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Did I just get a DUI?
Help me. I just got pulled over in Chicago, Illinois and was consequently arrested for DUI even though I didn't take a field sobriety test nor a breathalyzer test. What is next? Is it just my word versus his? Can a good lawyer get me out of this? I really wasn't drunk, I just got pulled over as soon as I pulled out this bar parking lot at closing time (after the Chicago Bears lost). I think it is a bogus charge but I did have 5 or 6 drinks and did not want to blow. What is my standing? Thank You.
Yep. You got a DUI and it is not just going to be his word against yours. Unfortunately for you, you handed him a great case on a silver platter.
Refusing to blow can and will be used as evidence against you. It was probably the worst thing you could have done. Every criminal lawyer I have ever spoken with gives the same advice: Blow, don't answer any questions, and be polite.
Depending on Illinois law, your driver's license might also be revoked for your failure to blow. (In Washington State, refusing to blow results in an automatic one year license suspension.)
Can a good lawyer get you out of this? Anything is possible, but you really did hurt yourself by refusing to blow. (If you had blown, your lawyer could have worked to get the results declared inadmissible. But there is no way to keep your refusal out.) If this is your first DUI arrest, you might be able to get a plea agreement.
