Q: I got a dwi in june 2023 at 17 then i picked up another one the same year but was only charged for the second one
i just got a call from court telling me i have court for my first dwi offense, will i go to jail?I’m currently on probation for the second dwi but like i said my first one was never charged or called up for court until now 1 year and 2 months later
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A: You need to hire an experienced DWI Defense Attorney to help you with this one. That would be my first call. Most attorneys will give you a free consultation. My second call would be to a Bonding Company. Are you currently out on bond on the second DWI - the one you were charged with? If so, I would call that same bonding company and ask them if a bond was set on the first DWI. They can look it up in the computer and tell you if there is a bond set. Then I would go and make that bond. As far as jail time is concerned - a Judge can always decide that your current bond is inadequate or insufficient to protect the public - and raise it at the arraignment setting - that's why we always have a representative of the bonding company available to meet us at court - if need be. Have you already had an arraignment setting on the second DWI? If so, I would imagine that the Judge was made aware of the first uncharged DWI when setting bond on the second DWI. I need more details in order to give a better answer. I hope this answer helped.
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