if a man has a DUI felony, and ran over two people on a DUI, is he looking at mandatory jail time, and if so how long? if it helps he lives in springfield, illinois.
2006-11-26 08:57:38 · 9 answers · asked by fam11 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Probably not very long at all.
We don't take drunk driving very seriouslly in the US at all.
Usually even if you are convicted of killing someone while drunk driving the sentence is usually 7-10 years and you will only serve about 3 years.
Failure to pay your taxes. also called tax evaison will get you 10 years and you will serve at least 6.
Something is wrong in this country and we need to fix it.
If you kill someone while driving drunk you should spend life in prision.
2006-11-26 09:07:23 · answer #1 · answered by alanpks4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From my 24 years of expereince in the substance abuse field, I deal w/ DUI offenders daily. Knowledge acquired via the court and Office of the Secretary of Stae, anyone involved in a reckless homicide from DUI or is charged with a 2nd DUI, they will recieve a felony charge. It should not matter if the person lives in Springifield, IL, a death is a death; regardless if it is not intentional. I have a client who served 6 years for one (1) person's death. The other negative is that your driving privileges get revoked. No one should drive under the influence, that is one of the most dangerous acts anyone can comit in their lifetime.
2006-11-26 09:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by Smartzilla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no thank you to clean it. in case you fill out a historic past type and it asks in case you have ever been arrested. You greater appropriate record that DUI. word video games might artwork for civilian jobs. yet no longer police departments. And in case you do no longer tell them approximately it and that they discover out, you will no longer get a activity and that they are going to tell everywhere else you prepare which you lied to them. in case you're already thinking lieing to the police branch you're making use of at, i think of that's time ot re-evaluate your profession determination. in the event that they might't believe you to be trustworthy as somebody who's making use of for a activity. How can they believe you to inform the believe in case you destroy a vehicle, detect a multitude of money, could use deadly tension ect? what's combating you for lieing in those circumstances? Be a guy and be trustworthy approximately your previous. in the event that they reject you, they reject you. a minimum of you have your honor. in basic terms prepare someplace else. we are approximately to employ a guy with a DWI on his record years in the past. it quite is not a large deal if it quite is in basic terms a million and it befell years in the past and additionally you have an in any different case clean record.
2016-12-13 14:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DUI law's are unneeded! If you kill somebody with your car, why does it matter if you were drinking? It should be the same penalty, for drinking, or talking on the cellphone, or being old, and having slow reflexes!
2006-11-26 09:07:36 · answer #4 · answered by Mr N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In GA. he would get about 10 years.
2006-11-26 09:02:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope he's looking at mandatory jail time, the idiot.
2006-11-26 08:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 counts of manslaugter - long time in prison
2006-11-26 09:00:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hope he learned his lesson. might wanna let him know to keep his soap on a rope. cuz in idaho he would do at least ten years
2006-11-26 10:23:14 · answer #8 · answered by smileylou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah!
2006-11-26 09:03:24 · answer #9 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋