DUI Arrest and Prosecution in Utah - By: FDC

If you are a person driving under the influence of either

drugs or alcohol, notice is hereby given that directs you to

appear in a court of law once you are arrested for driving

under the influence. DUI attorney is needed in the

arraignment of the case to help you in your case as well as

give you understanding of what will happen in the criminal

proceedings. Although in most cases, a plea of not guilty

is entered into but with a different strategy of your

attorney, the arraignment will continue without entering a

plea of not guilty. Should you submit yourself to a chemical

testing, then your attorney may request the court of law

that you should be tested by an independent facility. This

is very important in the preparation of your criminal trial.
The case will progress to a pretrial conference after

arraignment. In this stage of the proceedings, you and your

attorney will have a chance to meet the prosecutors in your

case. There will be review settlement possibilities. There

can be extension of plea bargaining in some instances.

Although there is only one pretrial conference, your DUI

attorney may request for more than one pretrial conference

so as to have more time to investigate the case and gather

more evidences. Several motions may also be filed by your

DUI attorney to order a specific action. Should the

prosecutor offers to bargain, then it is the duty of your

DUI attorney to inform you about the plea bargaining as well

as inform you of the benefits or the drawbacks in case you

accept the plea bargaining. Acceptance of the plea

bargaining means the case is put to an end and for you to

comply with all the conditions of the plea bargaining.
If you opted not to accept, then trial may proceed and your

guilt will be proved. There are two ways to prosecute the

offenders. First, your guilt is may be proven upon evidences

showing that you are driving under the influence of drugs or

alcohol and this impairs your safe driving of the vehicle.

Second, you are driving with an alcohol concentration level

of 0.08% or greater than this as may be shown in your

chemical test. In both cases, you’ll get the conviction and

criminal penalties be imposed for such infraction of law.

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