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When was the first court date that you missed? That is an important issue. If the prosecutor failed to file the charges against you within one year from your arrest, it may be possible to get your charges dismissed. There may be other issues with the prosecutors case. Based on what you wrote, that you missed a court date, I am assuming the court issued a bench warrant against you. Since your arrest was almost 2 years ago, even if the charges were initially brought within one year from arrest, it may be possible to get charges dismissed. Also, it's possible that the prosecutor could have issues with their case (ie. if they can't find the maintenance and calibration records of their breath machine, etc.). You should speak to a DUI attorney in your area to discuss your case in more detail. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss further.

Whether the officer had a good enough reason to pull your son's truck over would depend on what sort of facts the witness relayed to the officer. Tips from a witness must carry sufficient reliability before police officers can act on them. If the officer had only a suspicion or hunch that your son was drinking, then the stop would most likely not hold up in which case the evidence collected after the stop would be inadmissible. There are a number of other issues that need to be investigated in DUI matters beyond the initial stop of the vehicle. You should consult an experienced DUI attorney for a full review of your son's case.

Probably, but it seems to me that by asking you to drive he is admitting that he didnt think you were under the influence or unsafe to drive. You should consult a DUI attorney, these facts are obviously helpful to the defense and may result in your case being dismissed or reduced.