When is a California DUI Typically Reduced to Wet Reckless?
A prosecutor is most likely to reduce a DUI to a wet reckless under Vehicle Code 23103 per 23103.5 VC when • your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is close to 0.08%, or • there are some other weaknesses in the “People’s” case against you, so • the prosecutor would rather see you convicted of an offense than risk losing at trial. Let me give you a couple of examples where wet reckless charges would be appropriately reduced from California DUI charges. • The Riverside District Attorney charged Mary with DUI under California Vehicle Code 23152(b) VC due to her 0.09% BAC. Mary’s Riverside DUI attorney was able to negotiate a wet reckless because (1) Mary had no criminal history, (2) she was polite and cooperative with the California Highway Patrol officer during her DUI investigation, and (3) she had an otherwise “clean” driving record. If you are a DUI “repeat offender”, political pressure may prevent the prosecutor from plea bargaining your case down to a wet reckless charge. However, p
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