Any Rochester driver convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, Driving with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% or Greater, or Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated will be required to have an ignition interlock device installed before being allowed to operate a motor vehicle. The ignition interlock device checks the driver’s breath for alcohol prior to the car […]
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A driver facing a felony level drinking and driving charge faces serious consequences and needs the help of an experienced Rochester DWI lawyer. Most felony drinking and driving charges require proof that the driver was previously convicted within the past ten years of Driving While Intoxicated, Driving with a Blood Alcohol Content of .08% or […]
When a driver is convicted of a drinking and driving offense, many Rochester area courts find it helpful to have background information regarding the defendant prior to determining an appropriate sentence. Obtaining this information may include obtaining a Pre-Sentence Report for the judge to review prior to sentencing. This report is usually prepared by a […]
Doctors who knowingly and unlawfully sell a prescription for a controlled substance except in good faith in Rochester can be charged with Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance (NY PL 220.65), a Class C Felony that carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years. Even if you avoid prison time, conviction […]
Possession of the chemical precursors of various controlled dangerous substances with the intent of manufacturing those substances is charged as Criminal Possession of Precursors of Controlled Substances (NY PL 220.60) by prosecutors in Rochester. The charge itself is a Class E Felony punishable by up to four years in prison, but in cases involving chemical […]
If you have previously been convicted of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second Degree in Rochester and are again caught in possession of things like scales, adulterants, vials, capsules, envelopes, or other material suitable for mixing, packaging, or distributing a narcotic drug or stimulant, you will face the Class D Felony Criminally Using Drug […]
In cases where parents can’t agree on a custody plan in Rochester, the judge will order a trial to determine legal and physical custody. An attorney will be appointed for your children, as will an expert like a social worker or therapist, who will interview the parties and may also talk to your children’s teachers, […]
When a Rochester driver is convicted of a drinking and driving offense, there are certain areas – including participation in alcohol treatment programs – where the court sentencing the defendant has broad discretion to impose whatever sentence it deems appropriate. This includes the requirement that the defendant attend a certain number of meetings with Alcoholics […]
When a trial in conducted in the Rochester area where the defendant has been charged with a drinking and driving offense based on his or her blood alcohol content when driving – such as Driving With A Blood Alcohol Content Of .08% Or Greater or Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, per se – the results of […]
A driver convicted of Driving While Intoxicated faces serious penalties and needs the help of an experienced Rochester DWI lawyer. While the judge must remain within certain parameters when determining issues such as whether to impose jail or probation, the amount of any fines, and the length of any driver’s license revocation, an experienced lawyer […]