I received an DUI conviction, license was suspended for 6 mos, judge marked years, how do I fix it?
This is my first and only DUI, I am in OH I have paid all fines and fees I am on inactive probation since 8/2007 I spoke with my former public defender, she stated it was a mistake and I should write a letter. Is this all that I can do, how do I get this corrected immediately, Should I hire a...
This is my first and only DUI, I am in OH
I have paid all fines and fees
I am on inactive probation since 8/2007
I spoke with my former public defender, she stated it was a mistake and I should write a letter.
Is this all that I can do, how do I get this corrected immediately, Should I hire a lawyer to write the letter or make a call?
My first course of action would be to verify that your DL is ACTUALLY suspended for 6 years… Someone at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (or whatever it’s called in Ohio) might have recognized the obvious mistake and made the correction there… Just call down to the BMV and ask them how long you are suspended…
But in the event that they actually suspended you for 6 years: in Indiana–and I would assume in Ohio, too–you can write a letter to the judge without the help of an attorney… You can write that you were under the impression that your DL was suspended for 6 months, but the Court order is marked 6 years… Ask the judge to issue an amended judgment of conviction or probation order or whatever the document is that is mis-marked… Include a copy of your plea agreement, too, to show that you were supposed to have been suspended for 6 months, not 6 years… I can’t imagine why a judge would not issue an amended order to clarify what is obviously a clerical mistake…