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Criminal

Dec. 23, 2011

DUI pilot program is inconsistent, lawyers say

A pilot program for DUI offenders in Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Tulare counties is creating a headache for defense attorneys and their clients, who say it's having unintended consequences and leading to inconsistent punishment.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A pilot program for DUI offenders in Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Tulare counties is creating a headache for defense attorneys and their clients, who say it's having unintended consequences and leading to inconsistent punishment.


The program requires anyone convicted of drunken driving in the four counties, even first-time offenders, to install an ignition interlock device, or IID, essentia...

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