Hey guys, whats up. I need alittle help here understanding what's about to happen to me. Wednesday night I wrecked my car and had been drinking, so I got a OVI. The thing thats really hurting me right now is that i'm 18, no job. Now this is my offense I've ever had so that could help me. I've looked stuff up and seen three days in jail is the minimum, or AEP ( Alcohol Education Program) which is still basically jail from what I've heard, it just a hotel room with no windows, T.V, and a bed...better than the floor I had to sleep on in jail I guess, and I have to goto a class during during those three days. Has anyone ever delt with this, what should I be looking at, is it possible that I can get off with fines, license supsion, and probation. I know what I did was wrong and am willing to deal with what ever the consequence is. BTW I live in ohio. TIA

Go to court yet? Be proactive and get in an Alcohol Education Program BEFORE court, and show the judge your paperwork. My bro got two DUI's and the lawyer suggested this to him. No jail sentence, both times, except for the initial lockups. This was in Cali

No it's tomorrow so if I get in the program first they'll give it to me. That's good ty for the help hopefully that works here.

Prolly looks better if you've been in there for a couple weeks. Tomorrow they just may take your plea, innocent or guilty, and schedule another date for sentencing. If thats the case, go sign up so you got some time in the alchy class. Dont wait for the last sec. When in court, don't be overly confident, and use the "yes sir, no sir" shit that these authoritarian fucks love so much god damn them. Not sure about OH, but Cali courts are slow as fuck, clogged with illegals and interpreters.

Have you called any attorneys? They'll often do an initial consultation at no charge.

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btw, When you sign up for that class, they might ask you why. If the judge has not told you specifically to sign up for the class, don't tell them you are there because of court. This might end up on your paperwork and be read by the judge when you show him.

Also when in front of the judge, don't give him a bunch of excuses as to why it happened. That just pisses them off. I'd just look like the sorriest sombitch ever, terribly disappointed in myself. Might make it look like you were acting out of character.

Just use empathy.

Damn... dude, you're a smooth character, ain't ya?

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haha, what's that suppose to me. But I haven't talked to a attorneys yet but my mom has a lawyer if we really need it. My plan for tomorrow is just to go in, plea guilty and expect the worst but hope for the best, give em want they want and go. Hopefully for this being my first charge ever, and being younger I can get away with the AEP thing (Services | STEPS at Liberty Center, Wooster; Wanye County, OH - Substance Abuse, Treatment, Education and Prevention Services not same place I'll go but same state) but if he decide he wants to be a dick he can just sit my ass in jail for three days...

You sure you want to go ahead and plea without even consulting with an attorney? I haven't got the balls to mess with the law like that, I always get an attorney (please note: I've never had criminal troubles, civil).

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Seamaiden, your signature is rad. Making those babies crawl for freedom.

Yar its best to have an attorney. In your case, it seems pretty simple. You got in an accident, the cops showed, and you blew too high alcohol right? My brother had a lawyer, before paying for 40 grand in street signs he took out (yeah, just 4, imagine 10 thousand dollar stop signs), he had to pay like 15 grand to the lawyer.