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This information about Jasper County (Rensselaer, DeMotte, Remington, Wheatfield) Indiana DUI DWI OWI OUI courts and procedures is brought to you as a public service by
attorney Paul Stanko, Indiana DUI DWI OWI OUI Drunk Driving defense lawyer.
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concerning your Jasper County (Rensselaer, DeMotte, Remington, Wheatfield) Indiana DUI case.

I. Overview

DUI DWI OWI OUI cases in Jasper County are filed in either Circuit or Superior Court in Rensselaer, depending upon whether the charge is a felony or misdemeanor, and if a felony, depending upon the date of the alleged offense. This is regulated by local rules.

Both Circuit and Superior Court hold court in the Jasper County Courthouse in Rensselaer.

II. Court-specific information

For your convenience, contact information concerning Jasper County's DUI courts is presented below:

Jasper Circuit Court

Hon. John D. Potter, Judge

115 West Washington Street
Rensselaer, IN 47978-2890

Phone: (219) 866-7766
Fax: (219) 866-4943

Jasper Superior Court

Hon. James R. Ahler, Judge

115 W. Washington Street
Rensselaer, IN 47978-2890

Phone: (219) 866-4971
Fax: (219) 866-4988

III. Case Management, Procedures, and Scheduling

A. Initial Hearing.

At your initial hearing, the court officially informs you of your constitutional rights and the charges against you, enters your not guilty plea, and sets future court dates. You should never plead guilty at your initial hearing unless you have an attorney with you and have negotiated an acceptable plea agreement.

You must appear in court for your initial hearing whether you have an attorney or not.

Regardless whether your case is a misdemeanor or felony, it is wise to obtain DUI counsel before the initial hearing date.

B. Other Court Dates.

If your case is not resolved at the Initial Hearing, subsequent hearings such as pretrial conferences will be set before any trial date. It is essential that you have counsel for any of these subsequent court dates.

Communities in Jasper County include the following:

Rensselaer, DeMotte, Remington, Wheatfield, Aix, Asphaltum, Baileys Corner, Collegeville, Deer Park, Dunns Bridge, Egypt, Fair Oaks, Forest City, Fountain Park, Gifford, Kersey, Kniman, McCoysburg, Newland, Parr, Pleasant Ridge, Roselawn, Stoutsburg, Surrey, Tefft, Virgie

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Indiana DUI DWI OWI OUI drunk driving lawyer and criminal defense attorney Paul Stanko tried and won his first OWI (Operating While Intoxicated) case as a 23 year-old prosecutor in January 1979. That same year he successfully tried his first serious felony cases. He has practiced criminal law ever since, as a prosecutor, a Superior Court Judge, and now a DUI DWI OWI OUI drunk driving defense attorney and criminal defense lawyer. His familiarity with Indiana's criminal justice system, law enforcement tactics, forensic evidence and crime scene investigation, search and seizure, ballistics and firearms, field sobriety tests and BMV procedures is at your disposal and only a Toll-Free call away.

There is absolutely no substitute for experience. More than three decades (over thirty years) of experience in Indiana's criminal courts have made Paul Stanko one of the most knowledgeable and experienced criminal defense and drunk driving defense attorneys in all of Indiana. As a prosecutor, judge, and defense attorney on drunk driving cases, Paul Stanko has seen the law from every perspective. Having been a prosecutor, he knows what the prosecutor must prove. Having been a judge, he knows how a judge looks at evidence and reaches his rulings. Few other Indiana lawyers have that combination of real world experience.

Primary counties served by Paul Stanko are St. Joseph County (South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Lakeville, New Carlisle, North Liberty, Notre Dame, Osceola, Walkerton, Wyatt), Marshall County (Plymouth, Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver, Donaldson, Lapaz, Tippecanoe, Tyner), Lake County (Crown Point, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond, Hobart, Lake Station, Whiting, Merrillville, Schererville, Lowell, Cedar Lake, Dyer, Griffith, Leroy, Munster, St John, Schneider, Shelby), Elkhart County (Elkhart, Goshen), Porter County (Valparaiso, Portage, Chesterton, Beverly Shores, Boone Grove, Hebron, Kouts, Ogden Dunes, Porter, Wheeler), La Porte County LaPorte County (La Porte, LaPorte, Michigan City, Westville), Jasper County (Rensselaer, Demotte, Fair Oaks, Remington, Tefft, Wheatfield), Tippecanoe County (Lafayette, West Lafayette), Newton County (Kentland), White County (Monticello), Fulton County (Rochester), Starke County (Knox, North Judson), Howard County (Kokomo), Miami County (Peru), Cass County (Logansport), Carroll County (Delphi), Clinton County (Frankfort), Grant County (Marion), Wabash County (Wabash), Kosciusko County (Warsaw), Ripley County (Versailles), Decatur County (Greensburg), Delaware County (Muncie, Yorktown), and Pulaski County (Winamac).

Serious felony and DUI cases in other counties throughout Indiana are also accepted.

Paul Stanko is also an experienced appellate attorney, handling dozens of appeals in the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

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