Originally Posted by deflave
Originally Posted by NH K9
Originally Posted by SandBilly
Very good attorney told my brother never take a breathalyzer. He said he can get you off if you don’t but you’re likely screwed if you do.

I'd imagine most attorneys would advise the same, but it's extremely dependent on the Court/Judge as well as the officers involved.
I had a Judge for a long time that, once you established yourself in his Court, saw refusals basically as a 'dodge'. In his Court, attorneys pled a lot of refusals they probably wouldn't have elsewhere.


What did they do if their client blew a 1.04?

Generally that would lead to a plea as well. Either I would drop the administrative portion and they'd take the DWI (assuming we're discussing a first offense) or I'd reduce to a Reckless and they ate the administrative. Obviously, prior records etc played into the negotiation
The first portion of my career, a first offense was violation level. That made things a lot easier for all parties.

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