The attorney was able to secure a plea of guilty to one count of DWAI, a violation. This allowed our client to avoid a criminal record, avoid the IID requirement, and ultimately to keep his job.
In this case, we had a client with a government job that required him to drive for work. The client was charged with an Aggravated DWI and common law DWI, both of which are misdemeanors and require the Ignition Interlock Device (IID) if someone is found guilty. Our client could not accept a plea that required the IID, as his job would fire him with that condition. Our client had a previous DWAI conviction, so the initial offer was to plead guilty to DWI as a misdemeanor. The attorney has a particularly good relationship with DA’s office in the county where our client was charged. He had our client’s boss write a letter to the DA and made a strong pitch for a further reduction based on our client’s career. The attorney was able to secure a plea of guilty to one count of DWAI, a violation. This allowed our client to avoid a criminal record, avoid the IID requirement, and ultimately to keep his job.
