Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

A woman has been charged with High Blood Alcholol level in MI. The police did not see who was driving the vehicle. The woman's boyfriend told the police she was driving. In court, the boyfriend wished to change his statement to say he was driving the vehicle. What are the possible penalties to the boyfriend if he changes his statement, and what if he opts to plead "the 5th"?


Asked on 3/29/12, 5:52 am

4 Answers from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

If he pleads the 5th, he can and won't be required to incriminate himself. He will likely get charged with interfering with the police investigation or some other misdemeanor.

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Answered on 3/29/12, 6:01 am

First, you can't accurately:

a. diagnose a case properly on the internet with a very limited amount of information;

b. predict what the police will do or how they might react to a changed story;

c. predict what a prosecuting attorney will do about the changed story;

d. determine if the boyfriend can change the story in a way that would make it much more difficult for him to be charged with offenses relating to the changed story.

Bottom line - - - - hire an experienced defense attorney to become involved in the case right away.Read more at: www.MichiganOUIDefense.com and speak to Attorney John English.

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Answered on 3/29/12, 6:44 am
William Morrison Action Defense Center

If you both were drunk and it was her car, she still gets charged with OWI (allowing an intoxicated person to drive her vehicle).

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Answered on 3/29/12, 7:21 am


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