Practice Area: Criminal Law / Speeding & DUI criminal misdemeanors

Date: December 4, 2019

Outcome: DUI REDUCED to Reckless Driving

Description: Buckeye City Court, State v. Mr. N.

Mr N. was charged with one count of Speeding, a civil traffic offense, and two counts of DUI, class one misdemeanors. The State’s initial plea offer was to have Mr. N plead to one count of DUI, a class one misdemeanor. After the production of mitigation to the prosecutor, Castillo Law was able to negotiate a plea to Reckless Driving, a class two misdemeanor, which allows for less/no jail time, less probation time, no ignition interlock install, and lower fines and fees. Additionally, if Mr. N were arrested for a DUI a second time in the future, he will still be considered a first time DUI offender. This is important because the penalties for DUI become more severe with each additional DUI conviction.

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