What is the name of your state? Minnesota
Hello all! Today I got a phone call from my friend stating he had been pulled over and charged with a first offence D.U.I. under 21. As well as consumption of alchohol under 21.
My first question is this: is their anyway this could be wiped from his record?
My second question requires a little more background. Apparently the officer gave my friend 4 sobriety tests. He believes he did fine on the first three (these being physical motor tests) and the third one was the Breathalizer. It took the officers SIX times to get an accurate reading, each time telling my friend he needed to blow harder. They finally got an accurate reading on the sixth one of .054. HOWEVER, the officer wrote down .54 on the ticket (which means my friend would have been dead). Also on the ticket the Officer wrote down "Poor Sample." Now given all this information, is their anyway my friend could get the case thrown out? If so do you suggest he hire lawyer or use a public defender? Would it be better and less costly to just plead out? how bad is it to have such an offence on one's record?
Thanks in advance to all who reply to this. My buddy is the nicest guy in the world and I would hate to see his life messed up because of this.
Hello all! Today I got a phone call from my friend stating he had been pulled over and charged with a first offence D.U.I. under 21. As well as consumption of alchohol under 21.
My first question is this: is their anyway this could be wiped from his record?
My second question requires a little more background. Apparently the officer gave my friend 4 sobriety tests. He believes he did fine on the first three (these being physical motor tests) and the third one was the Breathalizer. It took the officers SIX times to get an accurate reading, each time telling my friend he needed to blow harder. They finally got an accurate reading on the sixth one of .054. HOWEVER, the officer wrote down .54 on the ticket (which means my friend would have been dead). Also on the ticket the Officer wrote down "Poor Sample." Now given all this information, is their anyway my friend could get the case thrown out? If so do you suggest he hire lawyer or use a public defender? Would it be better and less costly to just plead out? how bad is it to have such an offence on one's record?
Thanks in advance to all who reply to this. My buddy is the nicest guy in the world and I would hate to see his life messed up because of this.