pasadena112
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So here is my story im 18 and live in Los Angeles , on saturday night I went to my friends house for a party and began drinking like any other time. So a few hours later around 12 am the party is broken up by the host because it is getting to big, so at this point I walk out to my car with my friend and we sit inside and I realize that I am way to drunk to drive and I also didnt want to get a DUI so i though it would be best to sleep in my car. While inside i put my keys in the ignition to turn on the radio and about 15 minutes later I passed out. I woke back up around 3am and my car battery was dead so i was in trouble, I called my mom and friends but they were all asleep, so i just figured that I would go back to sleep and deal with it in the morning. Then an hour later at 4am I wake up to cop pounding on my window telling me to get out of the vehicle, so i get out of the car and without saying anything he tells me to go sit on the curb and he puts me in handcuffs without reading me my rights or anything. So then the try to wake my friend up who is more drunk then me but because he passed it took them a while to wake him and they finally did by threatening him with the taser to his face, and the whole time he was just asleep. So they begin to question me and i tell the officer that I had not driven and just fell asleep in my car but he contradicts me and says that when he tapped on the window that i tryed to turn on the car which i don't remember doing, and because of that he said that I was trying to get away which is complete bull****. So after they question me they do a sobriety test and at this point I had already been arrested without being read my rights, so after the test they breathalyze me twice and i blow a 0.13 and 0.14 which is a good amount nearly 4 hours after i had been sleeping although alcohol content was probably at its peak or just after it. Even though I had been tested twice they made me consent to another one and this time I chose the blood test, so I was taken to the hospital and had my blood drawn then they brought me back to the station and put me in the holding tank and 8 hours later I was released.
I was given a CVC 23152(A) DUI and CVC 23149(A) Under 21
So my question is should I make an appointment with DMV to contest my DUI? because I believe the officer who arrested me was a trainee officer who neglected to read my rights, who didnt even write down my plates because he asked me back at the station or treat me fairly. And if i do set up an appointment what should I say in the hearing, to convince the DMV that I had no intentions of driving due to my state. Because I think that it is unfair to have my license taken away, and make my mom pay the thousands in fees from the DUI.
The second question i have is: is it worth paying for a lawyer/attorney in my court date on june 7th? And how much of a difference will he make in the final decision, will he be able to lower my sentence because I already used all of my money to get my car out of the impound.
So any advice on this topic would really help.
thank you
I was given a CVC 23152(A) DUI and CVC 23149(A) Under 21
So my question is should I make an appointment with DMV to contest my DUI? because I believe the officer who arrested me was a trainee officer who neglected to read my rights, who didnt even write down my plates because he asked me back at the station or treat me fairly. And if i do set up an appointment what should I say in the hearing, to convince the DMV that I had no intentions of driving due to my state. Because I think that it is unfair to have my license taken away, and make my mom pay the thousands in fees from the DUI.
The second question i have is: is it worth paying for a lawyer/attorney in my court date on june 7th? And how much of a difference will he make in the final decision, will he be able to lower my sentence because I already used all of my money to get my car out of the impound.
So any advice on this topic would really help.
thank you
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