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Experienced Winston-Salem DWI Attorneys
With 30 years of experience, our Winston-Salem DWI team has the knowledge and expertise to successfully litigate your case. Our law firm is accustomed to fighting for our clients in and out of the courtroom. If you get stopped for a DWI in Forsyth County, you need a professional Winston-Salem DWI legal defense team on your side. So call us today for a free DWI consultation!
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What to Do During a DWI Stop
There are several “best practices” that you may adopt that will help you if you are pulled over for a DWI in Forsyth County. If you are stopped for DWI, you will want to ensure that your actions do not give the officer any additional evidence of “impairment”. The first thing an officer will likely do when stopping someone for a DWI in Winston-Salem is to ask to see your license and registration. The best place to keep these documents is clipped to your visor, so you can easily get them and hand them to the officer. If you have the documents in the glove box, it will take longer to get them, and when you lean over, it could give the officer the opinion that your balance is effected, which could be attributed to impairment.
Everything below is designed to help you prevent the state from acquiring the evidence it needs to convict you of DWI:
Please understand that there are no one-size-fits-all rules. Just about everything depends on how much you’ve had to drink. Don’t give up your rights! Call our experienced Winston-Salem DWI attorneys for help if you have been charged.
DWI and Its Effect on Your Driver’s License
If you are convicted of a DWI in Winston-Salem, you will lose your license, bottom line. However, it is important to note the difference between being charged and being convicted. If you get charged with a DWI, you get your day in court and with the right DWI attorney, avoid conviction. Even if you are convicted of a DWI and lose your drivers license, the length of the license suspension depends on several factors. It is important that you hire a knowledgeable and experienced Winston-Salem DWI attorney.
The different sentencing levels and the length of suspensions vary greatly depending on several different factors. A conviction could cause a loss of your driving license of 1 year at the lowest level, up to permanent suspension for habitual offenders. If you are being charged with a Winston-Salem DWI, you need an experienced Winston-Salem DWI attorney who can help limit or avoid the penalties. Call us today if you are being charged with a Winston-Salem DWI.
Your DWI Defense Options
There are several elements that the prosecution must prove in order to successfully win a DWI case. The rule of law states that the prosecution needs to show you were driving the vehicle and that you were impaired due to an impairing substance (drugs or alcohol) at the time.
The defense can try to suppress or keep out evidence, thus preventing the prosecution from proving its case. There are many defense strategies in DWI cases, but your attorney should attempt to achieve the following:
Below are some common defenses for Winston-Salem DWI charges:
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Winston-Salem
Criminal & Immigration Attorneys
1133 West First Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(336) 485-4907
Winston-Salem
Family Law Attorneys
3400 Healy Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 962-7221
Greensboro
Criminal & Family Law
328 E. Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 360-5528
High Point
Criminal & Injury Law
820 North Elm Street
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 814-8118
Our service area includes Forsyth County, Guilford County, Surry County, Stokes County, Yadkin County, Davie County, Davidson County, Randolph County, and Alamance County.