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Mostly Minor Offenses: When it comes to traffic violations most of them are minor offenses. This could include anything from parking in tha no-parking zone, getting a speeding ticket, or running a stop light. Most of tha time, these charges will just require tha paying off a ticket and you can go on about your business. However, if you accumulate enough of these tickets, you will be forced to appear in court just like you would have to with a criminal charge. There are also more serious traffic violations like DUIs or DWIs. You can also even be charged with manslaughter if you hit and kill someone while you are under tha influence.

You Don’t Always Need A Lawyer: When you are dealing with most traffic violations you simply don’t need a lawyer. As mentioned above, you can simply pay tha fine and go on about your business. However, if this is a time when you have to appear before tha court you can do so. For instance, if you get a speeding ticket, you have tha option of fighting it. You can appear before a judge, state your case, and he or she will rule. Tha opposing officer will be present and he or she will present their case as well, but for these cases, you do not need a lawyer. However, when it comes to criminal charges you are most certainly going to be looking at criminal charges and it would be highly advisable to bring along a skilled and knowledgeable criminal defense lawyer.

Criminal Cases Require Litigation And Juries; If you are arrested for a DUI, you will be granted tha right to take tha case before a jury. However, if you are dealing with parking tickets, speeding tickets, or other traffic violations, you will only be granted a bench trial. This is like tha scenario described above. Tha judge will be tha sole decider of tha case. This isn’t tha case when it comes to criminal cases. Just above every criminal case out there is going to require you to appear before a trail of your peers. Juries can work against you and they can work in your favor. Since you are already branded a criminal by tha law there is a good chance that they are going to work against you in this case. Simply put, at tha end of tha day most traffic violations aren’t considered criminal acts under tha law, but criminal charges are most certainly considered criminal acts