Legal Question in DUI Law in California

Suspended license - Public Defender VS. Private Attorney

I was told by the DMV that they will

go ahead and issue me a restricted

license once they receive my SR-22

(2-3days). Three weeks later, I drove

to school thinking this whole time

that I was issued a restricted license,

that it was in their system, and that

I'm just waiting for it in the mail.

There was a sobriety checkpoint on

my way home and I got cited for

driving under a suspended license all

along.This whole time I thought I

was issued a restricted license weeks

ago.

I was cited with driving with a

suspended license due to a DUI,

breaking the probabtion (Got a DUI 3

months ago) and now I have to

appear at court.

I owe so much money that i dont

have enough income to hire a private

attorney. Can a public offender

reduce charges just as a private

attorney can? I don't want jail time,

Can a public defender reduce that

charge just as equal as a private

attorney can?

My question is: Will I be better off

with hiring a private attorney and be

in debt than appointing a public

defender? I dont want jail time, and I

qualify for a PD.


Asked on 4/20/09, 7:23 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Brian Dinday Law Offices of Brian R. Dinday

Re: Suspended license - Public Defender VS. Private Attorney

Stop spamming this site with the same inquiry over and over and over. It's abusive, (and pointless).

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Answered on 4/21/09, 11:58 am
Joshua Hale Hale Law Group

Re: Suspended license - Public Defender VS. Private Attorney

No one can tell you what your results will be. I generally suggest a private attorney for one main reason, they have more time to fight your case than a PD.

Ultimately the choice is yours, but yes I would suggest private counsel.

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Answered on 4/20/09, 7:58 pm


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