Wilmington DWI Defense Lawyer Ryan Stump Secures Reduced Sentence For DWI, Drug Charges

WILMINGTON, NC, October 24, 2012

Criminal defense attorney Ryan Stump recently represented a client facing up to 47 months in prison on a combination of criminal charges, including driving while impaired (DWI), felony drug possession, misdemeanor drug possession and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Using his knowledge of the law and experience in drug and DWI cases, Stump helped his client avoid an almost four-year-prison sentence and, instead, spend 90 days at an inpatient drug treatment facility.

In North Carolina v. J.M., law enforcement claimed that it had observed our client striking a telephone pole while driving. Our client was subsequently stopped by the police and arrested for driving while impaired (DWI). After the arrest, a search of our client's vehicle by police uncovered marijuana, prescription drugs for which our client did not have a valid prescription and other drug paraphernalia.

Rather than face the North Carolina prison system, defense lawyer Ryan Stump was able to convince the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) that an inpatient drug treatment program would be a more effective rehabilitation and deterrence strategy for our client. The ADA agreed to reduce the felony drug possession charge to a misdemeanor and allow our client to serve his 90 day sentence in a drug treatment program rather than in prison.

Our client will also serve a two-year probation term and must complete 24 hours of community service. This is just one example of the successful DWI case results obtained by the lawyers of Roberts Law Group, PLLC.

For more information about the Wilmington criminal defense lawyers of Roberts Law Group, PLLC, please visit www.wilmingtonlawteam.com. If you have been charged with a drug offense or DWI in North Carolina, we offer a free, same-day consultation to discuss how we can help develop a defense strategy for you. Contact our law firm at 800-547-2016 to schedule a meeting with a lawyer today.

DISCLAIMER: The cases, facts and outcomes discussed in this press release are illustrative of the matters handled by the firm. Actual case results depend on a variety of factors unique to each case. Not all of the firm's case results are included on this site. The outcome of a particular case cannot be predicated upon a lawyer's or law firm's past results because prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

For more information about Roberts Law Group, PLLC, please visit our criminal defense website and criminal defense blog. Ryan Stump is a criminal defense attorney who defends against sex crime charges, DWI charges and abuse charges, among others in New Hanover County. To contact criminal lawyer Ryan Stump, please contact the law firm or call 800-547-2016 for a free consultation. Roberts Law Group, PLLC, can also be followed on Facebook at facebook.com/nc.criminal.defense.