Memphis DUI Lawyer

Did you know that driving under the influence is maybe the only crime in Tennessee requiring jail time for which you can be convicted just on someone else's opinion? It's true. That someone else would be the police officer who pulled you over, and their opinion comes simply from their observations of you during the stop. Even if you did not submit to a breath test, the officer can testify to your physical state and how you performed on a field sobriety test. However, that does not mean guilt. It is simply someone's opinion. Furthermore, it may not be reliable. Did the officer know what they were doing? How much training had they received in giving a field sobriety test? Likewise, even if you do submit to a blood alcohol content test the result can be faulty. The test may have been improperly administered, or the machine could be defective.

Too many people get convicted of DUI on unreliable proof. A first offense DUI in Tennessee goes on your record permanently, even if you have no prior record. A second offense is a mandatory minimum 45 days in jail. A third offense is a mandatory minimum 120 days in jail, and a fourth offense is a felony. And that's just the incarceration; in addition, your license would be suspended for a year, and then there are the financial costs from fines, court costs, higher insurance, maybe even loss of job.

Now, do you want someone else's opinion to result in one of those scenarios? Do you want unreliable evidence to result in the humiliation, expense, and inconvenience a DUI can lead to? If not, you need an experienced lawyer who will challenge the proof. As your Memphis DUI defense attorney I will conduct a thorough investigation, explain your options to you, and handle the case on your terms, not the government's.