18-Year-Old College Student Charged with OWI Instead Pleads Guilty to Non-Alcohol Misdemeanor

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - May 30, 2013 - PRLog -- The Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman, a Michigan OWI and DUI law firm, recently and successfully defended an 18-year-old out of state college student who had been charged with Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) 1st offense, which is a 93 day drinking and driving misdemeanor in Michigan.

Their client was facing the possibility of 93 days in jail, the loss of his driver’s license for 30 days (and subsequent restrictions placed on his driver’s license for an additional 150 days), up to 2 years probation and 360 hours of community service.

The facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest of their client were unfavorable and the client’s family came to their firm with the belief that a previously retained law firm was both underperforming and non-communicative with their teenage son. Unfortunately, Freedman & Freedman soon came to realize that the family’s concerns over their son’s existing legal representation were entirely legitimate. Freedman & Freedman learned that little or no discovery had been performed and what little information had been requested by their existing legal representation fell woefully short of what was absolutely necessary to properly and zealously defend a client in need.

Freedman & Freedman was quickly retained and they immediately demanded the appropriate preservation and production of all evidence in the case, some of which had not been previously requested or produced, in order to perform a careful analysis of the pre arrest and post arrest procedures employed. Thereafter, their firm undertook intense negotiations with the local prosecuting attorney where they focused on several key issues. Ultimately, Freedman & Freedman was able to secure a rare plea offer to dismiss the original charge of OWI – 1st offense against their client in exchange for a plea of guilty to a nominal non-alcohol misdemeanor with little or no impact on their client’s driver’s license. Moreover, the plea deal was further sweetened with a guarantee of absolutely no jail time and only a short six month period of probation.

The firm was unquestionably very successful to obtain an extremely reduced charge for their client through a rare plea agreement. By using their vast experience in defending drunk driving charges, by knowing the subtle nuances of Michigan’s complex drunk driving laws, and by employing good old fashioned zealous advocacy, the attorneys at the firm not only protected their client against these unlawful charges but they also help secure his future as a successful college student and beyond. Freedman & Freedman is run by the husband and wife attorney-team, Mark and Mary Freedman who together share more than 40 years of collective experience handling all aspects of OWI/DUI in Michigan including DUI accidents and felony DUI. To contact the firm, please call (888) 258-8582 for a free consultation or visit the firm’s website online at http://www.freedmanattorneys.com/Criminal-Defense/DUI-OWI.aspx.