Gainesville DUI Information

What to know if you've been charged with a Gainesville DUI

Stopped for DUI in Gainesville, Georgia? Need an accomplished, professional Gainesville DUI attorney familiar with the Gainesville Justice System. With 20 years of experience defending DUI arrests, George C. Creal Jr., P.C., is the Real Deal Gainesville, GA DUI Attorneys? The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHSTA) training procedures in DUI Detection and Field Sobriety Evaluations are used by police departments all over Georgia. We know these manuals inside-out and our knowledge to show how sobriety evaluations are unreliable, inaccurate, and abused by police. We expose the inherent flaws in DUI investigations in order to prove your innocence. For more information on a strong Georgia DUI defense, visit our Helpful GA DUI Guide.

Dedicated Gainesville DUI Lawyers Determined to Fight for Your Rights – Aggressive Representation You Deserve

We have handled thousands of DUI cases, had hundreds of DUI arrests reduced to non-DUI traffic offenses like reckless driving prior to trial and won and/or tried over one hundred DUI Jury Trials. Unlike many other Georgia DUI lawyers, we have real Not Guilty Jury Trial Experience. Ask other DUI lawyers when was the last time they heard a jury render a “Not Guilty” in a DUI Case. You would be surprised at how many so-called “expert DUI lawyers” cannot give you a straight answer.

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DUI ANXIETY? – CHECK OUR FAQ PAGE

Why are There Separate Charges on My Ticket? DUI stands for driving under the influence, and in Georgia there are six different kinds of DUI. Three involve driving under the influence of drugs, one involves inhalants, and the last two, which are the most common types of DUI we encounter in Georgia, are alcohol related. There are two types of alcohol related DUI charges: “per se” and “less safe.”

Hiring a Gainesville DUI Attorney

For Our Firm, Client Communication is Essential

We do not hesitate to give you our office numbers, cell phone numbers, and email address. If you call, text, or email us about your case, we will contact you as soon as possible and never in more than 24 hours. We understand you’re anxious about your Gainesville DUI charge. We represent a diverse DUI and traffic clientele every day throughout the State of Georgia and we always show our clients the care and compassion that they deserve. Our goal is at that the end of our representation you would feel comfortable recommending us to your closest friends and family members. For our firm, customer service is priority number one.

We will handle your DUI case so you can relax and focus on work, family, and friends. Our initial consultation is always free and we will send the ten-day ALS DUI license hearing request letter for free as long as you pay the State Department of Driver Services’ $150.00 filing fee.

We handle all Georgia DUI cases including those with or without breath and blood test results, refusals of both blood, breath, or urine tests, and cases with or without Standardized Field Sobriety Evaluations. We have handled DUI accidents and fatalities, DUI drugs, fleeing and eluding the police, marijuana possession, felony, and misdemeanor obstruction. Believe us, our Gainesville DUI attorneys have seen every set of circumstances at least once. Our DUI case procedure is a finely-tuned process that leaves no stone unturned and has the potential to find a victory in even the most vexing Gainesville drunk driving case.

How to Hire a Lawyer for a Gainesville DUI

A Gainesville DUIs is Serious and Can Result in Jail Time, Fines, and License Suspensions

Even for a 1st DUI, you can be fined up to $1000.00 with 40% tacked on as court costs, spend up to 12 months in jail, do 40 hours of community service, be subject to drug and alcohol testing for one year, and serve 12 months of reporting probation. Your license can be suspended anywhere from 120 days to 5 years. Do not try to handle your DUI without an experienced Gainesville DUI attorney. 

Advice as to who you decide to hire as your Gainesville DUI lawyer: 1) Don’t hire a DUI lawyer based solely on price. Sometimes the cheapest lawyer–especially if they plea you to a DUI you don’t deserve at the first opportunity–can be the most expensive. Cost per hour is the best way to compare lawyers. If a lawyer charges $1000, but only spends an hour on your case, that’s $1000 dollars an hour! We, unlike bargain basement firms, spend an average of 10 hours on every DUI case. 2) Ask any attorney that you speak with whether he/she has tried any DUI jury trials and how many not guilty verdicts he/she has received in the past 2 years; 3) Ask any attorney that you speak with whether he/she has studied police field sobriety training manuals and breath test machine, owner’s and area supervisor’s manuals. If not, they cannot adequately cross-examine DUI police officers or breath test operators. A DUI lawyer who can’t answer these questions is not ready for a real DUI jury trial and is not worth your time and money.  

A Gainesville DUI lawyer is standing by. Call TODAY (404) 333-0706 or email us at [email protected] for a FREE CONSULTATION.

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Gainesville DUI Court Information

The Gainesville Municipal Court handles certain Misdemeanor criminal cases including DUI arrests, traffic cases, and Marijuana Possession less than an ounce and City ordinance violations are processed through Municipal Court. If you would like a Jury Trial, then your case must be bound over to the Hall County State Court.

Gainesville Municipal Court is located at:
701 Queen City Parkway SW
Gainesville, Georgia 30501

Phone: (770) 531-2668

Elliott v State – Elliott is not a fat kid with glasses who eats paste – Elliott is a constitutional rock star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSQvI02rec Elliott v. State, S18A1204, Supreme Court of Georgia, February 18, 2019. In Elliott v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that Art. 1, ...
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State v Council – Court of Appeals concedes refusal nor compelled breath test admissible

In State v. Council, 343 Ga. App. 583, 586; 807 SE2d 504 (2017), on September 15th, 2016, Susan Council was involved in a multi-vehicle automobile ...
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Spencer v State – clues do not equate to BAC with out a proper Harper foundation

In Spencer v. State, 302 Ga. 133 (805 SE2d 886) (2017), the Georgia Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in Spencer to consider whether the Court ...
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Got a Breath test DUI take an Olevik

Olevik v. State, S17A0738, Supreme Court of Georgia, Decided: October 16, 2017.  Prior to Olevik v. State, No. S17A0738, 2017 WL 4582402 (Ga. Oct. 16, 2017), Georgia ...
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Smith v State – DUI vehicular homicide must include lesser included option

Smith v. State, A17A1252, September 7, 2017. Quincy Alexander Smith was convicted of first-degree vehicular homicide for causing the death of another with a ...
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Can I pick the test I take after a DUI arrest

Who gets to pick the test administered in a DUI arrest? The short answer is it depends. Let's assume some hypothetical facts. First, the ...
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No right to an independent test if police get a warrant for blood

Hynes v. States, A17A0633, May 31, 2017.  James Hynes was charged with failure to maintain lane, DUI less safe, and DUI per se. Hynes ...
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When you say I will only take a blood test in a Georgia DUI

Imagine a hypothetical, a driver is arrested for DUI in Georgia, Georgia Implied Consent is read and the Officer designates a breath test.  When ...
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DUI Breath tests are about to be Unconstitutional in Georgia

Oral Arguments in the Georgia Supreme Court were held in Olevik a/k/a Plevik v. State, S17A0738, on August 18, 2017. The arguments were very ...
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