OWI 1st offense, which he is going into court tomorrow. He had a controlled substance but no charge that we know of is filed. He can't afford a lawyer for another 2 wks & he was told that he could just plead "Not Guilty" & then a trial would be scheduled. Now I'm told since an OWI is not a felony he may have a trial tomorrow but this was told to me by a lawyer friend who practices in another state. Since I believe he has a felony charge on the way, does he plead "not guilty" anyways (which he is but the officer has clear mistakes in his narrative written a month later) or should he try somehow to get an extention to combine both charges to try to drop one down or do we even mention it in case since they haven't charged him yet & most important is it indeed an actual trial tomorrow? HELP!
Jefferson County? Just a guess.
If tomorrow is his first court appearance, he can plead not guilty. I am assuming...
My husband got busted for drinking while on probabtion for his 3rd DWI. I read that ICE is not deporting "non-violent" illegal aliens...But the jail where he is staying said he will be in ICE custody shortly. And my husband told me that his P.O. is going to get him out of jail this week. NOW I am very confused on what's going to happen. Will he get put under ICE or is it possible that his P.O. can get him out of jail? And what happens if he get's out of jail? Is ICE still going to follow him around and eventually go after him?'
thank you
if there is an ICE hold, the probation agent will not be able to get him out of jail. The agent can drop their hold...
I am a college student who was arrested for a 4th offense OWI( within 5 yrs) making my case a felony. The police obtained a blood sample and subsequently sent it off for further analysis at the Crime Lab. They found out already that there was no alcohol in my system at the time of the arrest. The Crime Lab already has indicated that this is true. Does having illegal substances in your blood make the charges any different (looked upon less severely than alcohol) ? But the prosecutor says he is waiting to get the blood work back. I have been to court a few times already but the prosecutor filed to dismiss the case without prejudice. Am I suppose to think that the case is settled? Do I need to pursue other avenues of 'suppressing' the blood sample?
Restricted controlled substance violation cases can be harder to defend, and are treated just as harshly as cases where...
