u/miniwhiteside17

I got my dui back in March 2025. Blew a .11, no accident. First and only dui. Worried sick for over a year, just had my final court date a few days ago.

The DMV suspension was hard. That came soon after the dui, however if you blow over a .08 those are hard to win so I just took the punishment. I never hired a lawyer, so I just did the dmv call myself. Installed an IID but never enrolled in the classes, so I paid for the IID for nothing. I recommend against the IIDs because all of those companies are honestly just money hungry and will scam if they can.
A year goes by, dmv suspension was long over, I’ve had my license reinstated for some months. Time to go to court, the DA finally picked up the case.
Arraignment was fast, the second court date, or the pre trial, is where you spend some time and possibly conclude your case, which is what happened to me.
Never saw the inside of the courtroom for the pretrial. I got my public defender, and discussed what deal the DA already gave him. It didn’t make sense to me from the research I did, as he said the offer was a “DUI terminal.”
Sent me away so he could talk to the DA about a wet reckless, which is what I wanted. About 1.5 hours later he comes back and said they went for the wet, and the other deal was a mistake, because they mistakenly thought I had a previous DUI.
I write all of this to let you know there is hope. I asked lawyers, google, ChatGpt, what are my odds of wet reckless vs dui. Some said get a lawyer. Some said Public defenders are just as good. Id agree with that. Get a lawyer if you can afford it. But a public defender will take care of you. Express to them you want the best possible outcome, but don’t press them. Let them do their job.
Whether your case facts seem better or worse than mine, just trust your lawyers and do your best to present yourself well. I wish everyone reading this luck with their cases, and the lawyers who all responded to me before, thank you.
Let’s all try not to get another dui.