Peachstate’s own W. Scott Smith discusses procedure in the Municipal Court of Atlanta for people arrested for DUI in the City of Atlanta.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EYTmmB0KDc&feature=youtu.be

For those arrested for DUI in the city of Atlanta, you are generally pulled over by a city of Atlanta police officer or a Georgia Department of Public Safety state trooper. They will give you a citation to appear in court at 150 Garnett Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 generally within 72 hours of the time of arrest. The Municipal Court of Atlanta generally has between 800 and 1500 people on its calendar daily. The courtroom that handles DUI in the Municipal Court of Atlanta is Courtroom 5A and the Judge is Christopher E. Ward. He takes the bench promptly around 8:10 every morning. He handles all cases for citizens who have retained private counsel first before handling unrepresented persons or persons who have hired the public defender. No electronic devices are allowed in his courtroom and he requires everyone pay attention to all proceedings (no reading of books, newspapers, or magazines, either).

If you’ve been arrested, we can handle that first court appearance for you. If you hire our law firm we will file an entry of appearance on your behalf and show up at that first court date. We will also show up at all subsequent court dates on your behalf which will hopefully ease the burden of arrest. Don’t go into the City of Atlanta unrepresented. Call 404-581-0999 today for a FREE CONSULTATION. We will meet with you on the weekend if necessary to discuss your case and representing you in this pending DUI charge.