One major challenge for any Los Angeles DUI defense attorney is defending someone with multiple DUI convictions. If you have one or more DUI convictions leading up to a DUI trial, it could lead to increased jail time, increased fine, a longer period of losing your license and could make defending you quite difficult.
A skilled Los Angeles DUI defense attorney will have to craft a unique defense for you, one that focuses on the weakness of the prosecution's case and that calls into question the investigation tactics of the law enforcement officials involved. Breath tests, blood tests, sobriety checkpoint status and more could all be used to defend someone with multiple DUI convictions.
One example of someone with multiple DUI convictions is the husband featured on "The Real Housewives of Orange County." Matt Keough was spotted recently as his vehicle rolled through a stop sign. Police were not able to pull him over however and had to follow him back to his home before they could investigate the situation. It turns out, after his blood test that he was three times over the legal limit, which is .08%. He was taken into custody before posting $10,000 bail. Keough was sentenced to 180 days in an O.C. jail back in January 2008 for violating the probation of a 2005 DUI arrest.
If you have multiple DUI convictions, it can mean minimum prison time for any new convictions. For example, for your second DUI conviction, your license can be suspended up to 2 years and you could spend a year in prison. For your fourth DUI conviction, it could lead to up to five years of a suspended license and multiple years in prison.
If you are facing multiple DUI convictions, you need a qualified Los Angeles DUI defense attorney. At Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, our skilled team of defense lawyers can provide top notch legal representation.
