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« on: April 26, 2008, 09:40:03 pm »
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Getting arrested on the way home... not so good.


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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2008, 09:51:06 pm »
Yeah.

Stupid.

I was so excited about getting my horses going again this summer, after not competing for the last 2, as well as bringing students to events. Now I don\'t even know how I\'m going to get to the barn.
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2008, 02:43:21 pm »
Quote from: jocelyn;187515

Getting arrested on the way home... not so good.


Dude that sucks. Sorry.
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2008, 02:47:53 pm »
:wah: :doh:
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2008, 03:36:39 pm »
Sorry to hear that Jocelyn!


At least you got to see the show ... I once got arrested on the way to a Breakfast show not even 10 minutes down the road from my house.


If that makes you feel any better ?? :)


Last time I went to Stone Church the cops definitely tailed me for like 5 miles out of the venue. Imagine how nervous I was, as this was the night I was so tipsy that I\'d forgotten to pay my tab and left my credit card at the venue...
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2008, 08:17:38 pm »
I\'m really freaked out because I got an aggravated DWI, which is much, much worse. I really need to be able to get to and from the barn, which is a 25 minute drive from my house. No idea what to do. Might have to move or something. And def. need a good lawyer.

It also is really bad because I have students depending upon me to get them to and from events.
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2008, 08:59:03 pm »
aw shit. sorry, joc. :(
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2008, 09:10:05 pm »
if your serious about beating the charge completely or at least reducing it to almost nothing I would recommend voluntarily getting into an outpatient rehab program asap, even if its only one day a week. An actual program at a drug and alcohol clinic is better than AA because its documentable and you can get positive review from a counselor. Its no guarantee to do anything and it most likely will not even need to be mentioned to the judge if you get the right lawyer but it can only help your legal situation even if you think its total bull.

As for a lawyer do your best to pick someone who at least somewhat regularly handles DWI cases in the court that you are assigned to.  Someone who knows and is friendly the DA and the judge and works with them on a semi-regular basis will have a much better chance at cutting you a deal with these guys than some outa-town hot shot.  That being said dont hire some scrub just cause he is local. I dont know specifically what the average retainer fee for your specific crime is especially with the aggravated thing in that area but if it were me I think I would be a leery of anyone who says less than a $2000 retainer.  Might be a lot more for the right guy. But dont hesitate to fork over the cash if you have a good feeling about a guy.  Its well worth it in the long run. Its a fucked up system but if you pay the big bucks you can usually get out of almost anything. so dont stress it too much. stay up.
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2008, 09:46:36 pm »
So sorry to hear this Jocelyn! I agree with Klout, Don\'t stress it to much, fork over the big bucks for a good lawyer it\'ll be worth it in the long run. A good friend of mine just got a DUI/resisting charge dropped to reckless driving, thanks to getting a good DUI lawyer (which run him around 4 grand I believe).
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2008, 10:01:03 pm »
also beware of any lawyer who just says "dont worry we can make this all go away"

In fact a good lawyer wont make any promises whatsoever but will say "here is where we are at right now, we can definitely get this charge reduced, the question is how low can we go?" then he might give his opinion of how it looks based on the judge, the DA, the charge, circumstances of the arrest, etc.
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2008, 10:15:28 pm »
btw i think i meant DWI. whatever DWI, DUI, pretty much same thing different letters, right?
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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2008, 07:27:03 am »
dwi - driving while intoxicated
dui - driving under the influence

I forget which is which but one of them is not as bad as the other because one of them basically says you were trashed while the other one says you had something in your system but not much.
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« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2008, 09:05:18 am »
DUI is the lesser of two evils.  

I know that I must sound like an ass, but I can\'t really sympathize with the situation, having had a drunk driver wreck my car that was parked in front of my house two days before Christmas.  The jerkoff had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit and he was driving two weeks later (with or without a lisence).  When I called the cops to report what I saw, they basically told me that they couldn\'t do anything.

We\'ve all done stupid things, but we all need to realize that there are consequences for our actions.
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2008, 09:21:48 am »
Its a risk we all take.

There are times (iron horse in october) when I got to my car and realized I was in no condition to drive.

I crawled into the back and had a very uncomfortable 3 hour nap before driving home. I probably would have still failed a breathilizer, but my actions by then were more just dead-beat tierd instead of drunk.
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2008, 09:43:11 am »
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I also need a good lawyer.


i got a ser lawyer that just got me out of a dwi with resisting under suspended liscense. got a fine and 45 day loss with neither of those on my record. want me too hook you up ?
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