If you have been charged with multiple Los Angeles DUI convictions, you are in danger of damaging your present and future driving freedoms, as well as potential job opportunities, family rights and much more. Multiple Los Angeles DUI convictions can lead to a restricted license, jail time, heavy fines, having an interlock device put on your car, probation and more.
In a recent example of what can happen to you in a Los Angeles multiple DUI conviction scenario, a San Mateo man who was arrested for his seventh DUI on Saturday has pleaded not guilty to a felony drunken driving charge, a prosecutor said.
Antonio Gutierez, 42, entered his plea to driving under the influence and driving without a license charges Tuesday afternoon in San Mateo County Superior Court, according to authories. Gutierez is in jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Gutierez pulled over for speeding about 11:30 p.m. when officers believed he was under the influence and later ordered the suspect to take a blood test. According to authorities, they should have the results of that test in the next couple days. Gutierez didn't have a valid license at the time of his arrest, they added.
This is not Gutierez' first run in with the law; not only did he have two misdemeanor DUI arrests in 1993 and 1996, but was convicted another five times from 1999 to 2007, according to authorities. Drunken drivers typically must get three misdemeanor convictions before prosecutors can charge them with a felony so it is possible that this is his eighth DUI arrest. Gutierez has been convicted of felony DUI five times before and is due back in court Feb. 2.
Multiple Los Angeles DUI convictions are a serious matter as the consequences increase with each arrest and conviction. Typically, jail time becomes mandatory and increases with each DUI and misdemeanor DUI arrests become a thing of the past after a fourth DUI arrest. For this reason, an experienced and professional Los Angeles DUI defense attorney team is essential when fighting DUI charges in court. With a knowledgeable team working on your behalf, you can make sure that you have a fair trial, regardless of the previous number of DUI convictions you have.
If you have been arrested for a first time DUI, or multiple Los Angeles DUI convictions, contact the professional Los Angeles DUI defense attorney team at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP immediately. The Los Angeles DUI defense team has more than 50 years of courtroom experience and the DUI attorneys at the firm have been recognized as some of the best defense lawyers in California. The first thing you should do after a DUI arrest is contact a legitimate DUI defense team to make sure that a legal arrest was made and a fair trial is given. Contact the Los Angeles DUI defense team at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP at 1-877-781-1570 or visit our site at www.laduidefenseteam.com for more information.
