Hello this is Attorney Patrick Silva with another to one of your fequently asked questions. Recently we were asked, I was wondering is there a way to stay out of jail? I was involved in a DUI, I ended up pleading guilty, I did not do my classes or the victim impact panel. Those are […]

Hello this is Attorney Patrick Silva with another answer to one of your fequently asked questions. Had a recent questions regarding, I have my the third violation on probation whats going to happen? If you violate a first or second time usually the courts don’t instill to much punishment, they just might give some additional work

When you start any type of criminal case there is always an imbalance between the powers to be. On one hand you have the district attorney who start off with all the power and on the other hand you have the defense team who starts off with almost no power. Through proper planning and investigation

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My husband has been charged with a DUI. At the time he was not in his car (he was pulled over and stopped on a freeway rest stop), the keys weren’t in the ignition. He was given 10 days to call the DMV to request a hearing to get his license back. Should he speak

Hello this is Attorney Patrick Silva with another answer to one of your fequently asked questions. Many times I get asked, did I have to blow into the roadside breath test. That’s governed by vehicle code 23612A1D. The test is completely voluntary, the officer should have told you it was voluntary and that you had the

My boyfriend from Huntington Beach was pulled over yesterday, St. Patrica Day, for “driving too slow” at the light or at a turn. He refused a breathalyzer because he felt this was harassment. The police held him down at the station and took a blood sample, is this legal in CA? I know under probable

Hello, Attorney Patrick Silva here again with another answer to one of your frequently asked questions. Recently I was asked can someone get a Dui with no chemical test? Well a Dui has two separate offenses you vehicle code 23152 (a) which says driving impaired to an appreciable degree and 23152 (b) which say your

Hello this is Attorney Patrick Silva with another answer to one of your frequently asked questions. Recently I was asked I had a felony Dui approximately 2008 can I get it reduced to a misdemeanor? The process of get a felony dui reduced to a misdemeanor is know as penal code 17b it allows you