| Prosecutors play a central role in the criminal justice | | | | offender has to pay $1700 or more in fees, $3000 in |
| system in the U.S.A. Prosecutors are governments' | | | | insurance surcharges and a driver?s license is |
| lawyers who complete cases of the government | | | | suspended for two years. The offender has to do |
| against defendants. The government has the role to | | | | either 48 hours IDRC or a 48 hours jail term. The third |
| investigate, arrest and charge a person who is | | | | term offender has to cough up over $2500, plus |
| suspected of criminal activity and the prosecutor does | | | | $4000 surcharge, and license privileges are revoked |
| the work.A prosecutor is called as city attorney, | | | | for ten years with a mandatory 180-day jail |
| county attorney or district attorney. The prosecutor is | | | | sentence.DUI attorneys need to be experienced and |
| the adversary of a criminal defendant and the | | | | experts in the field of criminal law. The prosecutor may |
| attorney. These two have a head to head | | | | be facing an experienced criminal defense attorney. |
| confrontations in the court.Drunk driving is one among | | | | Prosecutors have the important task of deciding |
| the biggest killers in the country. Hence, laws in states | | | | whether to pursue drunk driving cases in court. The |
| like New Jersey have strict DUI (driving under | | | | local police hands over the cases to the prosecutor. |
| influence) and DWI (driving while intoxicated) is | | | | The prosecutor considers whether the case is legally |
| stringent. A conviction for DUI or DWI can drain your | | | | sound, whether it can be proved and the relevant |
| financial resources and impair your ability to work.In | | | | policies considerations.The prosecutor or the District |
| New Jersey, a first time offender has to pay $650 | | | | Attorney then files the case against the defendant and |
| dollars or more in various fees and a $3000 insurance | | | | represents the voice of the government. In drunk |
| surcharge for three years. A convicted offender also | | | | driving case, the arresting officer is the key witness. |
| has to spend 12 hours in IDRC (Intoxicated Driver | | | | The D.A is very powerful in drunk driving cases, and |
| Resource Center) and 30 days in prison. A driving | | | | take the case from the police to the court representing |
| license is suspended for one year. A second time | | | | the government in court. |