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Southaven DUI Lawyer on: Mississippi Hardship Licenses

Being convicted of a DUI in Mississippi is going to affect your driver’s license, possibly significantly. The law states that upon conviction your license will be suspended for at least 90 days and until you attend and complete an alcohol safety education program. However, it also allows you to petition the circuit court in the…

Southaven DUI Lawyer on: Mississippi License Suspension

If you are charged with drunk driving in Mississippi you will be facing a suspension of your driver’s license. Whether you refused to submit to a chemical test upon request by the police will determine what type of suspension. There are basically two types of DUI license suspension in Mississippi: those where you took the…

Southaven DUI Lawyer on: Driving or operating a vehicle

In Mississippi, to be convicted of DUI, the state must prove that you were operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Understand that driving and operating are two different things. When the state legislature wrote this law they weren’t just repeating themselves with these words. They have different meanings and…

Horn Lake MS DUI Lawyer on: Trials in municipal court

If you’ve been charged with a DUI offense in Horn Lake, Southaven, or other parts of Mississippi, your case is going to start in the municipal court. Municipal courts are sort of the lower tier courts where all cases begin. Misdemeanor cases, like most DUI offenses, will be resolved here either through a negotiated plea…

Horn Lake MS DUI Lawyer on: Preparing for your trial

In the article Horn Lake MS DUI Lawyer on: Preparing for your trial, I explained the procedure for a DUI trial in municipal courts in Mississippi, now I’m going to talk about what needs to be done before the trial. This is the preparation time, and it’s the most important part. This could be where…

DUI in Mississippi With A CDL

A drunk driving charge is always serious, and it’s especially serious if you are a commercial driver and hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL). A CDL holder who gets a DUI is looking at losing their job, period. So it’s important to know all your options and to have a competent Mississippi DUI attorney on…