What
if I think I was guilty?
Maybe
you
should
let
an
attorney
make
that
call.
Consider
this:
If
the
average
person
were
pulled
out
of
his
car
and
humiliated
along
the
side
of
the
road,
forced
to
give
blood
or
urine
without
medical
necessity
and
maybe
even
thrown
in
jail
for
the
night,
of
course
he
would
feel
like
he
must
be
guilty
of
something.
And
he
might
even
feel
like
he
was
already
punished
considering
that
the
cop
took
his
driver's
license
right
there
on
the
spot
with
no
judge
and
no
jury!
Sure
the
accused
person
knows
the
facts
concerning
the
stop
on
the
day
in
question.
But
he
may
not
fully
understand
what
constitutes
probable
cause
for
an
arrest,
or
whether
the
officer
complied
with
the
implied
consent
law,
or
how
to
determine
whether
the
test
results
were
accurate,
or
even
what
constitutes
"driving"
under
the
law.
Considering
the penalties
you
are
facing,
you
want
to
fully
understand
what
your
options
are.
Only a
competent attorney can determine whether
there is a basis upon which a good defense
may be had.
Do
I need a lawyer for a first offense?
Some
people
have
been
told
that
they
don't
need
an
attorney
for
a
first
offense
drunk
driving
charge
in
Wisconsin.
Now,
often
the
people
giving
that
kind
of
advice
are
in
law
enforcement.
(Go
figure?)
Look,
you
won't
go
to
jail
on
a
civil
first
offense.
But
your
auto
insurance
premium
could
go
up
an
additional
$2500
a
year.
You
might
suffer
serious
problems
securing
or
keeping
employment.
And
you
could
be
labeled
a
"drunk
driver"
there
in
the
public
records
for
anyone
to
see.
Maybe
this
is
not
a
big
deal
for
the
cop
that
stopped
you,
but
it
can
be
a
really
big
deal
to
you.
To
truly
understand
what
your
exposure
is
on
a
drunk
driving
charge,
you
need
to
have
your
case
evaluated
by
a
drunk
driving
defense
attorney,
not
by
the
people
who
would
be
instrumental
in
trying
to
convict
you.
