Sunday, November 16, 2008
Former San Diego Charger faces another DUI
San Diego drunk driving criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDrunkDrivingAttorney.net and San Diego DUI criminal defense attorneys at www.SanDiegoDUI.com report Lionel James, a former San Diego Chargers player and now a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, was charged with driving under the influence last month after being pulled over by a Shelby County Sheriff's deputy on an Alabama interstate.
The DUI charge filed against James comes two weeks after the former NFL player pleaded guilty to a separate driving under the influence charge on that same interstate.
In this most recent case, James was stopped by a deputy at 12:43 a.m. James had a blood alcohol level of 0.12, court records state. Alabama and California’s legal limit is 0.08.
James was charged with improper lane usage as well as the DUI. He was held on a $1,300 bond and then released.
On October 9, 2008, James pleaded guilty to the first DUI and misdemeanor theft of property. According to court records, James was given a 175-day suspended jail sentence, fined $250 and ordered to attend DUI school. He also received a 60-day suspended sentence and two years of probation on the theft charge.
That DUI stemmed from a July 24 arrest in which a deputy pulled James over on the same freeway. Just prior to James being pulled over, police received a call about stolen alcohol at a gas station. The vehicle and clothing description matched James, the police report said. Three bottles of alcohol were found in James' vehicle once police pulled him over.
James played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, where he set records for all-purpose yards.
San Diego DUI criminal defense attorneys list:
San Diego California Criminal Defense Attorney Rick Mueller recently spoke at the California Attorneys For Criminal Justice annual DUI seminar in Rancho Mirage, California: http://www.cacj.org/Events/forms/DUI%20Brochure%20Final.pdf .
The DUI charge filed against James comes two weeks after the former NFL player pleaded guilty to a separate driving under the influence charge on that same interstate.
In this most recent case, James was stopped by a deputy at 12:43 a.m. James had a blood alcohol level of 0.12, court records state. Alabama and California’s legal limit is 0.08.
James was charged with improper lane usage as well as the DUI. He was held on a $1,300 bond and then released.
On October 9, 2008, James pleaded guilty to the first DUI and misdemeanor theft of property. According to court records, James was given a 175-day suspended jail sentence, fined $250 and ordered to attend DUI school. He also received a 60-day suspended sentence and two years of probation on the theft charge.
That DUI stemmed from a July 24 arrest in which a deputy pulled James over on the same freeway. Just prior to James being pulled over, police received a call about stolen alcohol at a gas station. The vehicle and clothing description matched James, the police report said. Three bottles of alcohol were found in James' vehicle once police pulled him over.
James played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, where he set records for all-purpose yards.
San Diego DUI criminal defense attorneys list:
San Diego California Criminal Defense Attorney Rick Mueller recently spoke at the California Attorneys For Criminal Justice annual DUI seminar in Rancho Mirage, California: http://www.cacj.org/Events/forms/DUI%20Brochure%20Final.pdf .
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 9:33 AM 
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