Mistakes To Avoid After a DWI Charge

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Some of the common mistakes that we see when a person is charged with a DUI in Orlando, Florida, is that many times they try to go at it alone. This is a criminal charge. They’re trying to take away your freedoms. You’re fighting against a government organization that has unlimited resources, and they are out to try to prove their case. They’re not there to help you.

Many times, we have clients that come in that maybe have tried to do things themselves. Maybe they’ve tried to represent themselves. Maybe they’ve tried to go with a public defender. Maybe they tried to hire an attorney who hasn’t spent a lot of time in this type of area of law, and that can have adverse consequences on the ability to defend their case. You also need to get someone involved right away. There could be a lot of lost evidence that could be had if you don’t retain someone right away to help you protect your rights.

There could be a lot of different tactics that could be used by an attorney that’s experienced in handling DUIs. If you don’t have an attorney that’s experienced in this area of law, what’s going to happen is – we’ve seen it all too much before – the attorney that they go to that hasn’t handled these types of cases will just defer to the prosecuting authority and just take the first plea, or they will not look into the case and look for any defenses, not look at why they were stopped, not look at if there was probable cause, not looked at all these details to help you as a client keep your freedoms and keep your rights.

The biggest thing that we see is not hiring an experienced attorney in this field and not acting quickly. You must do both to ensure that your rights and your freedoms are protected. If you have any other questions about DUIs in Orlando, Florida, please contact the Victory Law Firm.