I was stopped at a checkpoint and subsequently charged with Drink Driving. ( Excess Blood Alcohol).
This was to be my 3rd
conviction and I was charged with ? Aggravated Repeat Offending? carrying a
possible sentence of up to two years in jail.
Shortly after my offence, I made contact
with Patrick Winkler, Barrister whom I sourced from the Auckland Yellow Pages.
After the initial consultation, I made the decision to hire him and his team to
defend me knowing that I would need the best possible defence.
The process from the date of the offence
till my ? sentencing appearance? in court was approximately ten months and
throughout the period, I was represented at preliminary hearings, was always
well informed of the stage we were at and reassured of the process that was to
follow.
I also received helpful advice from
Patrick and his team of things I could do to help myself over the ten month
period prior to sentencing which was to prove extremely beneficial. ( Not only
for how it was to appear in court before the Judge, but on a personal level as
well)
I followed their advice, and was
sentenced to sixty hours Community Service and received a $400.00 fine.
This meant I was able to keep my license
prior to and beyond my final appearance in court which to me meant that I could
keep my job and continue to support my Fianc?e and two children.
I was unaware that his sort of outcome
was possible especially after advice from other Lawyers and Barristers I had
investigated who had all said that there was no possibility of this happening.
It pays to hire someone who knows the
law, I guess.
Patrick and his team are professional
and experienced and I seriously recommend these guys to anyone who finds
themselves in a similar predicament as me.
Scott
