{"id":316,"date":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/repeat-drunk-drivers-in-barry-county-michigan-get-minimum-30-days-in-jail\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:37:54","slug":"repeat-drunk-drivers-in-barry-county-michigan-get-minimum-30-days-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/repeat-drunk-drivers-in-barry-county-michigan-get-minimum-30-days-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Repeat Drunk Drivers in Barry County, Michigan Get Minimum 30 days in Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Barry County Judge has indicated that he\u2019s going to start cracking down on repeat drunk drivers by giving them a minimum of 30 days in jail.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Michael Shipper was appointed by Governor Snyder in 2011\u00a0and is already tough on first-time offenders.\u00a0 Now he says he\u2019s ready to be even tougher on repeat drunk drivers.\u00a0 He\u2019s indicated that the 30-day sentences could be spread out over 15 weekends.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, a second offense drunk driving charge is appropriate only where the offender has a prior offense within the prior 7 years.\u00a0 If the prior offense is more than seven years old the new offense will be considered a first offense.\u00a0 However, the same is not true for those drivers with two prior drunk driving offenses on their record.\u00a0 Michigan has a lifetime look back for drivers with three or more total drunk driving convictions.\u00a0 These drivers are considered felons\u00a0and may face up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/repeat-drunk-drivers-in-barry-county-michigan-get-minimum-30-days-in-jail\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Repeat Drunk Drivers in Barry County, Michigan Get Minimum 30 days in Jail\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Barry County Judge has indicated that he\u2019s going to start cracking down on repeat drunk drivers by giving them a minimum of 30 days in jail. 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