Spartanburg County
Guilty
67%
16%
Pled Down
D/D/NG
17%
n=213
For the 213 cases with final outcomes we monitored in Spartanburg County, 142 were found guilty, 34 were pled down to a lesser charge, and 36 were dismissed, dropped, found not guilty or disappeared from the public index for unknown reasons.
National Data
It is difficult to make any strong comparisons to national data as each state has varying DUI sentencing options. For example, many states have processes in place where some first-time DUI offenders can have their charge expunged after some combination of education, treatment, community service, and fines with the understanding that there will be a traditional sentence if the terms are violated by the offender. In the table below, MADD describes this as “deferred prosecution.” South Carolina does not have an option like this.
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