DUI? We'll Fight To Keep You Out of Jail and on the Road
Wake County DWI Defense Lawyer With Prosecutorial Experience
Attorney Patrick Roberts has extensive experience providing aggressive defense representation for drivers charged with DWI in the Raleigh metro region. His experience includes working as the lead Assistant District Attorney handling misdemeanor appeals for DWI convictions in Raleigh. Every DWI appeal came across his desk while he held that position. He has handled hundreds of DWI trials and appeals. We use that experience to aggressively challenge the evidence collected by police that prosecutors intend to use against you.
A drunk driving charge is serious. You know that. We're ready to help.
At Roberts Law Group, PLLC, we believe that you deserve more than just finding the best way to plead guilty. A good DWI defense challenges everything about your arrest, from the initial probable cause for the traffic stop, to the breath test and how you were treated at the police station. We do everything we can to fight for a full dismissal of charges or have your charges reduced to a dry violation.
First-Time Offenders
When you are charged with DWI, you face up to two years in jail if you are found guilty. Before you panic, though, we want you to know that we are nearly always successful helping our clients obtain a penalty that results in an alternative sentence or program that doesn't include jail. We work closely with the prosecutor to ensure that your future and your family aren't ruined because of a first-time mistake.
Our DWI defense experience includes cases involving:
- DWI defense
- Refused sobriety test, refused breath test
- DMV hearings
- Vehicular homicide and vehicular assault defense
Contact our offices to talk with defense attorney Patrick Roberts about how we can aggressively fight to protect your rights and your future. You need help. We are here. When experience counts, don't take chances.
North Carolina v. J.O.
Charge:
DWI
Facing:
1 year in jail
Result:
Case Dismissed
Our client lost her trial in District Court and received a 45 day jail sentence. She hired Roberts Law Group to help her with her Superior Court efforts. We argued a motion to dismiss based on an unconstitutional driver's license checkpoint and prevailed. Any evidence that flowed from the stop of her vehicle was ordered suppressed by the Judge. Case dismissed. Our client blew .13 on the EC-IR II breath device.
North Carolina v. D.B.
Charge:
DWI
Facing:
6 months in jail
Result:
Not Guilty
Our client pulled up to a Driver's License Checkpoint after leaving a local bar. He was initially very nervous and couldn't get through the alphabet despite being given four opportunities. He did not perform satisfactorily on further field sobriety testing according to the officer and was arrested. Despite blowing .08 on the EC-IR II, we successfully argued that there was reasonable doubt as to our client's appreciable impairment and we asked the judge to render a not guilty verdict. The judge agreed.
North Carolina v. J.L.
Charge:
DWI
Facing:
6 months in jail
Result:
Dismissed
Our client was stopped by officers after police officers allegedly saw her driving in a suspicious manner on a dead end road. After pulling our client over, officers detected a strong odor of alcohol. The State alleged that our client blew a .12 on the breath device. After a pre-trial hearing, the judge granted our motion to dismiss for lack of reasonable suspicion to stop her vehicle.
North Carolina v. J.Y.
Charge:
DWI, Reckless Driving
Facing:
6 months in jail
Result:
Dismissed
Our client was arrested after he allegedly caused a motor vehicle accident while under the influence of alcohol. The State alleged that he made incriminating statements to the investigating officers and that his breath alcohol concentration (BAC) was .17. We filed motions to suppress his statements to the officers and to dismiss the case for lack of probable cause to arrest. At a pre-trial hearing, the judge dismissed both charges.