Jeju Criminal Law Attorney Assistance Case | Assisting a Client With Three Prior Drunk Driving Offenses, Resulting in a Suspended Sentence Defense

The following is the background to the client's drunk driving as identified by the Jeju attorney specializing in criminal law.

Having already received fines for drunk driving on three occasions, the client requested a consultation from Daeryun's Jeju attorney specializing in criminal law in order to defend against an actual custodial sentence.

With the enforcement of the amendment to the Road Traffic Act, aggravated punishment is applied to repeat drunk driving offenses. Let us examine, together with Daeryun, the sentences imposed for repeat drunk driving offenses.

■Information on statutes concerning the punishment of repeat drunk driving offenses

In the case of a repeat offense within ten years

Where a drunk driver who has been sentenced to a fine or heavier and whose sentence has become final commits a repeat drunk driving offense within ten years from the date the sentence became final (including a person whose sentence has lapsed), the punishment shall be in accordance with the following classifications

▣ Road Traffic Act, Article 44 (Prohibition of Driving While Intoxicated)

The standard for the intoxicated state in which driving is prohibited shall be a blood alcohol concentration of the driver of 0.03 percent or higher.

▣ Road Traffic Act, Article 148-2 (Penalty Provisions)

The client clearly recognized that no explanation or excuse could justify the offense in this case, and the attorney emphasized that the client was repeatedly reflecting and deeply remorseful.

The attorney emphasized that, having sufficiently realized how serious the wrongdoing was, including by writing a handwritten letter of reflection, the client was firmly resolved not to repeat the same mistake again.

After being punished for drunk driving in the past, the client reflected deeply and had been careful not to drive under the influence for about ten years.

In order to avoid drunk driving, the client drank as close to home as possible, called a designated driver every time after drinking even a little, and had also called a designated driver immediately before the incident in this case, points which the attorney emphasized.

The client has a wife and two children as dependents, and the client supports the entire family.

The attorney emphasized that, if a heavy punishment were imposed on the suspect, the livelihood of the suspect's family would also be placed in difficulty.

This was a case in which, in a situation where an actual sentence was feared after three prior instances of repeat drunk driving, the client received the assistance of Daeryun's Jeju attorney specializing in criminal law and obtained a suspended sentence.

Because of recent amendments to the Road Traffic Act, if a person is caught for repeat drunk driving like the client, it may become difficult to avoid a heavier sentence, so prompt response with the assistance of an attorney specializing in this area is important.

Daeryun Law Firm operates a Drunk Driving and Traffic Accident Group and responds across all areas of traffic crime. This group has many precedents of bringing clients' cases to a favorable outcome, so please feel free to request assistance from a Jeju attorney specializing in criminal law at any time.