My 29 year old son was arrested for drun...

Asked by the Customer on 26-02-2015 13:43:18
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Western Cape

My 29 year old son was arrested for drunk driving in on 11 October 2014.
He had a previous conviction sunspended for 5 years in 2012.
He was in rehab in March 2014.
He did 4months of after care with Cares in Somerset West after rehab.
He is working and earnes R6000.00 per month
I would like to know what sentence he could expect.
Is his situation better if he has an attorney assisting him?
What would this cost? He has to go to court in Grabouw on 3 March2015.

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