Marietta, Georgia, Child Endangerment DUI Defense
Child endangerment is a term used in laws created to protect children. These laws create separate offenses to enhance existing penalties for a violator who endangers a minor. Endangerment is considered any action that jeopardizes the physical, moral, or mental wellbeing of a person under the age of 18. At Gentry, Smith, Dettmering, Morgan & Schnatmeier, LLP, we are experienced in representing criminal defendants in challenging child endangerment allegations and in DUI defense.
Child endangerment charges could result in significant penalties, including loss of license, fines, and jail time. To protect your rights, contact us as soon as possible. We will seek to defeat underlying charges related to an alleged child endangerment offense.
Georgia child endangerment statutes
Child endangerment involving DUI is considered a form of child abuse because an offender is putting the child at risk while driving intoxicated. Most states, including Georgia, have statutes that create special penalties for DUI defendants where the offender is transporting a child at the time of the offense. For many people charged with DUI, the facts of the case are very important to defeating both the underlying DUI charge as well as the child endangerment charge.
A DUI with a child under the age of 17 constitutes child endangerment, a separate crime from a DUI offense. Our attorneys have been successful in getting child endangerment charges dismissed as part of plea negotiations with the prosecutor. Contact us for more information.
Aggressive DUI and child endangerment defense
Our attorneys are experienced in effective DUI defense and will begin an immediate investigation into your case to begin building your defense. We will investigate and review all evidence in your case related to articulable suspicion, probable cause, breathalyzer testing, and police reports. Where evidence was illegally obtained or if tests were improperly administered we will seek to suppress that evidence in your case.
Contact Gentry, Smith, Dettmering, Morgan & Schnatmeier, LLP today for a free consultation with an experienced Marietta, Georgia, lawyer. We provide aggressive, results-driven advocacy in all child endangerment and DUI/drunk driving defense cases.
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