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Felony DUI in California

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Although most California DUI cases get charged as misdemeanors--involving fines, DUI school and sometimes a short jail sentence--in certain instances prosecutors can charge a California felony DUI. The consequences for a person convicted of felony DUI are significantly more serious. First, a misdemeanor DUI carries only a maximum sentence of six months to a year of county jail--though most offenders do little or no jail time. By contrast, a felony DUI can land a person in California state prison for 3 years of longer. Second, a felony DUI conviction resulting in probation will require felony probation and formal supervision by a probation officer. Prosecutors may charge felony DUI in only three instances. First, a California DUI causing injury or death may be filed as a felony (or in more serious death cases, vehicular manslaughter)...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).