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Originally Posted by Ross
My younger brother (21 years old) is up in court next week and is going to lose his license. He was drunk and in a strange city, his car had broken down earlier that day and whilst lost later that night after partying he went to his car to get a heat as it was -1 degrees outside. He was sitting in his car which couldn't drive as his clutch had snapped waiting for a cab to take him back to his hotel, and the cops pulled up and arrested him. All he did was get in for a heat to a car that was impossible to move and now he's losing his license for at least a year.
Next time please listen to your own advice Jay. My brother is WAY more innocent than you and he's losing his license next Tuesday.
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with a decent lawyer he could avoid losing his license, given the details you described. although I'm a little unsure of the details here:
- he was NOT drinking at all before his car broke down?
- he was 21+ on the day this happened?
a yes to both of these, and I'd say it's a fairly Open and Shut Case:
a few witnesses called to the stand and then:
"Your honor, given the evidence provided, I request a motion for a judgement of vagrancy and the DUI charges be dropped"
but I'm no lawyer and also maybe it's not worth the cost to fight it but that's bullshit. I hate cops.
EDIT: I would say that even vagrancy would not be applicable, given that the taxi company could be subpoenaed as well. His care simply broke down and he called for a ride.
oh and Jay... lesson learned, right?