Frank Grimes
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He does not need a solicitor however he should prepare some case to mitigate his loss. The judge may well ask him to take the stand and explain himself so he shoudl be prepared for that, depending onthe judge.So he should say that he has not taken a drink since the matter and has or is seeking to go on a course prescribed by his GP to curb his intake and that losing his licence may mean losing his job and that he has three kids to look after and a wifey. Violins in the background but all of this may have little effect and he will be convicted anyway but may influence the sentence.
If he takes the plead guilty charge he will end up with a ban anyway, the normal now is 1 to 2 years depending on the circumstances.
PS no smarmy remarks to the judge either.
So that will be that as you say! or spend 2000 on a sol for the day.
I don't know where the figure of 2000 came from but he/she should be able to get a solicitor for a fraction of that (200). If a barrister is needed another (3-400) and this could save him his license and quite a few quid on future insurance policies.
My brother was in court about 18 months ago on drink driving charge and employed a solicitor and barrister. Total cost about €1100 for both.
I saw an elderly gentleman do it one time and the judge recommended in the strongest terms to get representation, even so far as calling an adjournment so he could get representation, but if he had insisted on going on, the judge would have done so.
As a matter of interest, what is the reasoning behind this?
Is it simply a sympathetic position in that the judge felt the defendant was making things worse for himself, or is it just down to the way the judge would like proceedings in his/her court to be conducted?
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