Reader’s Question:

I was arrested for the first time because of a DUI offense in Buffalo, New York. Many had advised me to go and contact a lawyer to represent me in court. Will the court hold it against me if I hire a lawyer and contest my DUI charge and does that mean that my case will go to trial automatically if I hire a lawyer?

Parker

Buffalo, NY

Absolutely not, the court will not hold it against you if you hire a lawyer and contest you DUI charge in Buffalo, New York. It is actually your constitutional right to challenge any criminal allegations and related evidence that will be used against you. As a matter of fact, most judges are more comfortable presiding over cases, including DUI case, involving defendants who are represented by counsel, as lawyers are much more familiar and accustomed to the formalities and procedures of the court than self-representing defendants, whose lack of legal experience is often perceived as disruptive.

Also, if you hire a lawyer, it does not automatically mean that your DUI case will go to trial. In fact, the lawyer you will be hiring is just as important as to how they go about resolving your DUI case. A reputable lawyer who is well known for his DUI Jury Trial victories by the District Attorney’s office and his peers, much less apt to be challenged in the courtroom due to the likeliness of the Prosecutor’s defeat. The State actually seeks to try only cases that they are likely to win; an experienced trial lawyer acting on your behalf will likely thwart an effort to prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.

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