valhallan
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My BAC was 0.22. Virginia has mandatory penalties at .15 and .20. My lawyer had a few discussions with the cop (and prosecutor, I guess) and was able to lower the 'official' BAC to 0.14. This dropped me from 15 days in jail to 5, removed the requirement for a ignition interlock, significantly reduced the number of classes I had to attend, lowered my fines, and gave me a 1-year suspended license instead of 3.So, I found a lawyer to be a worthwhile investment.No point in lawyering up. Just going to plead guilty. No lawyer can get me out of that. There was no injury or property damage. No one else in the car. I was cooperative with the police. No prior convictions.1st time offenders usually get a fine, dui school, community service, and license suspension. Speaking to attorneys my only "enhancement" would be that my BAC was 2x the legal limit which usually leads to longer DUI school either 6 or 9 months instead of 3. Every lawyer told me that would be the likely outcome of my case unless they could find something in the paperwork. So why waste money on a lawyer? Talked to a bunch of people who had DUI or know people who had DUI and their stories pretty much back it up. With or without lawyer 1st time offenders in a "simple" DUi case receieved the same punishment.So I'll save my cash for a lawyer when I need to deal with the board or nursing. If my BAC was .08 or I knew they messed up it would be a no brainer to retain a lawyer.
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