Rehoboth Beach DUI
Advocating for the Accused with Over 30 Years of Combined Legal Experience
When your freedom and good name are threatened, Abram and Hutchison is here to stand between you and the criminal justice system. We step in to protect you from harsh penalties and work to secure a favorable outcome in your case. Regardless of whether you expect to be convicted or acquitted, having a criminal defense attorney on your side is always an asset when facing serious criminal charges with major consequences.
The clock is ticking. Get in touch with a Rehoboth Beach criminal defense lawyer immediately by calling (302) 273-1442 today.
Fact Sheet for DUI Charges
DUI offense come with serious penalties. These vary depending on whether you have been previously charged with DUI and how many convictions you have had. However, even a first-time DUI conviction packs a pretty heavy punch.
Here’s what you can expect if you receive a DUI conviction in Delaware:
- First DUI: License suspended for 24 months, $1.5K fine, 1 year in jail
- Second DUI: License suspended for 30 months, $2.5K fine, 18 months in prison
- Third DUI: License suspended for 36 months, $5K fine, 2 years in prison
- Fourth DUI: Licensed suspended for 60 months, $7K fine, 5 years in prison
- Subsequent DUIs: Felony charges, up to $15K in fines, up to 15 years in prison.
Even a first DUI carries painful consequences. If you’re like most people, you can’t afford to pay thousands of dollars, spend time in jail, and be without transportation or work for years at a time. Such a conviction can be devastating to your ability to be an effective parent, employee, or student, and it can heavily affect the cost of your insurance premiums and your ability to pursue new professional opportunities in the future.
How a Rehoboth Beach DUI Lawyer Can Help
Our firm has earned many “Not Guilty” verdicts for our clients and has had a great many other cases dismissed entirely. If the court finds you guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, we can still help you pursue lighter penalties and reduced fines, jail time, etc. No matter the circumstances of your DUI case, you will need help in order to secure a fair, desirable outcome.
Even if you are from another state or city but were arrested for DUI in Rehoboth Beach, we are still able to help you and defend your case.
We are available 24/7! Contact us today if you have been arrested and charged, or give us a call at (302) 273-1442.
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Dismissed Dealing Marijuana, and DUI
Originally charged with drug Dealing Marijuana, and DUI. Was able to get the drug dealing charges reduced at preliminary hearing, then trial followed. At trial was able to keep out the radar evidence in this case and the state was not able to prove Reasonable Articulable Suspicion for the stop, all charges dismissed.
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Not Guilty DUI
A suppression motion granted for no probable cause, kept out the portable breathe test on foundation.
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Dismissed DUI
DUI attempting to convict Mr. Abram's client for drug use - successfully argued that the state forensic chemist was not qualified to testify to the effects of the substance and the state failed to comply with expert discovery.
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Dismissed DUI
Held a suppression hearing after the client was pulled over for not having his headlights on. Mr. Abram successfully argued that the state did not have probable cause to make an arrest.
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Dismissed DUI
Officer stopped the Defendant for Speeding, was able to show that the Defendant performed well on his field tests and that the officer did not properly administer all of the field tests, no probable cause for arrest, case dismissed.
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Dismissed DUI
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Dismissed DUI
DUI arrest. Was able to successfully argue that after the performance of field tests the officer lacked probable cause to make the arrest for DUI, case dismissed.
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Not Guilty DUI
DUI arrest. Driver was stopped for running a stop sign, it was successfully argued that the state could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt the Defendant was under the influence of alcohol, not guilty DUI.
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Dismissed DUI
Originally convicted of DUI in Justice of the Peace Court, case was appealed to Court of Common pleas and the court found no probable cause for the arrest for DUI, case dismissed.
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Dismissed DUI
DUI case. Case was voluntarily dismissed by the State following a motion filed by the defense challenging the validity of the stop in this case, the Defendant was not required to appear for trial.