DUI OR NOT DUI? non attendace at court after judge gave 2nd chance?
Washington State-
I was charged with(driving a motor vehicle being under 21 with alchol in my system) (1st offense) the judge says this isnt a DUI. i blew a 0.05%. Whats the real difference in charges.
AND ALSO PLEASE HELP WITH THIS Q--- i went to court they gave me a 1000$ fine, victims pannel, 1 day in jail and liscense suspension. and was suppose to report back 3month later with all this done but i never did it, but i did pay 400$ of the fine . I appeared in front of the judge hThe judge said hell give me asecond chance to get this done and was suppose to report back again 3 months with it done. but i had to leave state, my girl was having my baby and now its been 2 years and i still havnt gone back to WA. but am planning to WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I TURM MYSELF IN. Whats the judge gonna do? im real nervous hes gonna throw the MAX penalty at me. is there someone who can answer or can i ask?? --thank you
2007-05-23 06:03:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You sure aren't the sharpest knife in the drawer. I hope you get the max penalty, maybe then you will learn some responsibility.
2007-05-23 06:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok, you left the state so there's Unlawful Flight to avoid prosecution on top of a failure to appear, then at the judges discretion we can throw contempt charges in there. If that wasn't enough you can throw in the original charges maxed on the scale (that means a bigger fine, forfeiture of your license and 90 days to a year in jail).
Unlawful flight is usually a felony and depending on the DA can be a federal charge (mucho jail time and fines).
By waiting as long as you have you don't even have the option really to play dumb. You had best get a really good lawyer and hope you have 5-10,000 dollars to pay him with then another 5-10 to cover your possible fines.
Also don't let someone tell you the statute of limitations will run out on these charges. By your own admission you have already been convicted which means you are committing all the follow up crimes on a daily basis and no limitation applies.
2007-05-24 08:38:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need to turn your life around and have no plan to do so by "running" and wanting to flee consequences you are fully aware of. They will not accept "having to leave state because your girl was having your baby" for that length of time. It doesn't take that length of time for a lady to have a baby, I'm sorry...3 months is plenty of time. If you knew having alcohol in your system and being under 21 is against the law...you should have thought of that before drinking. Everyone knows that. It is very doubtful that they'll be in any way merciful to you when you do turn yourself in. You've asked for it and shown them that getting your life together and taking them up on the second chance was not important to you. You don't seem to want to straighten your life out and do what the authorities told you. That's not being "mean" or giving a "mean" answer. It's a truthful answer...they're probably going to figuratively throw the book at you. Judges don't play...you were very fortunate to have gotten a second chance. Which, it appears that you knew you were going to blow and did it anyway. So...you get what you get because of consequences. How can you even question that, and not know that they will be extremely unhappy with what you've done after they cut you a break to try to help you??
2007-05-23 06:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by sls.spec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are now facing two different charges, the original DUI and a contempt of court charge. I strongly suggest that you get a lawyer first before turning yourself in. After blowing off a judge twice you are looking at jail time and increase in all penalties.
Your best chance is get a lawyer to help you, be honest and show that you have grown up.
2007-05-23 06:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You deserve to go to jail, just for being an idiot! Even when you got a break, you still refused to comply with a judges order. You didn't "HAVE" to leave the state, but you did HAVE to follow the judge's order. And, if you are too cocky to report back to a judge when he tells you to, then you should go to jail!
2007-05-23 06:24:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar charge in Washington. When I finally went back to face it I caught 2 years. I servered it at Coyote Ridge. What a hole!!! The white supremists had me getting it in the keister so often every time I sneezed I had to change my underwear.
2007-05-23 06:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be held in contempt at least for failing to appear...and maybe the judge will suspend a jail sentence...They will let you explain your situation...All you can do is hope the truth will set you free...
2007-05-23 06:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have a "failure to appear" and a bench warrant for your arrest. If you get pulled over, the cops will run your plates or your license and they will arrest you on the spot.
If you turn yourself in, it looks better to the judge. It may also influence his decision regarding your punishment.
2007-05-23 06:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by buggerhead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there will be an outstanding warrant for your arrest. If you go back, expect to be arrested and jailed for failure to appear.
2007-05-23 06:06:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A big fine, possible jail time.
2007-05-23 06:10:36 · answer #10 · answered by zombi86 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋