You can't deny committing the crime - you can say you don't recollect committing the crime! You can be charged if you are expected to have committed the crime, and were in the vicinity where this crime was committed, and because someone claims to have seen you do it. If you have any kind of criminal history, this will definitely go against you!

The police need to establish probable cause in order to make an arrest. Apparently, they felt they did that with the witness' statement. They probably also gathered evidence at the scene and forwarded the case to the DA's office. Intoxication is not a sufficient defense in this situation although the judge may take that into consideration. Then again, you could also be charged with public intoxication. Talk to an attorney and formulate a strategy for court. Good luck....

The police need to establish probable cause in order to make an arrest. Apparently, they felt they did that with the witness' statement. They probably also gathered evidence at the scene and forwarded the case to the DA's office. Intoxication is not a sufficient defense in this situation although the judge may take that into consideration. Then again, you could also be charged with public intoxication. Talk to an attorney and formulate a strategy for court. Good luck.

YES, THE POLICE CAN STILL ARREST YOU!!!!! ( perhaps not for the same crime but for other activities they determined were associated with the initial arrest).

What's the first right you have if you're arrested? ( if you're an American anyway) ....THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT! Even if you haven't been arrested AGAIN, stay mute. Talk with an ATTORNEY immediately!
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YES, THE POLICE CAN STILL ARREST YOU!!!!! ( perhaps not for the same crime but for other activities they determined were associated with the initial arrest).

What's the first right you have if you're arrested? ( if you're an American anyway) ....THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT! Even if you haven't been arrested AGAIN, stay mute. Talk with an ATTORNEY immediately!

I suggest the same for those who aren't Americans too, even if in some cases the authorities can force you to testify against yourself; at least don't volunteer/ confess anything. ...

Become a clam....Except for your wife ( if you're married) Keep silent and don't even talk to your siblings,cousins, friends, co-workers, neighbors etc. about the particulars of this arrest. If you already have ...STOP; Don't try to un-say what you've already said, it never works and it makes things worse, as it gives the impression that you're really guilty.

THESE PEOPLE ARE ON YOUR SIDE but in a court of law they can legally be FORCED TO TESTIFY AGAINST YOU , if only to repeat what they heard you say against yourself.

If you can't remember anything (regardless if an eyewitness saw you) It's very good...because you may actually be innocent! Talking with and being briefed by an attorney as to how you should behave, may disuade certain negative actions by anyone who wants a piece of your hide.

Don't assume that you're guilty because you were drunk, you may have been set up as a convenient PATSY by someone seeing you in your condition ( even by the purported "eyewitness").

Eyewitnesses are frequently wrong; and the police, district attorney and the court know this.

Good luck!

You can be charged with any crime if there is sufficient evidence to secure an arrest warrant. Whether you would be convicted in court is another matter, but a person can be charged with a crime if a certain threshold of evidence has been met.