Second Offense DUI Reduced to First Offense in VA Court

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On April 13, 2012, our law firm represented a client charged with committing a second offense DUI.  If convicted as charged, the client faced a mandatory minimum jail sentence and suspension of his license for a period of 3 years along with ignition interlock as a condition of a restricted license. Weiland Upton was able to get the charge reduced to a first offense.   As a result, the client received no jail time, no ignition interlock, received a license suspension for one year as opposed to 3 years and was granted an immediate restricted license.

 

 

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