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  1. #1
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    Default Public Intoxication Charges

    HI, my name is Pedro Leal and I was arrested with PI last Sunday.
    The judge told me that if, among other options, I say that I was publicly intoxicated and I accept to perform some community service, pay a fine, and go to some educational classes, I can have the charge taken off of my record.
    I need to know if it is true. I would appreciate if someone could tell me if it is a possibility.
    Just for further information, I would like to know what constitutes "public intoxication?" I was "drunk," although I was not threatening anybody in anyway. I was not being loud and I did not cause any trouble to the police officers that arrested me. I am a Brazilian citizen married to a lady from Texas. I have my green card, my social security number, and have never been arrested here or anywhere.

    thanks in advance for the reply.
    Pedro Leal..

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    Default Public Intoxication

    Do you know the precise statute or ordinance under which you were charged? Public intoxication does not ordinarily require more than that - intoxication which occurs in public - but it is impossible to know for sure without looking at the actual law.

    I don't know why the judge would mislead you about the likely sentence. If in doubt, confirm the judge's representations with a local criminal defense lawyer.

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