Felony DUI

Felony San Jose DUIs are usually charged if it is a fourth or greater DUI offense or if the San Jose DUI involved great bodily injury.  A San Jose DUI with injury can be charged as a felony even if it is a first offense.  In addition a misdemeanor San Jose DUI charge may be accompanied with felony charges if there were possession of drugs, evading the police or a number of other felony charges.  A felony San Jose DUI charge could have serious repercussions this can include a mandatory state prison sentence.  While a misdemeanor San Jose charge means that an expert San Jose DUI Defense attorney can appear on your behalf at all criminal court appearances, a felony San Jose DUI charge will require your presence at all court appearances.