Lincoln County Colorado DUI Pre-Trial Conferences

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Are You Facing A DUI Charge And You Don't Know What To Do?

We're Attorneys Jim Forslund and Gary Pareja, and we help people just like you who have been arrested for DUI. In fact, almost all of legal work we do concerns DUI.

Let us give you some advice about your case.

It is not a good idea to go to Court alone. Any thing you say to the District Attorney or the Court can be used against you.

On the other hand, If you have an attorney, the Court and the DA cannot talk to you without your attorney present. In addition, anything your attorney says cannot be used against you. And anything you tell your attorney is protected by the attorney client privilege.

If you have an attorney and you are not under bond, your first experience with the justice system is the pretrial conference. The goals of the pre-trial conference are the same in all of the metropolitan county courts, but there are differences in the way they are conducted.

In this first stage the first goal is to determine if the case can be settled without a trial and on what terms. A second goal is to determine what steps should be taken if the matter is set for trial.

Here are matters that are taken into consideration in all jurisdictions, by the prosecutor when making a plea bargain offer:

Prior alcohol offenses, including MIP.
Overall driving record.
The reason you were stopped.
Any accident involved, injury.
How high your BAC was or if you refused.
Your interaction with the police officers.
If your attorney can show proof problems.

But there are also different policies in the various District Attorney's offices that apply to DUI cases.

These are the important things that you need to know.

There is one judge who handle DUIs in Lincoln County. It is all first come first serve, with no deference to lawyers. The conference is held in a conference room just behind the courtroom.

Pre-trial's are usually held in the afternoon of certain days of the month. There are often long waits in the court room. Your attorney will discuss the case with the prosecutor out of your presence.

Not guilty pleas are entered if a plea bargain is not reached. Trial must be held within six months.

If you enter a guilty plea to an alcohol offense, you will be referred to an alcohol evaluation and public service. The fine is due at this time if you do not have priors and were not over .20. Payments can be arranged on the fine. Otherwise the judge may have you come back to court after the evaluation.

In-home detention is not possible. There is a minimum two days in jail, unless it is a deferred sentence. Work release is available. Lincoln will offer deals if the defendant refuses a blood or breath test or has low BAC .

For more information see DUI in Colorado.

To contact me, please call at 303-332-3602.

P.S. Your first conference with me is free, and there is no further obligation.

Lincoln County Courthouse 103 3rd Avenue Hugo, CO 80821

Directions:

Head west on I-70 W

Take exit 361 toward Limon

Turn right onto I-70BL E/US-287 S/US-40 E

Continue to follow US-287 S/US-40 E

Turn right onto 3rd Ave

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Arriba-no police department
Genoa-no police department
Hugo-no police department
Limon: DUIs are often charged in Limon traffic stops on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway or Main Street.