Tampa Felony DUI Defense Lawyer

Felony DUI Offenses in Tampa

Though the majority DUI offenses are prosecuted as misdemeanors, a certain portion are charged as felony DUIs with more severe consequences and stiffer sentences. In Florida, an illegal blood alcohol level is 0.08 percent. In a felony DUI charge there must also be a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent, but there must also be additional special circumstances. If you have been in an accident that has caused bodily injury to one or more persons or resulted in a fatality, if you have left the scene of an accident, if you have been convicted of multiple DUIs, such as this is your 3^rd DUI conviction within 3 years of your last conviction, or it is your 4^th DUI conviction, you will be charged with felony DUI.

If convicted of a misdemeanor DUI you may serve up to 1 year in a county jail. With a felony DUI conviction you may be sentenced from 5 years to life in prison, your license will be revoked, and you will be required to pay very heavy fines. If you do regain your driving privileges, you will be required to have an ignition interlock device installed on your vehicle, along with paying monthly monitoring fees. Such serious crimes and penalties warrant the counsel of a skilled attorney. A Tampa felony DUI lawyer will thoroughly investigate your case and pursue the most aggressive defense possible.

Felony DUI Defenses

As former DUI prosecutors, the lawyers at Taracks Gomez & Rickman know the strategies to use when defending a felony DUI case. Our DUI defense team may:

• Fight to have your felony charge reduced to a misdemeanor
• Present expert witnesses to dispute the validity of chemical tests or blood alcohol content evidence
• Work to minimize your earlier DUI convictions by raising issues such as probable cause, proper administration of field sobriety tests, proper working order of breath test equipment.

In addition, Barry Tracks is one of the very few defense attorneys who are a Certified Breath Test Operator through American Legal Education, Inc. so he knows what questions to ask when contesting the accuracy of breath test results. Let our knowledge and hands-on DUI defense experience assist you in obtaining a favorable outcome to your case.

Contact a felony DUI defense lawyer today to learn about the legal remedies available to you for your case.