Lawyer Defending DUI Charges in Santa Ana
If you were stopped at a Santa Ana DUI checkpoint and were then arrested for drunk driving, you may wonder what you can do to challenge your charges and protect your license from being suspended by the DMV. By taking immediate action and contacting a Santa Ana DUI attorney at the Law Offices of Thomas Tears, you can get the information you need to decide how to approach your case, including whether to hire an attorney.
Our firm is experienced in handling cases involving DUI checkpoint arrests and charges. There are particular issues to address in relation to DUI checkpoints, and we can address these to aggressively challenge your charges.
About DUI Checkpoints in Santa Ana
A DUI checkpoint, or sobriety checkpoint, is essentially a type of roadblock set up by law enforcement for the purpose of stopping and arresting drunk drivers. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) maintains sobriety checkpoints in an effort to curb drunk driving and protect drivers and passengers from DUI accidents. However, DUI checkpoints have frequently brought up issues involving potential constitutional rights violations, as it may violate a driver's protection against unreasonable search and seizures. As such, checkpoints must be arranged and operated in a particular matter. A violation of some kind, a mistake or some type of error on the part of an officer at the checkpoint or the manner in which the sobriety checkpoint is set up may give your attorney grounds to challenge your drunk driving charges.
To find out more about what we can do to challenge your DUI charges that resulted from a stop at a Santa Ana DUI checkpoint, contact a lawyer at our law firm today. We're here to help.