Cleveland GA DUI Lawyer - Cleveland GA DUI Attorney
Cleveland Municipal Court is separate jurisdiction than White County. This fact can be confusing because the White County Court system is held in the City of Cleveland, GA. However if you were arrested for DUI within the city limits of Cleveland Georgia, your case would begin the municipal court.
For over 25 Years Richard Lawson has been handling DUI cases in Cleveland, Georgia. In 1995, he began his career as a DUI Prosecutor in White County, including Cleveland. He is the top-rated and most reviewed DUI Lawyer in Georgia and his reviews can be found on AVVO. His experience is the difference!
30-Day Warning!
In Georgia, you only have thirty days to file an ALS Appeal to save your license. Without a 30-day letter, your license will be suspended, possibly up to 12 months.  If you refused the breath test, the suspension would be without a permit to drive. The State of Georgia charges $150 to file the 30-day letter. The 30-day rule is inflexible and cannot be extended. Act Now.
Cleveland Georgia DUI Process
Map To Cleveland Georgia Municipal Court
Cleveland Municipal Court is located in Cleveland City Hall. Court sessions take place at the White County Courthouse once a month at 7:00 p.m. Trials happen once a month at 5:00 p.m. However as a matter of policy, Judge Garrison Baker does not hear DUI trials. You can negotiate a settlement of your DUI case and potentially even a reduction to a lesser offense; however Judge Baker will not conduct a trial on a DUI case. All DUI trials will be conducted in the White County Superior Court. Minor traffic offenses can be paid without a court appearance. To pay minor traffic tickets, contact Clerk of Court Charlie LaVelle. For DUI cases, it's always best to hire a Cleveland GA DUI Lawyer.
If you are charged with DUI anywhere in North Georgia, you need to hire an attorney that understands the local customs and procedures. No two courts have the same procedures and our Cleveland GA DUI Lawyers have been handling DUI cases for many years. Our experience is the difference because we exclusively practice DUI defense. When you contact a general practitioner, that attorney may be doing a real estate closing 20 minutes before your DUI case. But at our office, we only handle DUI cases, and we use our experience to find the best possible outcome for your case.
There Are Defenses To Your DUI Case
Many lawyers assume guilt before they even look for potential defenses to your case. For example, they see a breath test result above .08 and assume that the case cannot be won, but nothing could be further from the truth. Our office has won hundreds of DUI cases for our clients. Even in cases that cannot be won, our office has helped thousands of our clients restore their privilege to drive. You do not have to lose your ability to drive just because you were arrested for DUI in White County or anywhere in North Georgia.
Roadblocks and Roadside Checkpoints in Cleveland GA
One example of a potential defense is whether the police implemented the roadblock in your case within Constitutional guidelines. The police cannot simply set up a checkpoint anywhere and anytime they want. There must be a legitimate reason for the roadblock: police supervisors must make the decision to set it up, they must stop every car, and the purpose of the roadblock must be for a legitimate reason other than general law enforcement. Your Cleveland GA DUI Attorney will challenge the legality of the roadblock used in your case, and if the roadblock is invalid, it will not matter if you were impaired. That is why challenging the roadblock can be an excellent defense in your case.
Was There Probable Cause to Arrest
Another potential defense is whether there was sufficient reason to place you under arrest. Cleveland GA DUI Lawyers from our office will look at the reason you were arrested and challenge whether the arrest was based on sufficient grounds.
Another potential defense is whether there was sufficient reason to pull you over in the first place. That is called articulable suspicion to stop the vehicle in which you were driving. The police cannot simply pull anyone over because they appear suspicious; there has to be a sufficient suspicion that criminal activity has occurred. Even if you were impaired, if there were not sufficient reason to pull you over your case would be dismissed. That is why we never assume a person's guilt just because they failed a breath or blood test.
One more example of a potential defense is that you were not impaired to the extent that you were less safe to drive. In effect, you are not guilty. At our office, we respect and admire police officers. They have a tough job, however; we also recognize they are human beings who make mistakes like everyone else. Arresting someone for DUI is a snap judgment that can be wrong. Many people have medical conditions the mimic impairment.
Many people refuse to take a breath test, even though they were not impaired because they were always told to refuse by others. Many people are assumed guilty because they have had a prior DUI. Many people are simply innocent and should never have been arrested in the first place. Our Cleveland GA DUI Attorneys are skilled trial lawyers who will fight your case in White County Superior Court. Our office will not rest until the best DUI Defense is presented on your behalf.
The Best DUI Defense Begins Here:
As shown through these examples, DUI defense is complicated, but all our attorneys are certified in standardized field sobriety testing and have been trained in the latest breath-testing procedures. There are options and possibilities in even the most difficult cases. Our office is here 24 hours a day, seven days a week and we are here to help you when you need it most. Contact us today.
Our Attorneys
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Richard Lawson
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Kimberly A. Berry
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