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