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Second DUI gets reduced sentence

Our client was charged with a second DUI offense within 10 years. This offense is a first-degree misdemeanor in Pennsylvania. Typically, a second DUI is not a major offense, and can usually result in a period of house arrest for a convicted defendant.

However, our client was in the precarious position of having a significant prior record. That meant his standard sentencing range called for a minimum of 24 months of incarceration in the state penitentiary. Our client knew he needed a good defense lawyer and Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC was hired to represent him on the second DUI charge.

The prosecutor considered the case against our client very good, and would not agree to any penalty less than the standard sentencing range. We decided to take our case to a judge. We prepared our client to take the witness stand in his defense, and present his sympathetic situation to the court. After considering our arguments, the judge sentenced our client to a minimum of 6 months instead of 24 months for the second DUI.

The outcome of an individual case depends on a variety of factors unique to that case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any similar or future case.