What Should You Expect At Your Dui Trial?

Unfortunately, you were arrested and charged with driving under the influence

. Since you've decided to plead not guilty, you've been assigned a court date. When you go to court a jury of your peers will be charged with determining if you were indeed intoxicated at the time of your arrest. An impending court date can be unsettling and terrifying. You really have no idea what to expect, but you have been told that you will face tougher penalties if you are found guilty than if you would have pled no contest or guilty. You are probably worried that the judge is going to really throw the book at you. You have to find a way to calm down and relax when these thoughts start creeping in. Hopefully you've hired a good lawyer to defend you. If you have a lawyer, he or she will tell you, in detail, what you should expect to happen during your trial. Your lawyer will make sure you aren't entering the courtroom blindly.

The arresting officer likely read you your rights. One of these rights is the right to have an attorney. The officer told you that if you didn't have an attorney, the court would appoint one to defend you. Your lawyer, regardless of how he or she was chosen, will school you on how to dress and act. They will tell you exactly what to say and how you should say it. Basically, you have to show up, sit there, and allow your attorney to do all the work.

Your lawyer will ask you to describe, in detail, what events transpired leading up to your arrest. You will be asked whether or not you took any drugs, and if so, what kind. Your lawyer will ask how many drinks you had, what you ate, and more. You will also have to explain what happened to make the officer pull you over. It's always best to tell your lawyer the whole truth. Its not your lawyers job to judge you. A lawyer's job is to win the case for your. Your lawyer will listen to your story, make notes, and compile a list of evidence. This evidence will then be weighed against the evidence the prosecution has. This evidence will likely come from the officers arrest report. At this time your lawyer will form his basis for your defense.

After your lawyer has compiled a defense strategy, he or she will go over it with you. One example of a defense strategy that's commonly used in DUI court is the lawyer explains that inclement weather prevented the arresting officer from administering the field sobriety test properly. You probably won't have to do anything but sit there and let your lawyer do the talking. That is unless you are required to take the stand. However, attorneys rarely put their clients on the stand during a DUI trial. Your lawyer will likely tell you to sit there and might even tell you what kind of expressions to use.

With this coaching, your trial will begin with the judge and jury entering the courtroom with you and your lawyer on one side and the prosecution on the other. Your lawyer will attempt to convince the jury, through evidence, witness testimony as well as a confident closing argument which will hopefully solidify your innocence in the jury's eyes. That's how a DUI trial goes, and hopefully it ends up with you getting off the hook or at least receiving a lesser charge in case you are convicted of driving under the influence.

by: Robin Saunders

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