Newton County DUI Information

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

Got a DUI in Newton Coutny, GA? Need an accomplished, professional DUI Attorney familiar with the Newton County Probate Court and Newton County Superior Court? With 20 years of experience defending DUI arrests, George C. Creal, Jr., P.C. are the Real Deal Newton County DUI Attorneys. We’re veterans of Roswell Justice System. We know the Court, the Judge, the Prosecutor, and the Police, and more importantly, they know our unrelenting determination to fight for every inch of our clients’ rights. Newton County Court Information.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHSTA) manuals in Field Sobriety Evaluations are used by Roswell police and police departments all over the State of Georgia. These manuals are the foundation of your DUI defense. We know the procedures outlined in these manuals better than police and we use our knowledge to establish that DUI evaluations are unreliable, inaccurate, and abused by police. We expose the flaws inherent to Georgia DUI investigations in order to prove your innocence.

Dedicated Newton County DUI Lawyers Determined to Find Reasonable Doubt – Aggressive DUI Representation You Deserve

We have handled thousands of DUI cases, had hundreds of DUI arrests reduced to reckless driving and/or other non-DUI traffic offenses, and have tried hundreds of DUI Jury Trials. Unlike many Newton County DUI lawyers, we have valuable Not Guilty Jury Trial Experience. We never hesitate to give you our office and cell phone numbers. If you call, text, or email us about your case, we contact you as soon as possible and never in more than 24 hours. We understand you are nervous about your DUI arrest. We will take care of your case so you can focus on what matters in life: work, family, and friends. For our firm, customer service is priority number one.

You can meet us in person at our office or we can start your case over the phone or internet. We know your are busy and we value your time. Our first consultation is always free and we will send an ALS hearing request letter for free as long as you pa the Georgia Department of Driver Services’ $150.00 filing fee. We’ve handled all types of Georgia DUI cases including those with or without breath and blood test results, refusals of both blood, breath or urine, cases with or without Standardized Field Sobriety Evaluations. We have handled DUI accidents, fatalities drugs, fleeing and eluding the police, marijuana possession, and felony and misdemeanor obstruction. There is no set of facts our experienced Newton County DUI attorneys haven’t seen at least once before. Our DUI defense system is highly refined and is a time-tested formula for winning DUI cases. We do not miss critical facts and work for even the most difficult DUI acquittals.

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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.”

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A Newton County DUI is Serious and Can Result in Fines and Jail Time

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

A Newton County DUI lawyer is standing by. Call or email today, (404) 333-0706 or [email protected], for a FREE CONSULTATION.

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Newton County DUI Court Information

DUI cases and other misdemeanors are handled by the Newton County Probate Court. You can not have a jury trial in Probate Court. If you want a jury trial, then your case must be bound over to the Newton County Superior Court.

Probate Court of Newton County:
Judge Henry A. Baker,

Address: 
1132 Usher Street, Room 148
Covington,  GA   30014
Work Phone:  770 -784- 2045
Fax:  770-784-2145

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

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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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Can I pick the test I take after a DUI arrest

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