Orange County DUI Defense Lawyers
Orange County DUI Charges? An Attorney at Coffey & Coffey Can Help
Being charged with an Orange County DUI will greatly affect any person, in any walk
of life. Being arrested and taken into police custody can be disorienting, embarrassing
and frightening. Having your driver’s license suspended is inconvenient, to
say the least. Facing jail time and fines can change your life.
The Orange
County DUI lawyers and attorneys at
Coffey & Coffey know what to expect in dealing with an Orange County
DUI case. When we approach a new case, we always look at it with an open mind in
order to find any shred of evidence or information which will work in our client’s
favor. Our careful review of every aspect of the arrest, testing and charges enables
our attorneys to discover if law enforcement violated your rights or protocol, if
testing was faulty, or if anything else occurred which would help us secure a victory
in court or at the
DMV hearing.
Orange County DUI Arrests: An Overview
An Orange County DUI arrest may occur as follows (but will vary depending upon the
specific circumstances):
Joe is driving down a city street in Newport Beach, California. He is swerving slightly
and is driving too slowly. A police officer notices this behavior and pulls Joe
over. The officer then approaches the vehicle and makes note of whether Joe’s
speech is slurred, if he has bloodshot eyes and whether he smells of alcohol. The
officer asks Joe to exit the vehicle and begins having him perform one or more
field sobriety tests. Joe is unable to perform the tests well, according
to the officer’s judgment. As a result, the police officer then arrests Joe
for driving under the influence. At this time, the officer takes Joe’s driver’s
license and gives him a “notice of suspension” (a temporary 30-day license).
Upon arriving at the police station, Joe is asked to partake in a
breath test or blood test to determine his blood alcohol concentration.
All information gathered by law enforcement in the process of an Orange County DUI
arrest may be used against an individual at his or her DMV hearing and in court.
An Orange County defense attorney or lawyer will need to use all of this information,
and possibly conduct an independent investigation, in order to determine how to
best defend an Orange County DUI case.
At Coffey & Coffey, our lawyers have the resources and experience needed to
review an Orange County DUI and determine how to best defend the charges. Our lawyers
take on cases throughout all of Orange County, including Newport Beach, Westminster,
Santa Ana, Laguna Niguel and Fullerton.
Contact our firm to see how an Orange County DUI defense lawyer
can defend your charges!