Well, that explains why the lawyer requested a $500.00 retainer fee and suggested I would most likely lose the case. It also explains why the blonde trooper thought I was an idiot. The judge asked me why I didn't hire a lawyer to represent me? I replied; lawyers are useless. I sought legal representation, the lawyer wanted a $500.00 retainer and suggested I would likely lose the case. If this is true, I would rather pay the $500.00 DUI fine than waste an additional $500.00 on a lawyer to speak on my behalf.
The judge looked at the DA, burst out laughing and said; well, you have a point, and seem to be taking a logical approach.
In all fairness, the judge did compute the number of beers consumed, amount of time spent drinking, weight, and time blood was drawn. He shared his finding with the DA, tilted his head, looked over the top of his glasses, raised an eyebrow and said; If he's being truthful, he should fall into this range, we'll have to wait for the test results.
To this day, I do not know what the calculation is, as I do not spend my time drinking and then driving. I typically mix two rum and cokes and consume them while smoking a 2.0 hour cigar at home.
In the final days of the case, there were two of us remaining in the court room. We moved to the front row and sat in front of the judge's bench. The judge called out a name (George), the guy turned to me, gave me a dollar and approached the bench. The judge looked on, appearing confused, and asked if he missed something. I informed him we had a bet on who would be called last, George lost the bet. The judge laughed and shook his head in disbelief. I actually think he enjoyed the entertainment. He turned out to be a fair judge and offered advice to avoid legal proceedings in the future. I did accept and willingly apply the advice as promised.