I have a legal question for any willing to take a crack at it......

[Stormymystic]

my friends husband was aressted last march and charged for dwi twice on same arrest, is that legal? granted he should not have been driving when drunk, and i have told him over and over, but can they do something like that? their reason for it was because he had 2 wrecks before getting pulled over, i am pissed that they got away with that but also pissed a him for doing thisto his family

[Cristian]

he had 2 wrecks as you said so i think they can

[Timber Loftis]

Oghfff.... *scratches head*
[img]graemlins/readingbook.gif[/img] Depends on the STATUTE. This is governed by the Arkansas code. I doubt you could charge him for DWI twice (I assume he had 2 wrecks both prior to arrest), but you likely can charge him with "Accident Resulting from Intoxication" twice. Which is more likely what he was charged with.

Again, depends on the statute. IF this is not the first time, your friend will more than likely see the world from behind bars for up to a year (or more). If it was the first time, (a) get good lawyer, and (b) be prepared to hoof it for a while, because the license likely will be left with the court clerk.

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Oghfff.... *scratches head* [img]graemlins/readingbook.gif[/img] Depends on the STATUTE. This is governed by the Arkansas code. I doubt you could charge him for DWI twice (I assume he had 2 wrecks both prior to arrest), but you likely can charge him with "Accident Resulting from Intoxication" twice. Which is more likely what he was charged with. Again, depends on the statute. IF this is not the first time, your friend will more than likely see the world from behind bars for up to a year (or more). If it was the first time, (a) get good lawyer, and (b) be prepared to hoof it for a while, because the license likely will be left with the court clerk.

uggg, lol not his first or second...with new charges he now has 4 ending on him, yes it is 2 dwi's, plus he has other umm court matters,lol so he is looking at jail time i guess *sigh* i was just hoping for the kids sake but imo he needs help and needs to straighten himself up, i have only drank and driven once, and told him to many times to count he was going to wind up killing himself, his kids, or someone else, maybe this will open his damn eyes [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img]

[Timber Loftis]

Arkansas DWI Sentencing GUidelines, courtesy of Little Rock courts homepage:
http://www.geocities.com/~trafficcourt/dwi1.htm

Minimum & Maximum Penalties for DWI:
http://www.geocities.com/~trafficcourt/dwi.htm

Here is LOISLAW's website. You (or anyone) can sign up for a free trial period and research your topic. Make sure to narrow your searches as much as possible or you'll spend all day reading BS.
http://www.loislaw.com/

[Stormymystic]

I will let my husband read them,lol he knows more about laws han i do

[LordKathen]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Minimum & Maximum Penalties for DWI: http://www.geocities.com/~trafficcourt/dwi.htm

Hey TL, you got a link like this one for Washington state? Being a cabby who listens to drunks bitch about my fare prices all night, I would love to be able to show them a copy of this! [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[Stormymystic]

lol LK, you should look yoursup on your own [img]tongue.gif[/img] I had no clue where to start, you do...

[Lavindathar]

Thought you Americans called it DUI (Driving Under the Influence).

What is DIW?

[Stormymystic]

Originally posted by Lavindathar: Thought you Americans called it DUI (Driving Under the Influence). What is DIW?

lol it is dwi...drving while intoxicated
dui is driving under the infunce, there is a difference
slight as it may be, if you are just tippsy, then it is dui if you are falling down flights of stairs tippsy the it is dwi, ifyou have to close one eye, it is dui if you have a passanger who closes both eyes it is dwi...get it? got it? good,lol