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DUI: A Failure To Convict

Number 22691
Subject Alcohol
Source Citizen (Tucson, Ariz.)
State AZ
Year 2005
Publication Date 08/17/2005; 08/18/2005; 08/19/2005
Summary Almost half of the motorists charged with DUI's in Pima County courts have escaped conviction. Only 38% of motorists with three or more DUI cases were convicted. This is due to a number of problems ranging from young and overloaded prosecutors, to the increased arrest rate with no increase in the number of prosecutors.
Category Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages 16
Keywords alcohol;DUI;conviction;motorist; caseload
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