Am I going to jail for a DUI in Novi?
In the 2013 calendar year, Judge Robert Bondy at the 52-1 District Court handled 200 DUI cases; this is down from 208, which he handled in 2012.
Of these 2013 cases, 184 ended up in DUI convictions, meaning that there were only 16 cases that didn't end up in someone having a misdemeanor DUI conviction on their record, and having their driver's license severely impacted. The amazing thing about these stats is there was never a DUI trial acquittal in Judge Bondy's courtroom for the 2013 year - the only cases that were not convictions were dismissed by the prosecutor, because they could not proceed due to probably an issue with their evidence.
As a former prosecutor who worked in Judge Bondy's courtroom on a regular basis, I can tell you that not many cases go to trial at the 52-1, because most attorneys are afraid to proceed to trial. The two most common DUI defenses are typically "I wasn't driving" or in some form "You can't prove that I was legally intoxicated/impaired". Each one of these defenses has many sub-defenses, which require an experienced DUI attorney to review and explain to the client.
Along with a strong trial plan, a proactive DUI approach is needed to ensure that the client has the best options on the table when making their final decision.
Of these 2013 cases, 184 ended up in DUI convictions, meaning that there were only 16 cases that didn't end up in someone having a misdemeanor DUI conviction on their record, and having their driver's license severely impacted. The amazing thing about these stats is there was never a DUI trial acquittal in Judge Bondy's courtroom for the 2013 year - the only cases that were not convictions were dismissed by the prosecutor, because they could not proceed due to probably an issue with their evidence.
As a former prosecutor who worked in Judge Bondy's courtroom on a regular basis, I can tell you that not many cases go to trial at the 52-1, because most attorneys are afraid to proceed to trial. The two most common DUI defenses are typically "I wasn't driving" or in some form "You can't prove that I was legally intoxicated/impaired". Each one of these defenses has many sub-defenses, which require an experienced DUI attorney to review and explain to the client.
Along with a strong trial plan, a proactive DUI approach is needed to ensure that the client has the best options on the table when making their final decision.
