Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer | Suspended Sentence for a Repeat Drunk Driving Client, and What Are the Penalties for Repeat Drunk Driving?

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The Cheonan drunk driving attorney represented a client who had committed a repeat offense of drunk driving and concluded the case with a suspended sentence. Together with the Cheonan drunk driving attorney, we will take a detailed look at the level of punishment for a repeat offense of drunk driving.

1. Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer: Details of the Client's Case

This is the actual case content of a client of a Cheonan drunk driving attorney.

The client received an urgent call from a friend and visited a funeral hall, where the friend said that his father had passed away.

After paying his respects, the client drank a little alcohol together with the friend in order to comfort him.

As he left the funeral hall, the client took the wheel and headed home out of a complacent thought that it would be all right since he had not drunk much.

His drinking was detected by police who were conducting a drunk driving crackdown, which led to this case.

Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer: Circumstances of the Client's Drunk Driving

The client of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney was, in fact, in severe financial difficulty after recently falling victim to jeonse fraud.

After paying out a condolence contribution, the client felt that hiring a designated driver would leave him without the money he needed for daily living, so he ended up driving under the influence.

The client also stated that he had once been punished for drunk driving several years earlier.

Understanding that a repeat offense of drunk driving is punished more severely, the client requested a defense against punishment.

2. A Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer's Assistance with the Client's Case

The Cheonan drunk driving attorney assisted with the case as follows in order to defend the client against punishment.

A Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer's Assistance with the Client's Case, Part 1: Jeonse Fraud

The client of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney fell victim to jeonse fraud, and the home where he resides is now in the process of being auctioned.

Because of this, the client has been showing symptoms of severe stress and depression.

Faced with housing instability, no assurance of recovering his jeonse deposit, and poor financial circumstances, the client made the wrong decision because he begrudged the cost of a designated driver.

A Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer's Assistance with the Client's Case, Part 2: Remorse

The client of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney is well aware that saying he drove under the influence because he had no money is nothing more than an excuse.

The client deeply reproaches himself for having committed a repeat offense of drunk driving.

A Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer's Assistance with the Client's Case, Part 3: Accident Damage

The client of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney was caught at a point less than 1 km from where he began driving under the influence.

In addition, the client's drunk driving caused no accident or damage whatsoever.

3. Result of a Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer's Assistance with the Client's Case

As a result of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney's assistance in the client's case, the court sentenced the client as follows.

The defendant shall be punished by imprisonment for 6 months.
However, the execution of the above sentence shall be suspended for 1 year from the date this judgment becomes final.

When a case is entrusted to the Cheonan drunk driving attorney, the attorney develops a strategy and provides assistance to obtain a favorable result for the client.

Despite the repeat offense of drunk driving, the client was able to defend against punishment with the assistance of the Cheonan drunk driving attorney and conclude the case with a suspended sentence.

4. Penalties for Repeat Drunk Driving Explained by a Cheonan Drunk Driving Lawyer

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The client of the 🔗Cheonan drunk driving attorney was able to conclude the case with a suspended sentence despite being a repeat drunk driving offender. We will explain the level of punishment for repeat drunk driving offenses.

The level of punishment for drunk driving varies depending on the blood alcohol concentration at the time of detection. The Sentencing Commission's recommended sentences are as follows.

	Mitigated	Basic	Aggravated
Blood alcohol concentration of 0.03% or higher but less than 0.08%	Fine of 1 million won or more but not more than 3 million won	Imprisonment of up to 8 months or a fine of 2 million won or more but not more than 4 million won	Imprisonment of 6 months or more but not more than 10 months or a fine of 3 million won or more but not more than 5 million won
Blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher but less than 0.2%	Imprisonment of 6 months or more but not more than 10 months or a fine of 3 million won or more but not more than 6 million won	Imprisonment of 8 months or more but not more than 1 year and 4 months or a fine of 5 million won or more but not more than 8 million won	Imprisonment of 1 year or more but not more than 1 year and 10 months or a fine of 7 million won or more but not more than 10 million won
Blood alcohol concentration of 0.2% or higher	Imprisonment of 1 year or more but not more than 2 years	Imprisonment of 1 year and 6 months or more but not more than 3 years	Imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months or more but not more than 4 years

In the case of a repeat drunk driving offense, because there is a prior conviction of the same type, it falls under the aggravated category, and where there is a prior conviction of the same type, imprisonment is recommended. The client was thus able to escape the risk of imprisonment of 6 months or more but not more than 10 months.

If, like the client in this case, you are at risk due to a repeat drunk driving offense, please request assistance with your case.

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