Riverside, CA asked in Criminal Law and DUI / DWI for Pennsylvania

Q: my granddaughter just got a DUI, also charged with evading arrest (she lead police on a high speed chase) and resisting

arrest. she got a DUI last year also , court case pending, and 2dui's in calif. 9 yrs. ago. what kind of jail time is she looking at

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Ryan L Hyde
Ryan L Hyde
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Exton , PA
  • Licensed in Pennsylvania

A: Hopefully she is taking this seriously, and is already in an inpatient facility for treatment. This is a third offense DUI with a potential mandatory 1 year of incarceration. The additional charges just make it absolutely worse. She needs to hire an attorney. She may have defenses but there may also be ways out of serving this sentence in State Prison.

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