3Rd DUI in Indiana..jail time?
Posted by adminAug 12
My cousin just got arrested for her third DUI in Indiana. she has a problem..and she has taken classes, be on house arrest twice and even had 3 months in jail, but nothing seems to work..her current arrest has 10 charges which are:
1 Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated
2 Operating With a BAC at least 0.08 or more
3 Operating While Intoxicated With a Prior Conviction
4 Operating While Intoxicated With a Prior Conviction
5 Resisting Law Enforcement
6 Operating a Motor Vehicle While Suspended
7 Failure to Signal
8 Unsafe Lane Movement
9 Habitual Substance Offender
10 Operating a Vehicle Without an Ignition Interlock Device
…. this is while she was still on probation for her last 2 DUI’s (which i should mention this is all in a time frame of about 3 1/2 years) yeah i know its horrible..i just wonder what is going to happen next..her second DUI was already labeled as a “felony D” so im guessing this will be a felony too. She also spent jail time in another county for a public intoxication and battery to a police officer offense. She has a hearing for the Revoke of Probation coming up as well. She still owes at least $2000 in court fine that were due almost a year ago. She is not working and no longer has custody of her child(he now lives with his father and step mother in a much more stable environment)..of course she has a lawyer, but with that kind of record do you think he will get her out of jail time…if so well thats just dumb of the judge..but if she does get jail time, which i think she is in desperate need of..how long might it be? i would hope its a good amount of time…maybe then she will learn her lesson and sober up for good…thanks for all the answers
2 comments
Comment by WRG on 08/12/2010 at 3:37 pm
With that list of charges she is going to go to jail. Minimum 6 months but probably longer.
Comment by ornery and mean on 08/12/2010 at 4:07 pm
I don’t think it’s a question of IF she is going to jail … more like how long will she be in for!
Probation violations plus that laundry list of charges, she should have a lot of time to think about where her life is going. I’d guess a minimum of one year in jail, the maximum? I don’t even want to guess!
The judge will have no reason for leniency in this case … she has had plenty of chances to clean up her act already.