district-court-rochester-hills","status":"publish","type":"service_areas","link":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/service-areas\/dui-in-the-52-3-district-court-rochester-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI in the 52-3 District Court (Rochester Hills)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a052-3 District Court\u00a0in Rochester Hills is one of the busiest around, especially when it comes to DUI cases in the Detroit-area. My team and I handle cases here as much as, if not more than, anywhere else.<\/p>\n

The 52-3 court has jurisdiction over the following 10 municipalities: Addison Township, Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion, Leonard, Oakland Township, Orion Township, Oxford (both Township and Village), as well as Rochester and Rochester Hills.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s normal to be worried about what will happen if you’re facing a DUI, there are certain consequences that, while technically possible, are\u00a0very unlikely<\/em>, some that are\u00a0inevitable<\/em>, and others that\u00a0may or may not<\/em>\u00a0be imposed, depending on the particular circumstances of your case.<\/p>\n

Because we handle so many DUI\u2019s here, our firm can always provide our clients with a very accurate picture of how things are likely to play out in their case as it goes through this court.<\/p>\n

Just about everyone, including lawyers, simply refer to the court as \u201cRochester.\u201d Located just north of M-59 and just east of Rochester Road, it is home to\u00a03 Judges\u00a0– Julie Nicholson, Nancy Carniak, and Lisa Asadorian.<\/p>\n

The 52-3 District Court is 1 of 4 courts within what is organized as the 52nd division that includes sister courts in\u00a0Novi\u00a0(52-1),\u00a0Clarkston\u00a0(52-2), and\u00a0\u00a0Troy\u00a0(52-4).<\/p>\n

The 52-3 District Court is a model of efficiency, especially given the large volume of DUI cases that fall within its jurisdiction. An OWI charge that could take months to resolve in other courts is often be wrapped up in a matter of weeks here.<\/p>\n

That can either be good thing, or not, but whatever the situation, nobody will have to wait very long to find out.<\/p>\n

The 52-3 District Court has always been at the forefront of requiring as well as monitoring bond conditions, and was one of the first local courts to mandate regular breath and\/or urine testing to ensure compliance with the \u201cno drinking\u201d order that is standard-issue in every case.<\/p>\n

A bond condition is part of a court order requiring that, as a condition of being allowed out of jail, and on bond (as opposed to being held in jail), a person must either do, or NOT do something.<\/p>\n

A \u201cno drinking\u201d bond condition is a court order prohibiting a person from consuming any alcohol while their case is pending. An additional condition is usually attached that also requires a person to abstain from the use of any drugs, as well (excluding, of course, any necessary prescription medications).<\/p>\n

The court will order a testing schedule that specifies how often a person must provide a breath and\/or urine sample to ensure his or her compliance with its bond conditions.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, and despite being under orders to refrain from drinking while on bond (or probation), plenty of people do so anyway,\u00a0and then get caught<\/strong>. In this court, such violations are taken very seriously.<\/p>\n

Any person who fails or skips any required testing will find themselves before their assigned Judge in very short order.<\/p>\n

Of course, there is no such drama for the vast majority of people.<\/p>\n

If there is any good news to be had regarding a DUI in Rochester, it’s that the 52-3 District Court has been and remains something of a trend leader in using\u00a0jail alternatives<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Judges of the 52-3 court often sentence offenders who would otherwise be candidates for jail time to what is called \u201cWWAM\u201d (said like\u00a0wham<\/em>), instead.\u00a0\u00a0WWAM\u00a0stands for \u201cWeekend and Weekday Alternative for Misdemeanants.\u201d Essentially, WWAM is supervised community service, and, no matter how you cut it, is\u00a0much more desirable<\/u>\u00a0than being sent to jail.<\/p>\n

While the DUI legal process is the same across all local courts, here are a few procedural differences in the way things run in Rochester:<\/p>\n