Drunk driving trial: mitigated and suspended sentence
In a drunk driving case where the court chose imprisonment, the sentence was reduced for mitigating circumstances and suspended.
How the case unfolded
Background
Our client drove about 2 km while drunk and was charged with drunk driving. A provision with a heavy statutory penalty applied, and the court chose imprisonment.
Issues and ruling
The court held that appropriate punishment was unavoidable, but after considering the blood alcohol level, the circumstances of the stop and other sentencing factors, it reduced the sentence for mitigating circumstances and suspended it.
Outcome
Our client received 1 year and 6 months in prison, suspended for 2 years, with 160 hours of community service and a 40-hour safe-driving course.
This is the outcome of an individual case and does not guarantee the same result in similar matters. Some facts have been generalized to protect the parties involved.
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