do i need a lawyer to plead guilty for a dui?
December 2nd, 2009
I have a lawyer whom i already paid $700 to and all this lawyer has done is asked for continuances in my case now i just want to get it over with and plead guilty he wants me to pay him an additional $800 in order to show up in court for me to plead guilty.
anna, Last summer I got pulled for a DUI. Where I live a 0.08 is considered a drunk driver. I’m not sure what the limit is in Connecticut. Try contacting a DUI attorney for a free evaluation. http://www.findaduilawyeronline.com
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:30 am
It’s called a DWI these days: driving while intoxicated. And you don’t need a lawyer to plead guilty to anything.
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December 3rd, 2009 at 3:16 am
You don’t need a lawyer to plead guilty. You do need a lawyer to keep from getting screwed by the system.
If you disagree with how your attorney has handled your case, you can always fire him and request that the court appoint you a new attorney. You don’t have to keep an attorney you feel is not doing his job, and if your lawyer is truly useless, I would totally fire him and request the court get me a new one.
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Not a lawyer, but work in the legal field.
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:25 am
no, you can represent yourself in court and plead guilty, it sounds like your lawyer is stringing it out to increase his/her fees!
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December 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 am
no u dont need a lawyer to plead guilty cause i went to court for the samething and i pleaded guilty all on my own but a lawyer cant do much on any DUI cases at all they just take ur money
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December 3rd, 2009 at 4:32 am
you do NOT need a lawyer to plead guilty. i saw plenty of ppl at an arraignment plead guilty w/o any representation whatsoever.
your lawyer should have at least knocked down the punishment to a reckless op (if you qualify) and after that fighting a breath test would b costly and a 700$ lawyer wouldn’t cut it.
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December 3rd, 2009 at 5:05 am
You do not absolutely need a Lawyer to plead guilty. But, be aware that a Lawyer might be able to get you a better deal than you might get on your own. You should do some research at http://www.dui-news.info The site has the DUI Laws for each state in the US. It also has DUI help articles and a DUI Help Forum where you can have questions answered. Good Luck
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http://www.dui-news.info
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:34 am
anna, Last summer I got pulled for a DUI. Where I live a 0.08 is considered a drunk driver. I’m not sure what the limit is in Connecticut. Try contacting a DUI attorney for a free evaluation. http://www.findaduilawyeronline.com
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December 3rd, 2009 at 5:57 am
it’s called ‘The DUI Industry’, the wrong that you did gave a lot of people a license to put their hand in your pocket, and call themselves saints for doing it
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