1. Reduce Your Legal Consequences
DUI charges can result in the loss your job, license, reputation, and even jail. Know the legal consequences and then work hard to reduce, or erase, them.
2. Don’t Face the Law Alone
Being charged with a DWI, criminal, or traffic offense and facing the law is intimidating and isolating. Work with a defense team that fights and cares for you.
3. Get Clarity with the Unknown
Getting charged with a criminal offense and trying to navigate the legal process is often disorienting and overwhelming. Get the answers you want and the plan you need to get your life back on track.
DUI charges will often leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed. With so much uncertainty, it’s hard to see what the future holds after your court date.
4. We’re Here to Help
At Minick Law, P.C., our Smithfield DUI lawyers embrace a simple mission: we want to help.
Our DUI defense team will explain the legal process in clear terms and guide you through every step of your case. We take the time to listen and understand your situation, while keeping you well-informed of developments in your case.
Don’t let a DUI ruin the rest of your life.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Are You Different From Other Smithfield DUI Lawyers?
Our attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and focus almost entirely on DWI cases. While most lawyers are required to take 12 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) per year, some of our attorneys take 20+ hours per year.
At our Smithfield office, our attorney Michael Franchi makes sure that you are extremely well prepared for court. He covers every possible angle, spending time prepping cases in mock trials and consulting the rest of the team, to ensure that you have the best chance for a successful outcome.
Will I Go to Jail if I am Convicted of a DWI in North Carolina?
While jail time is a possibility for any person convicted of a DWI, the realistic likelihood of jail time depends on a whole number of different factors.
The vast majority of people charged with their first DWI are not sentenced to do any active jail time.
Jail time is more likely for a person with prior DWI’s, a child in the car, an accident which causes injury to another person or driving on a license which is suspended for a DWI.
Will I be Allowed to Drive after Getting a DWI?
There are many driving consequences that can arise from a DWI.
The length of suspensions related to DWI and the requirements for license reinstatement vary greatly depending on a number of factors, including:
- prior DWI charges,
- the blood/breath alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of the DWI charge,
- and whether the driver’s license was suspended at the time of the charge.
For a first offense DWI case in North Carolina, a person’s license will be suspended for one year. Most people convicted of their first offense will be able to get a limited driving privilege that will allow them to drive for work, educational, treatment, and religious purposes.
How Much Money Will Getting a DWI Cost Me?
The financial consequences of a DWI are significant and can include:
- attorney’s fees,
- court costs and fines,
- increases in auto insurance premiums,
- the cost of obtaining an alcohol assessment and completing any recommended treatment,
- continuous alcohol monitoring,
- inpatient treatment,
- and impact on employment.
Should I have been read my Miranda Rights during my DWI Arrest?
In North Carolina, officers frequently do not read Miranda rights at the time of a DWI arrest and often a suspect is never advised of Miranda rights during the entire encounter with police.
In the context of a DWI arrest, the lack of Miranda warnings is not likely to result in a dismissal of charges. Most of the time statements made by a DWI suspect after arrest are not particularly important in the State’s prosecution.
The suspect’s statements and field sobriety tests prior to arrest combined with a blood or breath alcohol result may be enough for the State to proceed to trial on a DWI charge.
Get the defense you need from a Smithfield DUI Lawyer that cares.
Michael Franchi
Attorney
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Education
J.D., Campbell University School of Law
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Professional Associations
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association
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