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DUI Defense Specialist Attorneys Serving Fullerton, Orange County, Los Angeles & San Francisco

Okorie "Dr. DUI" Okorocha is chosen by Judges/Commissioners to represent them personally, as well as their family members and friends.

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Toll Free Phone: (800) 285-1763
Toll Free Fax: (888) 286-1840
Email: Okorie@187Law.com


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"Mr. Okorocha is not only a competent attorney but quite an excellent one.  He got rid of count one... not exposing [Defendant] on the life charge in this case."
-- Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court at the Conclusion of a Homicide Trial

"(Mr. Okorocha) is more specialized than any other lawyer that we have ever had in court."
-- A 20-year Prosecuter on the skills of Mr. Okorocha

Okorie "Dr. DUI" Okorocha was named Top DUI Attorney for 2009 and is Nationally Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law.

Mr. Okorocha will be completing his M.S. in Forensic Science in 2011.

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A person accused of a crime in  Orange County, San Francisco, or Santa Ana, has many difficult choices to make.

Prosecutors in Newport Beach, Orange County and Santa Ana have the resources no individual can match. Newport Beach prosecutors have their own investigators, Newport Beach expert witnesses on staff, the California Highway Patrol, various inter-county Newport Beach Police Departments, the Newport Beach Sheriffs' Departments, the Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Safety Offices which both have offices throughout Newport Beach and Orange County, the Attorney General's Office, and many other public agencies throughout Newport Beach. Newport Beach prosecutors can access virtually any resource they require to fight a any DUI or Criminal Case.

As a private party, if you stand accused, you have nothing but your own hard-earned savings to use to mount your Newport Beach Criminal or DUI defense. From the moment an individual falls under the government's suspicion, this difference in resources places the accused person at a significant disadvantage against the Newport Beach and County prosecutors.

Only the wisest use of your resources has the potential to level the field with the Newport Beach Prosecutors. Experience has shown that hiring counsel as early as possible in the legal process is the wisest choice an accused person can make whether in Los Angeles or Newport Beach.

California Legal Team lawyers aim to narrow the gap by fellow members of The Private Defenders of California, with a supportive network of Criminal Defense attorneys with varied experiences, areas of expertise, perspectives, experience and resources that can be collectively used to greatly increase the quality of services our Orange County, Santa Ana and Newport Beach DUI Specialists provide. 

Some of our services include:

Aggressive defense of DMV hearings by a DUI Specialist, DUI's or Drunk Driving Cases (read the McNeal Case), whether based on breath tests or blood tests and all Criminal Cases including Murder and Watson Murder Cases defended by a DUI Specialist, and related crimes in Fullerton, Los Angeles, & Santa Ana as well as Orange County Sex Crimes based on false allegations and White Collar crimes including Embezzlement. 

When you retain California Legal Team, you know you are receiving the resources of a network of attorneys committed to the Defense of the accused.  Many times, the evidence is actually circumstantial evidence which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, a common loophole that prosecutors use.

Know Your Rights

Can you be pulled over for DUI based on an anonymous tip?  Yes

    People v. Wells (2009) 36 Cal.4th 1078 1. Key Facts/Procedural Posture The California Highway Patrol in Kern County responded to anonymous tip reports of a driver "weaving all over the road." Officer Irogoyan heard the dispatch reports and pulled over to the side of the road waiting for the described driver to appear. After personally observing the defendant Susan Wells ("Defendant"), Officer Irogoyan pulled over the Defendant and immediately observed the Defendant's constricted pupils as part of a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus or HGN test, dry mouth and nervous demeanor. Officer Irogoyan arrested the Defendant for driving under the influence. Later, the Defendant's urine tested positive for THC, cocaine, and opiates, and was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substances and possession of heroin. People v. Wells (2009) 36 Cal.4th at 1081-1082 and other Los Angeles & Newport Beach case law updates. The Defendant filed a motion to suppress pursuant to Pen.Code § 1538.5 advocating that she was detained without reasonable suspicion in violation of the 4th Amendment, but was denied. After the suppression motion was denied, the Defendant pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and possession of heroin. She appealed the denial of the suppression motion on the grounds that the anonymous tip did not established probable cause to make a traffic stop and detain her. Id. at 1082. For more information about Field Sobriety Tests and National Standards, visit our National Highway Transportation Safety Administration ("NHTSA") Manual Page.


Know your Criminal and DUI Rights Continued here

The Defense of a Driving Under the Influence Charge in Newport Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena and Orange County, California

      The following is a synopsis of the history, facts, legal issues and processes of defending one who has been charged with Driving Under the Influence ("DUI") in California pursuant to Vehicle Code sections 23152 and 23153.  It is intended to provide answers to what would be "frequently asked questions" regarding a DUI charge.

1) The Drug Alcohol 

      Alcoholic beverages are those produced from the fermentation of a carbohydrate, most frequently from farmed grains, potatoes, fruit juices, and sugars. The process of fermentation has been around for over 10,000 years, dating from the use of grapes for wine around 2500 B.C. The general categories of alcoholic beverages are three: beers, ales, and malt liquors; b) wince: and x) distilled products  There are also alternative sources of alcohol, including medicine and as propellants for aerosols.  The proofing system of grading alcohol content involves simple math. A 100 proof beverage is 50% alcohol, and using the same percentage ratios, pure alcohol is 200 proof.  Beers, ales and malt liquors range in percentage from a low of 3% for beer lagers to malt liquors with up to 8% alcohol.  Wines range from 13-20%; and distilled liquor can be from 20-80% alcohol.

2) Measuring Blood Alcohol Content 

      The percentage of alcohol in the blood that gives rise to a level of intoxication justifying a DUI charge is defined with the term Blood Alcohol Content. It can be measured in several ways.

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Anyone convicted or even charged with a DUI will face unconscionable insurance rates increases and are required to obtain an SR-22.  The good news is, that this all can be avoided.  Dr. DUI, Okorie Okorocha has referred his clients to John MacDonald Insurance services, Inc. and actually seen people get lower insurance rates after a DUI. Seems impossible, but we see it happen and continue to happen.  The most important thing to to contact John MacDonald Insurance services, Inc. immediately after arrest for an SR-22 when you get arrested for a DUI. 

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