A victory at the DMV hearing for a suspension related to driving under the influence or any other criminal traffic violation can help in your pending criminal case. It can lead to a more generous plea deal, or can even convince the prosecutor to drop the charge. However, this is not automatic or guaranteed. In fact, you can win your DMV hearing, but then lose your criminal DUI case and see your license get suspended, anyway. If law enforcement fails at persuading the DMV hearing officer to sustain the license suspension, it is a strong sign that their case is flawed or weak.