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DUI Charges in California

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 25, 2022 | 0 Comments

Challenging a DUI in California is difficult; the laws are complex and the prosecutors and DMV Hearings Officers are tough. Without an experienced DUI attorney, your chances are slim, and your chances of making mistakes increase. Once you've been arrested for DUI, you'll be given a 30-day driver'...

What is Mental Health Diversion?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 24, 2022 | 0 Comments

The Law Office of Richard Wagner successfully persuaded a judge in Orange County to grant pretrial Mental Health Diversion for a client arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs. However, as shown below the law has changed and Mental Health Diversion is longer available...

Huntington Beach DUI Lawyer

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 22, 2022 | 0 Comments

Huntington Beach is the most populous beach city in Orange County. It is bordered by the Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area, the Pacific Ocean, Seal Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach. HB is known for its long stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, gre...

California Misdemeanor DUI

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

California Misdemeanor DUI How likely is jail time for a first DUI? What are the penalties for your first, second, or third DUI conviction? How often do first-time misdemeanor offenders go to jail? What are the chances of going to jail for a second DUI? If there are aggravating facts re...

Refusing Testing When Pulled Over For a DUI

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 11, 2022 | 0 Comments

What Happens If You Do Not Take A DUI Test? You may be concerned about what will happen if you refuse to take a blood alcohol test after being arrested for a DUI in California. There are serious consequences if it is proven that you refused to take a blood or breath test, also known as a chemica...

What is Bail?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Dec 03, 2022 | 0 Comments

In more serious misdemeanor and felony cases, you have to post bail or stay in jail pending the outcome of your case. However, in the most serious cases, the court can deny you bail. These are capital crimes or those cases where the judge determines your release would result in great bodily harm ...

What is DUI Child Endangerment?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Nov 22, 2022 | 0 Comments

Prosecutors can charge you with DUI and tack on the child endangerment enhancement under Vehicle Code Section 23572 if you are arrested for DUI and you had a minor under the age of 14 in your car.  Will I Go To Jail? First offense: 48 hours in the county jail. Second offense: 10 days in the count...

What is The Right to a Speedy Trial in a DUI Case?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Oct 09, 2022 | 0 Comments

Keith Laroy Dews was arrested for DUI on January 29, 2011. Mr. Dews appeared in court on February 14, 2011. His case was “discharged by the district attorney pending further investigation.” After receiving a blood-alcohol-analysis report, the DA filed charges against Mr. Dews, accusing him of vio...

Supreme Court Sends DUI Case Back to Orange County Court

Posted by Richard Wagner | Aug 18, 2022 | 0 Comments

Police stopped William Leahy for driving 55 in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.  According to the officer, “Leahy's face was flushed, his eyes were red and watery, his speech was slurred, his balance was unsteady, and he exuded the odor of alcohol.” HGN EYE TEST “Leahy took the HGN test. “Nystagmus is an...

Can You Get a DUI With a BAC below .08%?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Aug 11, 2022 | 0 Comments

Q: How likely is it to be convicted of a DUI when your blood alcohol content is below the legal limit? Q: Can you still get a DUI with a BAC below 0.08%? Benjamin F. Warlick got into a traffic accident and California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Jensen came to investigate. Mr. Warlick told the CH...

Famous People with DUIs

Posted by Richard Wagner | Jun 24, 2022 | 0 Comments

Former Raider Wide Receiver Henry Ruggs is accused of driving 156 mph, and having a blood alcohol level of 0.16 percent. According to reports, prosecutors charged Ruggs with DUI resulting in death, DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm, two counts of reckless driving resulting in death or subs...

What is Military Diversion?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Feb 07, 2021 | 0 Comments

Diversion suspends, postpones, or presses the pause button on your criminal case for a certain amount of time to give you time to do certain things, like a treatment program. If you successfully complete diversion, the criminal charges, including DUI cases, are dismissed. You also may legally ans...

What is Probation?

Posted by Richard Wagner | Apr 09, 2020 | 0 Comments

There are two types of probation: formal and informal. Probation is the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentence and the conditional release of a defendant into the community under the direction of a probation officer (“formal” or “supervised” probation) or the court (a “conditiona...

Eight Years In Prison For DUI Crash

Posted by Richard Wagner | Jul 02, 2017 | 0 Comments

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to eight years in state prison for crashing into a woman's vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), killing her dog and causing her arm to be amputated. Circumstances of the Case On Oct. 25, 2015, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Swar...

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