{"id":6128,"date":"2023-08-21T14:23:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/randa-blog-post\/dui-success\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:38:56","slug":"dui-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randalawyers.com\/blog\/dui-success\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI Success – Getting the best Result in your Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

The single most important issue when facing a Michigan OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) charge is getting the best possible result. This means avoiding or minimizing as many of the legal penalties and other negative consequences as possible. As Michigan DUI lawyers, that’s exactly what my team and I do for our clients.<\/p>\n

It really all comes down to this:<\/p>\n

SUCCESS IN A DUI CASE IS BEST MEASURED BY WHAT DOES NOT HAPPEN TO YOU<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the gold standard for any person facing a drunk driving charge, and for every lawyer who handles DUI cases. This truth is so simple that it\u2019s easy to overlook. This is especially true in the online marketplace of lawyers trying to sell their services with ever-more competitive messaging.<\/p>\n

SUCCESS IS EARNED<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first thing my team and I do in every DUI case we take is look for a way out. Everyone wants to \u201cbeat\u201d his or her DUI charge and have the whole thing just go away. The undeniable reality, however, is that the majority of Michigan DUI charges (more than 9 out of 10) do NOT get tossed out of court. This number is consistent from year-to-year.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, an\u00a0intelligent defense strategy<\/a>\u00a0has go beyond just hoping to get the charges dismissed. A key thing my team and I do is formulate a working plan to actually produce the best possible outcome. We will follow it to get the most lenient results given all the facts and circumstances.<\/p>\n

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME<\/u><\/span>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a given that everyone\u2019s first priority is to stay out of jail. Particularly in 1st offense DUI cases, we can almost always do that. Likewise, even in 2nd offense and 3rd offense cases, we can often avoid any incarceration.<\/p>\n

However, there are still plenty of other potential penalties that we need to escape, or at least minimize.<\/p>\n

In any case that can\u2019t be \u201cbeat,\u201d it is important to get a plea-bargain.<\/p>\n

A plea bargain is a negotiated \u201cdeal\u201d that provides for the dismissal of the original charge in exchange for the person agreeing to plead guilty to a less serious offense. A plea-bargain is always a benefit, but there is more to winding up with the best result in a DUI case that merely getting a plea deal.<\/p>\n

The DUI section of our blog is a great way to learn about plea bargains and DUI cases. It is updated twice per week, and has more useful information than can be found anywhere else. With hundreds of detailed and fully searchable articles, there is nothing else like it online.<\/p>\n

REAL SUCCESS MEANS THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider the following example of how a typical plea bargain works in the DUI world:<\/p>\n

Imagine that Bad Luck Brenda gets arrested for OWI. The evidence in her case is solid, and can’t be successfully challenged.\u00a0<\/strong>Her lawyer manages to convince the prosecutor that, all things considered, Brenda, who has never been in trouble before, deserves a break.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accordingly, in exchange for the dismissal of the OWI charge, she agrees to plead guilty to the reduced charge of OWVI (Operating While Visibly Impaired).\u00a0 This will spare her from getting any driver\u2019s license suspension, and save her both points on her driving record, and some money in fines and costs, as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Getting the best plea deal possible should always be the objective in every DUI case that makes it\u2019s way through the court system. However, just like with being kept out of jail, there are still lots of other potential negative consequences to avoid or minimize..<\/p>\n

One of the biggest \u201cconsequences\u201d a person will experience as a result of a DUI conviction is being placed on probation. And to be clear, anyone who doesn\u2019t get completely out of a DUI is going to wind up on\u00a0some kind\u00a0<\/em>of probation.<\/p>\n

This is where a DUI case gets real, because a probationary term in a typical DUI case can vary. It can range from something short, like 9 months, to something long – all the way up to 24 months.<\/p>\n

<SOME OUTCOMES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the half of it, though. While on probation, a person will required to do some things, and forbidden from doing others. This is every bit as important as how long he or she is on it. In other words, beyond merely being long or short in duration, probation can also be easy or demanding. Let’s return to our example for help to understand this:<\/p>\n

Assume that for her DUI, Bad Luck Brenda gets sentenced to 2 years of reporting probation. This would require that she appear every month at the probation department.\u00a0<\/strong>As part of her probation order, Brenda is also required to do the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n