Your DUI defense attorney may feel that you have an excellent chance to win the DUI case against you. While this can never be promised with certainty, part of the reason you hired a DUI specialist is to obtain this type of expertise. The prosecution may offer you a plea to a reduced DUI/criminal charge because he or she knows the DUI case against you is weak, or missing some critical element or witness.
Punishment issues, such as the threat of more lengthy jail time, are a common concern for most people facing drunken driving charges. For some people, going to jail or having to serve mandatory community service for a lengthy period of time could be devastating. For others, even being on probation can end their job.
For a conviction of any misdemeanor offense (no matter what the misdemeanor), you are at least theoretically facing some jail time. You could face exactly the same punishment if you accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge rather than being found guilty on a DUI charge. It could be that a negotiated plea to another serious offense offers you no real benefit. Your DUI specialist will be best able to recommend which alternative is best for you.
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