Lohan’s Legal Troubles Still Not Over
CNN.com story recently chronicled the ongoing legal troubles of actress Lindsay Lohan. According the article, a Beverly Hills judge just extended Lohan’s probation in order to give her more time to complete her court-ordered alcohol counseling treatment. To date, Lohan has reportedly not completed the program and her attendance has been less than satisfactory. While her defense attorney explained that Lohan’s career hindered Lohan from completing the program, the presiding judge warned that if she hears of Lohan missing any more meetings, she will sentence Lohan to jail time. Successful completion of the program was mandated based on a 2007 incident in which the actress ultimately plead guilty and no-contest to charges centering-around drunk driving incidents.
While the circumstances of this case are a general exception to the rule, with Lohan being afforded the right to complete the alcohol treatment at her relative leisure and around her busy schedule of acting and entertaining, not all individuals facing completion of such programs are given as much freedom in doing so. Alcohol counseling treatment is required for those individuals that are found guilty of driving while under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. After jail sentences have been served, mandatory alcohol counseling treatment must be sought out and completed at the attendee’s own expense. Successful completion of the program will then enable that individual to have a license suspension lifted after the court-ordered suspension time frame has been met.
In order for an individual to ensure that they are provided the best possible outcome in their DUI case, that individual’s best course of action is to retain the services of a skilled Los Angeles DUI defense attorney that will examine all circumstances surrounding the arrest. DUI arrests can be especially problematic in that field sobriety tests can be improperly administered and results from blood alcohol concentration tests can be inaccurate due to poorly calibrated devices used. Not all individuals that are accused of DUI are in fact guilty.
