Cortland Crime

I had gotten a dwi and auo2 they gave me 5 days in jail instead of 3 years probation and a year conditional discharge the district attorney said I would only be in jail for 3 days of the 5 is this true?

You do 2 days for every 3 of the sentence so 3 sounds right.

My mother-in-law was arrested for DWI and resisting arrest about 6 months ago. She went to trial and the jury deadlocked on the DWI charge and she was found guilty on the resisting arrest.How can the resisting arrest charge stick, if the DWI charge ended in a dead lock. I am just curious, because she was just sentenced to 8 months of jail time. BTW the original charge DWI was deadlocked because she drove an ATV across her land to her brothers house when the police where at his house, so it wouldn't constitute a DWI if she was not on a public road.

These are separate offenses, each with their own separate elements. It is possible to be found guilty of one without...

I received two tickets one for underage possession and intention to consume and another for an open container. I was at a party at my college and crossed the street with an open container. The party was going on outside and only stopped me because I crossed the street. He did not see me drink the alcohol.

You should retain a local criminal defense lawyer.

witness as to the medical condition I was in (severe breathing problems dues to COPD/Emphasema, he was unable to finish the arraignment due to my condition as he himself stated. My atty. a "public defender" (god help me) said he wasn't sure about it that the judge could hurt my case. Now as far as I see it he saw my condition even ordered the state trooper to retrieve my inhaler from my pocketbook. I believe he should be called as a witness. What is your take on this. And Atty. Piccollo do not bother to put in your two cents.

Generally it is difficult to subpoena a judge as a witness about issues of fact. Since part of your defense is your...

it will be my word against the state troopers word. many things just do not make sense nor add up, and their are other circumstances or variables if you will that are involved. The arresting state trooper has already lied and omitted pertinent information. the road side thing that i blew into had a reading of 0.169 (the state trooper showed it to me) and was as he stated to me that I would only be getting tickets for agravated unlicensed operation and unsafe lane change. As we were ready to go to the state police building did he then state that I was also being arrested for DWI. I refused a test at the state police building. We havent any monies for an attorney and the public defender I question whether or not can take on a case like this.

Get the public defender and go over all the facts and circumstances before making any decision. Not everything you said...

I'm an international student and charged for a DWI with 0.09 level. I heard that it is possible to be reduced as a DWAI status with low level of alcohol. I visited one lawyer and he gave me the cost rate of $3,500. But it is way too much than I thought. What happens if I ask for the public defender? Do I have to be qualified for anything for being a foreigner? What's the cost for a public defender? Is it recommended to ask them for the case?

A legal fee of $3,500.00 would be very reasonable for an experienced DWI attorney if you intend on contesting the...

I'm an international student and was just charged for a DWI with a level of 0.09. Can I ask a public defender to take my case or would it be better to go to district attourney? And, please let me know what my penalties would be.

In New York a DWI is an unclassified Misdemeanor, which means its handled as a class "A" Misdemeanor. As a result, it...