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The Garza Law Firm, PLLC defends Tennessee Driving Under the Influence and Tennessee Boating Under the Influence charges, as well as other Personal Injury and Criminal Defense cases, across the State of Tennessee.  The Garza Law Firm serves the following cities and counties, including but not limited to:  • Alcoa • Anderson County • Athens •  Blount County • Bradley County • Campbell County  •  Chattanooga • Claiborne County • Cleveland • Clinton • Cocke County • Cookeville • Crossville • Cumberland County • Dandridge •  Englewood • Etowah • Gatlinburg • Grainger County • Greene County • Greeneville •  Hamblen County • Hamilton County • Hancock County • Harriman • Hawkins County • Jefferson City • Jefferson County • Johnson City •  Knoxville • Knox County • Lenoir City • Loudon County • Madisonville • Marion County • Maryville • Maynardville • McMinn County • Meigs County • Monroe County• Morgan County • Morristown • New Market • Newport • New Tazewell • Oak Ridge • Oliver Springs • Overton County • Pigeon Forge • Polk County • Putnam County • Rhea County • Roane County • Rutledge • Scott County • Sequatchie County • Sevier County • Sevierville • Sullivan County • Sweetwater • Tazewell •  Tellico Plains • Unicoi County • Union County • Vonore • Wartburg • Washington County

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DUI Defense Lawyer in Tennessee

Plea Bargain vs. Trial

Being charged with DUI (driving under the influence) can be very complex. One of the most important decisions that you and your lawyer must make is whether or not you should agree to a plea bargain or take your case to trial. One or the other will most likely offer you a better outcome for your case. When you face a trial by jury agreeing to a plea bargain versus having your DUI case go to trial can be in your best interest. If the prosecution has a pile of evidence against you and a very strong case it would be wise to choose a plea bargain. This typically can result in an agreed upon sentence with fewer penalties.

It is advisable that you hire an experienced Tennessee DUI attorney with strong negotiation skills so that you will still have the opportunity to obtain a win for your driving under the influence case regardless of the choice to accept a plea bargain or go to trial. Tennessee DUI defense lawyer Marcos M. Garza has very strong negotiation skills and will fight to help make sure that whatever the outcome of your DUI case is it will beneficial to you in the long run.

Working With the Prosecution

If you are charged with a felony DUI the prosecution might agree, as part of the plea bargain, to lower the felony offense to a misdemeanor charge. This in turn will lower DUI penalties that you may be sentenced to and will often allow for your driving privileges to be reinstated sooner rather than later. In addition, you may be offered to accept a dry-reckless charge or a wet-reckless charge. A wet-reckless charge is when you would agree to plead guilty to the lesser charge of alcohol-related reckless driving.  You would not have to attend mandatory alcohol education classes and there would be no restrictions on your driver’s license. A dry-reckless charge is even better. If you agree to plead guilty to reckless driving, not involving alcohol, you will most likely only receive probation and a fine. Either of these could be a great option depending on the circumstances of your DUI case instead of taking a chance and rolling the dice with a jury trial.