Yesterday I blogged about a good but disappointing case result. Today I have better news to report. First off, let me say that the result that I wasn’t satisfied with yesterday resulted in my client paying a fine of fifteen dollars. The result that I got today for my client will result in her doing fifteen days in jail, an additional thirty days of electronic home detention, alcohol classes, thousands of dollars of fines and costs, a “superextreme” DUI on her permanent record.

Allow me to explain.

Today we had a case set for trial where my client was on her second DUI. She faced a minimum of 180 days in jail if convicted of the charge with the prior.

My client had literally changed her life since getting the DUI, and it is arguable that this DUI ultimately saved her or others’ lives. The prosecutor recognized this, and, being a gentleman and an intelligent person, agreed to dismiss the allegation of the prior and recommend the minimum (which is 45 days in jail), and to not oppose electronic home detention for thirty of those days (the minimum sentence possible under the circumstances).

With the prosecutor on board, my client took her chances and plead to the charge.