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DUI Charge Reduced to Reckless Driving in Providence County Superior Court 8/19/2020

August 2020

CHARGE: FIRST OFFENSE DUI (BAC 0.10 to 0.15)

Attorney Nicholas Parrillo at Marin & Barrett, Inc. is pleased to report a stellar outcome for a client accused of Drunk Driving in Rhode Island.  In February, our Client was pulled over on Route 95 after a Rhode Island State Trooper observed him driving 78 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone.  The trooper smelled alcohol on his breath and our client admitted to drinking earlier that evening.  After failing a series of standardized field sobriety tests, the client was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence.  Once at the station, the took a breathalyzer test and which registered results indicating that is blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limit and he was subsequently charged with DUI.

After being retained by our Client, we began to formulate a defense strategy.  We started by piecing together a mitigation package for our client and identifying ways to poke holes in the State's case against him.  After several pretrial conferences, the State agreed to reduce the DUI charge to one of reckless driving.  Facing a DUI charge with a lengthy license suspension, hundreds of dollars of fines, mandatory community service, driver retraining, and heavy costs and fees, our Client managed to resolve the case while avoiding a DUI conviction and did not suffer any loss of his drivers license, which allowed him to stay on the road and keep his job.  If you or a loved one is facing a first offense DUI charge in Rhode Island, give Attorney Nicholas Parrillo at Marin and Barrett, Inc. a call for immediate and experienced legal advice and representation.

RESULT: DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING resulting in six months of unsupervised probation, no loss of license, and court costs on August 19th, 2020

Practice area(s): Criminal Defense, DUI / DWI

Court: Providence Superior Court

Nicholas Parrillo

After graduating from Law School with Honors Attorney Nicholas J. Parrillo earned a prestigious clerkship with Chief Justice Paul Suttell of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Since then, he has spent virtually every day of his professional career in the courtroom fighting for his clients.

Attorney Marin Named A SuperLawyer for Ten Consecutive Years 2014-2023

Attorney Matthew Marin has been named a Rhode Island SuperLawyer for 10 consecutive years from 2014 thru 2023. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Rhode Island are selected by the Research Team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers selects lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in their practice area.


Rhode Island Members of the National College for DUI Defense

Attorneys Marin and Barrett are both Rhode Island General Members of the National College for DUI Defense. Members represent some of the most experienced and cutting edge DUI defense attorney's throughout the Country. Nationwide, DUI laws are extremely complex and constantly changing and the College facilitates the exchange of innovative defenses throughout the Country.

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