You had a little too much to drink at a social event, and you went through a checkpoint where officers suspected you’d been drinking. Perhaps you even had a minor crash after imbibing, and the breathalyzer rated you as impaired. Regardless of how or why you were given a DUI, checking into a treatment center can most definitely help your case.
A DUI may bring with it jail time, heavy fines, and possible restitution to any injured party. It could also result in the loss of your driver’s license. A DUI conviction can affect future job opportunities, and it may impact your current employment.
You might not have many options to get back on the right track, but you do have options. One of them is entering a treatment facility.
How Treatment Can Affect Your Case
Alcohol treatment is not a guarantee that the prosecutor will dismiss your case, but the judge is likely to look favorably on your decision. The prosecutor could reduce your charges. Sometimes, a judge will reduce your sentence as a result of obtaining treatment.
If the judge or another interested party (your employer, for example) insists on your entering rehabilitation facilities, you still win. Enrolling on your own shows those around you as well as the judge that you are making a conscious effort to make positive changes in your life. Treatment also proves to the judge in your case that you are willing to make changes to your life so that you won’t find yourself in this situation ever again. Voluntarily entering an alcohol treatment facility can actually help to build a strong defense against DUI charges.
Get Legal Help
A knowledgeable attorney can assist you with many elements of entering treatment and how this action can benefit your case. An attorney such as those at Miltenberger Law Offices is particularly adept at helping you to build a strong defense or working to get charges reduced or in some cases dismissed. Cody has more than a decade of experience that he utilizes to get clients the best possible outcome. This experience can be the difference in correcting a mistake and getting your life back or possible jail time and hefty fines.
