On February 3, 2024, the Bay County Sheriff’s office conducted a traffic stop on a white Cadillac Escalade for failure to maintain a single lane multiple times. After the officer made contact with the driver of the vehicle, he could smell alcohol emitting from his breath, his eyes were bloodshot and glass, and he believed that he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The officer asked the driver to submit to roadside sobriety tasks. After submitting to the roadside task, the officer believed that he was Driving Under the Influence and placed him under arrest. The attorney for the Ticket Clinic reviewed the case and after discussing the facts and evidence of the case.  After negotiations with the State, the DUI charges were dismissed.

Our Client was arrested for DUI but had an alcohol level of only 0.051.  After we successfully challenged the administrative suspension of the driver license for having an unlawful alcohol level, we pointed out the flaws in the case to the State.  They agreed to reduce the charge from a DUI to a reckless driving, which our Client happily accepted.

25CT303 & 381 – DWLS – Lake County – Client was caught driving on a suspended license 2 times within a month.  This was his 9th and 10th time getting stopped for this exact offense.  In the State of Florida, you are required to serve a minimum of 10 days in jail for a 3rd or any subsequent conviction for driving on a suspended license. Our firm helped our client get his license back and we convinced the prosecutor to drop both criminal cases against him.

Our client was charged with resisting an officer without violence, along with four (4) traffic infractions. The officer alleged that our client sped by the officer at high speed and turned off all the lights on the car when the officer got behind our client.  The officer claimed to have attempted to stop our client before our client pulled into a residential driveway.  What the officer did not know was that the residence was our client’s and had security cameras.  The security video showed our client pulling into the driveway in a routine manner with all her car lights illuminated.  Shortly thereafter, the officer can be seen pulling behind our client’s vehicle.  The patrol car did not have its blue lights on until it came to a full and complete stop behind out client’s car.  At that point our client turned off the car, including its lights.  Although the video images were a little distant, you can clearly see the officer calmly walk up to our client outside the driver’s door and interact with our client outside of the vehicle.  The officer claimed this interaction occurred while our client was in the car, wherein our client refused to produce identification, thus resisting the officer.  We provided this evidence to the State and set the case was set for trial.  On the morning of the trial, the State dropped all chargers and joined in our request to have all infractions dismissed.

On July 3, 2024,  Florida Highway Patrol responded to a single vehicle crash in Washington County involving a Chevy Silverado that was towing a boat. When the officers made contact with the driver, they noticed signs of impairment and proceeded to conduct field sobriety exercises. The officers did not believe that the Defendant performed well on the exercises and placed him under arrest for Driving Under the Influence. After the officers searched the vehicle, it was revealed numerous different types of drug paraphernalia and a small plastic bag with a crystalline substance were present. There was also a glass pipe with drug residue in it. The baggie and pipe tested positive for methamphetamines. In addition to the Driving Under the Influence charge, the Defendant was charged with Possession of Paraphernalia and the prosecutor’s office was filing an additional charge for possession of Ben amphetamines. The attorneys for the Ticket Clinic reviewed the case and were able to resolve the matter with one charge of Reckless Driving.  No charges were filed for the methamphetamines and paraphernalia charges were dismissed.

On 03/ 16/ 2024 at approximately 0025 hours, a TPD officer was behind a silver 2007 Toyota Camry with Florida tag KDAG44 as it was traveling southbound on 1- 275 approaching the exit for Memorial Hwy. The vehicle was unable to maintain a single travel lane, appeared to be traveling above the posted speed limit, and as it took the exit was following another vehicle too closely. As the vehicle traveled northbound on Memorial Hwy, the officer paced it at speeds of approximately 88 MPH in a posted 50 MPH confirmed via properly calibrated TPD vehicle # 5055.  A traffic stop was conducted at the intersection of George Rd and Memorial Hwy with the vehicle pulling into the 7- Eleven Gas Station parking lot at the northwest corner of the intersection. The officer made contact with the vehicle on the driver’s side which was operated by the Defendant. Upon making contact with the vehicle the officer observed the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the interior of the vehicle and there was a open can of beer in plain view in the center cup holder. The Defendant had bloodshot/ glassy eyes and he appeared to have a dazed look upon his face. The officer explained to him the reason for the traffic stop to which he advised he did not realize he was driving that fast and observed that his speech appeared slurred. He advised that they had just left a comedy club in Ybor City and was on the way back to his residence. The officer asked if he had anything to drink tonight to which he confirmed he had been drinking at the comedy club. Based on the indicators of impairment observed at roadside the officer asked the Defendant to exit the vehicle to which he complied and immediately advised that he would not participate in a DUI investigation. After explaining to him the legal circumstances around a DUI investigation he again declined to participate in a DUI investigation and SFSTs were not administered. Based on the observed driving pattern, the indicators of impairment observed at roadside, and his admission to consumption prior to driving;the Defendant was placed under arrest for DUI. The Defendant then refused to submit to a breath test after being read Florida Implied Consent law. Result: the case was set for trial, but before the trial, the State dropped the DUI charge.

On June 13, 2024, the defendant and victim were involved in a verbal altercation. The verbal altercation turned into physical violence when the defendant knowingly and intentionally pushed the victim once, utilizing both of his hands. The push caused the victim to fall back onto a door. Due to the physical altercation, the victim suffered minor injury redness to her front shoulder area(s) and redness to middle of back) to which she ultimately denied emergency medical services( EMS) for. The aforementioned battery was done against the will of the victim. The defendant and victim have been in a dating relationship for approximately one and a half years, and had lived together for approximately eight( 8) months. The Defendant was arrested for Domestic Violence Battery. Result: The case was set for trial, but before the trial began, the State dismissed the charge against the Defendant.

24CT6964 – Reckless Driving – Lake County – Client was driving over 100 mph at night without his headlights on.  When he was pulled over, he told the officer that somebody was following him and he was trying to get away. Our firm convinced the prosecutor that not only was our client’s story true, he never affected other traffic or property, making it impossible to prove Reckless Driving.  The prosecutor dropped the criminal charge.

Our client was stopped by the Brevard County Sherrif’s Office after he was allegedly observed going in excess of 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic on the highway. He was charged with Reckless Driving – a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others, punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $500 fine for a first offense. Upon receiving the case, our attorney immediately went to work reviewing the alleged facts to see what the State could prove at trial. Based on the allegations in the arrest report, our client had a very defendable case if it went to trial. Using the relationships that our attorney has with the prosecutors in the Brevard County State Attorney’s Office, we were able to convince the State to agree to amend the charge from Reckless Driving, a criminal offense, to Careless Driving, a civil ticket. Our client resolved his case with no criminal conviction and no points on his driving record. The only thing that will appear on his driving record is a simple ticket.

Our Client was arrested for retail theft, which was recorded on the store’s surveillance camera.  While the person on the video had a familiar resemblance to our client, the person was at least 40 or 50 pounds heavier than our Client.  Our Client provided us with 3 alibi witnesses who would testify that they were with our Client miles from the store at the time of the theft.  Additionally, they would all testify that our client was never the weight of the person on video.  Our Client even came to the courthouse to have the prosecutor take her picture to compare to the video.  Nonetheless, the State refused to drop the charge until we set the case for a trial.  At that point, the prosecutor, the third one to be handling the case, finally saw the light and dropped the case outright.

Our client a commercial driver was involved in an accident in a parking lot in Bradford County.  The Deputy who arrived at the scene of the accident completed an accident investigation. The deputy also had suspicion that our client was impaired and began a DUI investigation. Our client made incriminating statements during this criminal investigation. However, the deputy never switched hats from the accident investigation to the criminal investigation. He was required to notify our client that the accident investigation was over, and the criminal investigation had begun. He was also required to read Miranda. Because he failed to do so the statements couldn’t be used against our client. Our client refused both the breath test and field sobriety exercises providing the State with no evidence to prosecute him. Due to the lack of evidence, we were able to negotiate with the State and a deal was reached to reduce the DUI.

DUI reduced to disorderly intoxication Our client was heading home from work when his car became disabled. He was able to pull into a store parking lot. His car was not running. Keys were inside the vehicle. After falling asleep he was awoken by Deputies who requested he perform Field sobriety exercises. There was empty containers of alcohol in his vehicle. Client performed Field sobriety exercises and was still arrested. Our client refused to provide a breath sample. After review of the evidence, it became apparent that the state would have a problem proving the elements of DUI. Specifically, that he was in immediate control of an automobile. You cannot operate a television if you are asleep in your recliner with the remote on your lap and the television unplugged. After negotiations with the State a resolution was reached which allowed our client to plea to disorderly intoxication with no criminal Drivers License Suspension.