If you have been charged with DUI, depending on the circumstances of your arrest, your attorney may be able to plead the charges down to reckless driving. While this type of plea agreement could be much better for you than taking your chances with a DUI conviction, there are questions that should be asked before you accept such an agreement.
While a plea agreement that turns your DUI charges into reckless driving charges might be your best option, there could potentially be better options available. Speak to your Rolling Meadows, IL DUI attorney to determine your best course of action, now and in the future.
What is a DUI Plea Bargain?
Under a plea bargain related to your DUI, you will enter a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to a lesser charge, like reckless driving, to avoid a DUI trial and potentially receive a much less severe sentence. The exchange for a plea deal is that you forfeit your right to a jury trial. In return, you know your sentence for reckless driving in advance.