When the time comes to go through a criminal prosecution for Driving Under the Influence it would be a very good asset if you had a crystal clear understanding of the DUI court process. If you know what is or might be heading your way during the process it will greatly reduce the amount of distress and possible sleepless nights depending on your personality and how you deal with certain challenges and obstacles that life throws at you.

If you do your research on the process it will help you relax and feel comfortable when fighting a tough DUI charge. Although each Court System in the United States of America varies from state to state its always good to know at least a little bit of on how the general DUI prosecution charge process is handled.

Below is a quick summary with information on basic areas of a DUI charge case.

Firstly it starts with the Arraignment which is is the first time on the trial that you attend Court and it is where you are formally told what exactly you have done and the charges that are being held against you.

In the most common cases of DUI you may already know what the charges are before you even have to actually attend the Courtroom. Although, there can sometimes be additional charges that you may be unaware of for example possible infractions for dangerous driving or additional criminal charges which the prosecution will file after your arrest for a DUI offense.

It then proceeds with what is called a Pre-Trial Hearing. This is a hearing which will take place in the Court room and formally in front of a Judge. The judges purpose is to make sure that no case gets wrongly dealt with, they make sure that the case is vigorously reviewed in a systematic law abiding way. This is where the Judge will want to know all the information about the case and they will ask you the two famous courtroom words which are if you are guilty or not guilty.

Then it moves onto what's called motions. Motions are written down legal documents which are arguments on why exactly evidence is in your favor, and why you actually have some space to move in the case for example your arguments on why it was possibly not your fault you where driving under the influence although you better have a good lawyer if you want to defend your self against such a claim.

We then move onto the trials. This is where the judge decides exactly what the decision is. This is followed by a conclusion so its good to be mentally prepared for the conclusion against you in a DUI prosecution case.