In other posts I have pointed out one of the most common mistakes people make in their DUI/OVI case. The first is going into court alone, without an attorney, and trying to explain their case to the judge. Most people do this because they believe that if they enter a plea of guilty or no-contest that the judge can reduce their charges. This is completely false and often leads to an individual going to jail, rather than home, that day. The second mistake is going with an attorney that does not devote a large portion of their practice to DUI defense – one way to determine if you are dealing with such an attorney is in what they charge – do they charge incredibly low rates compared to other attorneys ($750)?
THE RIGHT ATTORNEY CAN MAKE ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR DUI CASE.
If you make the right choice to hire an attorney that devotes a major portion of their practice to DUI Defense your attorney can be all the difference between a positive result and the other alternatives. For instance, many people and many attorneys do not know that one of the major breath testing instruments (the Intox. 8000) is a breath testing machine that is being defeated all over the state – we have beat it in at least 6 different municipal courts. Most people, and many attorneys, believe that if you failed a breath test that there is no hope for your case – if that was true we would not be in this business and would not have the strong reputation that we have.
Our attorneys, who are all former prosecutors, know how to challenge field sobriety tests as well. Often our clients find themselves in the position where they start taking the field sobriety tests only to find out that they are not able to pass it – so they stop. The officers, and media, often lead our clients to believe that they just convicted themselves – fortunately, after a brief conversation we are often able to show you how this is hardly true.
Call one of our ex-prosecutors for your pressure free, obligation free, consultation. We can be reached at (440) 471-7811. Ask to speak with me, Joe Patituce, about becoming your DUI Attorney in Cleveland. If we do not agree to take your case we will make sure that you are pointed in the direction of a good attorney.
