A DUI charge under Vehicle Code 23152 usually rests entirely on procedure. A break anywhere in the chain can change or even end the case, so I look hard at each link the prosecution is counting on:
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A DUI in California threatens your license, your job, and your freedom, and it moves on two separate tracks at once: the criminal case in court and an administrative action against your license at the DMV. From the first hearing, I look for the weak points the prosecution and the DMV hope you'll miss.
A DUI charge under Vehicle Code 23152 usually rests entirely on procedure. A break anywhere in the chain can change or even end the case, so I look hard at each link the prosecution is counting on:
The chemical evidence is rarely as airtight as it looks. Breath machines drift out of calibration, blood samples get mishandled or contaminated, and rising-alcohol or medical conditions can skew a reading. I request the underlying records and go through them line by line:
There is also a separate DMV action against your license that starts the moment you're arrested, and you generally have only 10 days to request a hearing before your license is suspended automatically. That deadline is easy to miss, and missing it can cost you your license before the criminal case is ever heard.
I handle that Administrative Per Se hearing alongside your criminal case so one track doesn't quietly cost you the other.
The stakes climb quickly with prior offenses. A first DUI is treated very differently from a second or third, and certain factors can push a case toward mandatory jail, a longer suspension, and felony exposure. Knowing where your case sits shapes the strategy from day one:
Depending on the facts, there is often more than one path forward. I push each case as far as the evidence allows and make sure you understand your options at every step: