DMV DUI FELONY

California DUI Felony Charges

    

In order to preserve all possible defenses for your DUI felony charge, it is best to start working immediately with David Lehr the experienced Ventura DUI felony lawyer who can quickly gather evidence and speak with police officers and the prosecutor about your case. The longer you wait, the more likely it becomes that a possible defense will slip through the cracks.

Some possible defenses to Ventura DUI felony charges include:

• Your alcohol level rose between the time of the accident and the time you took the field sobriety test,
• The field sobriety test was faulty, unreliable or improper,
• Lack of reasonable suspicion for your stop or probable cause for your arrest,
• Someone else caused the accident (in accident cases), and
• The police failed to read your Miranda rights.

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Facing a DUI Felony in Ventura County?

Ventura County, there are three different types of DUI felony charges in Ventura County. All three carry serious penalties, including loss of your driver’s license and possible incarceration for three years or longer.

California law provides that a DUI will be charged as a felony if:

• The DUI involves an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death to someone other than the driver charged;
• The driver has three prior California DUI misdemeanor charges within the past ten years; or
• The driver has at least one prior felony DUI charge within the past ten years.

Ventura DUI Felony Charges? Reduced or Dismissed

Ventura County police and Ventura County District Attorney's office the prosecutors are notorious for overcharging DUI as a felony when only a misdemeanor charge is warranted by the circumstances. In addition, in many cases a lack of evidence or questions about the credibility of evidence can lead prosecutors to agree to reduce a Ventura DUI felony charge to a misdemeanor. In many cases, we are able to have our clients’ DUI charges dismissed entirely.