DU LAW & CRIMINAL LAW WHIZ'S-I NEED URGENT ADVICE ON A CASE! PLEASE HELP!!!

[The Village Idiot]

85 weeks?  Where do you come up with that?

I was wondering that too, but I am too polite to say anything.  :innocent:

[JohnnyReb]

DUmmie to judge, "Your Honor, mom and dad have gone rightwing nutcase on me and refuse to pay my fine...they say it's time I grew up....I'd like to lodge a lawsuit against them at this time."

Judge to DUmmie, "You can do that as soon as you get out of jail...60 days...bang."

[thundley4]

85 weeks?  Where do you come up with that?

Maybe she meant 85 hours?

[BamaMoose]

First time DUI offenders rarely get jail time, so there is more that the DUmmie isn't telling.

Quite a bit more.

Corey_Baker08  (1000+ posts)        Sat Oct-31-09 04:51 AM
Original message
I Made A Terrible Mistake This Week & Any Legal Advice or Support Would Be Welcomed!!!!
 Let me begin this by introducing myself to those that may not know me. My name is Corey Baker I live in small town Ohio in a hardcore Republican district. I have been a member of DU since early 2003 when I was fairly young rooting for John Kerry in the primaries. Du has come to be a sort of safe haven if you will for me to discuss important issues with very knowledgeable people.

To get on with the subject of my post, This Monday I was sitting at my home and I hear a loud banging at the door. Initially I go to the door to see who it was and what was so urgent. At the door stood my landlord with an Eviction Notice because my parents had unfortunately been devastated by the job losses that they fell behind in rent. Admit tingly, at 20 I still live with my parents, I know, But I work 5 days a week and with their recent job losses they couldn't afford for me to move out as I pay a good portion of the utilities.

With that being said, the agonizing stress of the situation of not knowing where my family would be living after the next week put my anxiety level at an all time high! So I decided to go to a local bar here in my hometown where I would be meeting several of my buddies. In Ohio you only have to be 18 to get in a bar you just can't drink, the point being myself as well as my buddies for the most part where under 21.

To be honest and admit my mistake I must tell you I began drinking. I did not feel intoxicated or impaired enough to limit my mobility skills and reaction speed, so I began to drive home. Well two of my friends that rode with each other from a city about 11 miles away got into an altercation which left one of my buddies walking back to town 11 miles.

As I am usually a generous person I knew that it would be wrong to let him walk that distance so I stopped him and another friend he was with and offered them to stay the night at my house a half mile down the road, they accepted.
En Route to my house I was pulled over by a local police officer. She was a very nice generous female cop. Now you must know I admire law enforcement officers as I am going to school to be one so I was extremely cooperative.

She stepped me out for a field sobriety test in which I consented. I was told to walk the straight line one foot in front of the other. I explained to the officer that I had 3 previous surgeries and that medically told to me my equilibrium was off balance and I would have problems with balance. She had no response to that. After twice in which I did poorly she turned me around put the cuffs on and told me I was under arrest for OWI.Remaining calm I asked the officers what had become of the other two occupants of my vehicle, she explained the had failed Breathalyzers but they weren't driving so the were free to walk away, I was astounded. I cooperatively went to the police station and was wrote citations for the following>>>
*OWI- Breathalyzer registered .101
*Minor Consumption of Alcohol
*Speeding- 45 in a 35

The Judge in the case who Ive dealt with on a prior Minor Consumption 2 years ago is my ex-family lawyer who lobbied for prison time in a case where my Aunt was killed in a drinking and driving accident, and her best friend was the one driving. Believe me this was one of the hardest tragedies I have ever had to face, we were so close and she was taken too soon, and I DO NOT condone drinking and driving I am against it but I also am a realist in a sense of the number of people who do it, and unfortunately in this case I was one of those numbers.

To conclude here I am going to school in the future for Criminal Justice Law Enforcement I am afraid an OWI would pretty much ruin that so when I go to court Tuesday I am going to enter a plea of not guilty and possibly ask for a change in judge due to personal relations. For those familiar with the law or with an otherwise good opinion is it even possible to get the OWI reduced to Reckless Operation or some other charge? I really don't want that on my record at 20. I believe I may be able to get the Minor Consumption reduced too on the basis that out of three minors under the influence she chose to only charge one which was me. To me that don't seem logical to not charge the other to minor persons with minor consumption and just send them walking to wherever they went. The speeding ticket I'll own up to!

Sorry to rant and rave but my stress level is to the peak right now and I would greatly appreciate any sound Legal Advice (doesn't have to be from a lawyer) but I would really like to know the best way to not beat these charges but to get the reduced. I am a first time offender with the exception of the Underage Consumption 2 years ago at my high school graduation party and I complete A.A. and 8 weeks of drug/alcohol testing and classed at a place called the Recovery Center. Out of the entire class I was one among very few who was there everyday willing to learn passed every drug test and graduated on time in a weeks with a positive outlook.

I am really scared to go through this right now and its not what I want on my record trying to become a public servant possibly even in the political world someday. If there is anyone out there who could share with me the best way to handle this case with the ultimate goal being to get the charges reduced please share!!! Also anyone with similar stories and scenarios feel free to share the process!

Thanks In Advance

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6895246

[Ballygrl]

Odds are since he's a kid he has an IPOD, Computer and Cell Phone, he could've sold all 3 and raised some money, and he could've gotten a 2nd job as a Janitor or even a Security Job to pay off the fine.

[NHSparky]

Gold star for Bama Moose.  I knew there was more to it.

So not only did our little boy not tell the truth vis-a-vis his adjudication, he didn't tell the truth regarding his original charges.

Sucks for you, kid.  I'm guessing you're not going to be a cop.  That's a good thing.

[IassaFTots]

Gold star for Bama Moose.  I knew there was more to it.

So not only did our little boy not tell the truth vis-a-vis his adjudication, he didn't tell the truth regarding his original charges.

Sucks for you, kid.  I'm guessing you're not going to be a cop.  That's a good thing.

Pardon my language....I really don't like whiny titty babies.

[Tucker]

Hell the dummy is begging for donations at the dump. Maybe he will get some

Calpig,will donate a poem

will Pitt will donate a drunkin rant

Fister will donate porn

etc etc

Wee Willie can only donate a pizza box.

[Ballygrl]

Quite a bit more.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6895246

How did I miss this post? he totally lied, did anyone point that out to him in his current thread?

[Tucker]

On a positive note. The DUmmy's parents still have a roof over their head. Thy got the eviction notice in Oct of 09.

[Ballygrl]

Oh, Obamanaut kind of called him out:

Obamanaut  (1000+ posts)        Thu May-13-10 03:24 AM
Response to Reply #21
25. OK. According to your posts, there was an incident two years
   Edited on Thu May-13-10 03:45 AM by Obamanaut
prior to the 2009 one. There was a post where you spoke from personal experience re taking a double dose of some sort of over-the-counter sleep med, there are these as well:

Cough syrup http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... here's another snippet added "...The directions say to not exceeed 1 teespoon every 4 hours. Well I was bored so I took 4 Tablespoons...."

Underage drinking and driving
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... ETA this snippit "...The Judge in the case who Ive dealt with on a prior Minor Consumption 2 years ago..."

Here’s one stating age of 16 and drunk
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Name drop as much as makes you feel better, but there is a several year history of abuse of substances - with those years being under the legal one.

Reread some of your posts - they include excuses such as the doctor told you that your equilibrium is off, you had ear surgery, you were stressed - it's all something or someone else, never your responsibility.

[Tucker]

From his Myspace page:

About me:
Im in the ohio army national guard. I work for dish network as a technician. I like to hang out with friends and love to party. I also love to drink lots of beer. lol

http://www.myspace.com/corey.baker89

[crockspot]

From his Myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/corey.baker89

D'OH!

[NHSparky]

If he's in the NG, wouldn't he be required to report any civil involvement to his chain-of-command?  I know I did when I got a speeding ticket in Idaho one weekend.

[Ballygrl]

From his Myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/corey.baker89

So he's probably lying about everything including saying he's in the National Guard, let's hope someone points that out.

[Tucker]

So he's probably lying about his age too and saying he's in the National Guard, let's hope someone points that out.

He says he's 20 so it's possible. Only need to be 18.

[Ballygrl]

He says he's 20 so it's possible. Only need to be 18.

Yeah, I just modified my post, he's probably that age but the National Guard thing has to be a lie.

[zeitgeist]

Oh, Obamanaut kind of called him out:

And may I add correctly so.  Then too, based on the writing sample provided, it is hard to imagine this person getting an A/B average in any college course save Party Hearty.  That sample would barley garner a passing grade on the Massachusetts Common Assessment test necessary to graduate high school (which doesn't require much).

[DumbAss Tanker]

The lazy dumbshit could have taken the initiative to check in after the ear operation and found out if there was any indoor work he could do, like janitorial tasks at the lock-up or PD, instead of waiting for the court to drag him back in for failure to perform when the last grain of sand is tottering on the nozzle in the top of the hourglass, and they would've worked out something.

But, as I say, that would've actually required taking some initiative on your own responsibilities...

 

[Carl]

Oh, Obamanaut kind of called him out:

Obamanaut  (1000+ posts)        Thu May-13-10 03:24 AM
Response to Reply #21
25. OK. According to your posts, there was an incident two years
   Edited on Thu May-13-10 03:45 AM by Obamanaut
prior to the 2009 one. There was a post where you spoke from personal experience re taking a double dose of some sort of over-the-counter sleep med, there are these as well:

Cough syrup http://www.democraticunde...nd.com/discuss/duboard.ph... here's another snippet added "...The directions say to not exceeed 1 teespoon every 4 hours. Well I was bored so I took 4 Tablespoons...."

Underage drinking and driving
http://www.democraticunde...nd.com/discuss/duboard.ph... ETA this snippit "...The Judge in the case who Ive dealt with on a prior Minor Consumption 2 years ago..."

Here’s one stating age of 16 and drunk
http://www.democraticunde...nd.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Name drop as much as makes you feel better, but there is a several year history of abuse of substances - with those years being under the legal one.

Reread some of your posts - they include excuses such as the doctor told you that your equilibrium is off, you had ear surgery, you were stressed - it's all something or someone else, never your responsibility.

At least he is a perfect example of a resident at the DUmp.

[miskie]

That is all.

[Boudicca]

Dayum, youall are so hard on this , er, poor innocent victim of society.  Nothing is his fault.  He's fallen prey to the evil moralistic, capitalistic society he was unfortunate to be born into.  Had he been born into a socialist paradise like Cuba or North Korea, especially the latter, his troubles would already be over.  IF he had managed to find the alcohol and drugs to get high on, he'd have been invited out to enjoy the fresh air and a last cigarette.  It's ALL of the USA's fault that he's been subjected to temptation and then the need to WORK to pay for his transgressions.  That was just too much to expect from one of life's little fragile victims.
Youall know Work is a four letter word for the DUmmies.
Quit picking on him.

 

[Ballygrl]

Dayum, youall are so hard on this , er, poor innocent victim of society.  Nothing is his fault.  He's fallen prey to the evil moralistic, capitalistic society he was unfortunate to be born into.  Had he been born into a socialist paradise like Cuba or North Korea, especially the latter, his troubles would already be over.  IF he had managed to find the alcohol and drugs to get high on, he'd have been invited out to enjoy the fresh air and a last cigarette.  It's ALL of the USA's fault that he's been subjected to temptation and then the need to WORK to pay for his transgressions.  That was just too much to expect from one of life's little fragile victims.
Youall know Work is a four letter word for the DUmmies.
Quit picking on him.

 

OK, I won't point out his issues with grammar, in particular this:

and I have took that experience on with me to College

Nope, I won't point it out LOL.

[delilahmused]

Maybe she meant 85 hours?

Yep, meant hours. Didn't mean to create a firestorm. Took me a few minutes to even realize it was directed at me. Didn't know who it was directed at.

Cindie

[chitownchica]

Boo Hoo Corey..

Corey_Baker08  (1000+ posts)        Thu May-13-10 03:10 AM
Response to Reply #2
36. You Where Right This Turned Into A Bash Fest At My Expense!
 I was simply seeking a little legal advice but damn these armchair lawyers on here act like I commited Murder and I am trying to get away with it. WTF