OWI - weird stuff happened.

What is the name of your state? Michigan.

Hello,
My friend was pulled over for an OWI a couple nights ago. Some strange stuff happened, however:

The officer marked his blood level lower than it actually was, to a .08.
The officer told him NOT to get a high-priced attorney.
The officer told him to go ahead a plead "not guilty", and implied that he and his partner were not going to show up at the trial.
The officer gave him his personal phone number in case he had "any questions."
The officer called him and told him "don't worry, the OWI has been taken care of, you just have to go through the motions."
The officer did NOT give him a ticket. Is that going to come in the mail?

I would also like to point out that my friend was driving and un-insured car with expired plates.

I've never heard of an OWI being thrown out. Does anyone else think this is too good to be true?

Thanks,
Josie

I do. However, I also believe that your friend was drunk when all of this happened.

moburkes said:

I do. However, I also believe that your friend was drunk when all of this happened.

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Haha, very true. However, I was in the passenger seat and watched it all happen. Granted, I was drunk too. But I did see and hear it all happen.

JosieD said:

Haha, very true. However, I was in the passenger seat and watched it all happen. Granted, I was drunk too. But I did see and hear it all happen.

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So you didn't really what was going on either?

seniorjudge said:

So you didn't really what was going on either?

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I do have a copy of the vioce mail. And, I'd had CONSIDERABLY less to drink than my friend.

BigMistakeFl

Anyone can gain a great deal of information from a cop's experience. I would not, however, accept his or her perspective on whether or not to hire a lawyer.

There also seems to be a good deal of information missing here.

Did your friend take a real breath test (at the station) or just one at the scene?

What was the reason you were pulled over?

Does your friend have priors?

Seems to be some large piece of the puzzle missing here.

The only possible explanation I could come up with based on the info you provided was that the cop was fishing for a bribe, but he doesn't seem to be very good at it.

I would still get an attorney. If the situation smells fishy, you're probably the fish.

Bretagne said:

Did your friend take a real breath test (at the station) or just one at the scene?

What was the reason you were pulled over?

Does your friend have priors?

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Yes, at the both the station and the scene.
He does not have any prior OWIs.