DUI & Criminal Division

RECENT COURT VICTORIES

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Case Summary

Date: 07/08/2025
Case #: XXXXXCF290
Charge: Fleeing and Eluding
Felony/Other
On May 3, 2023, our client was arrested for Fleeing and Eluding with High Speed or Wanton Fleeing, a second degree Felony carrying up to 15 years of prison, and an automatic adjudication of guilt. This would make him a convicted felon. Our client was lost and following his GPS but was speeding.  He was clocked going 30 miles over the speed limit. As he made the wrong turn, the Officer attempted to pull him over but his patrol vehicle stalled out for several moments. He accused our client of fleeing his vehicle for less than a mile after the stall. Our client was stopped at a red light and was figuring out where he was. The officer saw him and pulled him out of the vehicle. He did not get a confession or a motive.
On May 11, 2025, our client elected to reject the State's offer which included jail time and let a jury decide his case. We were able to show the jury he had a pizza order around the same time and showed them a map of the simple driving pattern. His wrong turn was just before the pizza shop and then he overshot it. He was lost and late. We asked the State for two years to file the charges as a lesser reckless driving which would carry a maximum of 90 days in jail. They refused. The jury decided the case and found our client not guilty of ANY Felony. They did find him guilty of reckless driving. He was sentenced to 6 months probation, 12 hour driving class, and community service.

Case Summary

Date: 06/30/2025
Case #: 25*******0
Charge: DUI
DUI
Our client was arrested and charged with 1 count of felony child neglect, 2 counts of DUI Enhanced, and 1 count of DUI. Officers say they observed our client driving on the wrong side of the road going northbound in the southbound lane towards oncoming traffic. Officers also stated our client failed to stop immediately and was observed swerving. Officers say once they made contact with our client, they noticed 2 minors in his vehicle, the odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from his person, red bloodshot glassy eyes, slurred speech, and droopy eyelids. In their report, officers say our client admitted to consuming 2 alcoholic beverages. The Officers further stated they saw a 24 ounce can of Corona beer on the ground near our client's vehicle that was cold to the touch. Our client denied that this can belonged to him. Officers asked our client to perform field sobriety exercises, and he agreed. Despite his agreement, officers arrested him. After his arrest he agreed to provide a breath sample. We immediately began working on the case. We got the discovery and spoke with the prosecutor and presented them with legal and factual arguments regarding the felony charge as well as the multiple DUI charges. Over the course of time, and after many discussions, the prosecutor agreed their case had problems. The State dismissed the felony charge and the DUI Enhanced charges.

Case Summary

Date: 06/30/2025
Case #: XXZXXXXXCMU10A
Charge: DUI
DUI
On October 18, 2024 at approximately 3:40 PM, two Road Rangers discovered our client unconscious behind the wheel in the middle of I-95. After unsuccessfully attempting to wake him up, they called for Florida Highway Patrol and Paramedics to respond to the scene. Paramedics removed our client from the vehicle just before Troopers from Florida Highway Patrol arrived on the scene. The Troopers met our client at the hospital, where they conducted a DUI investigation which revealed that his breath alcohol level was .317, nearly 4 times the legal limit. The State Attorney's Office charged him with Driving Under the Influence with a breath alcohol level over .150 and he was facing up to 270 days in jail if he was convicted. The Ticket Clinic attorney for Broward County filed a motion to suppress, arguing that our client's arrest was unlawful because the Troopers never observed him driving or in actual physical control of his vehicle. On the day of the hearing on this motion, the State Attorney's Office conceded that the arrest was unlawful and dismissed the entire case.

Case Summary

Date: 06/25/2025
Case #: CT 00XXXX
Charge: DUI
DUI
Our Client was arrested for DUi after allegedly running a red light.  We successfully moved the suppress the refusal to submit to breath testing due to law enforcement's failure to follow the breath testing laws. We then moved to suppress all of our Client's statements because the Officer patted our Client down for weapons, without justification for the pat down and transforming a routine traffic stop into something else.  We also moved to prevent the Officer from testifying about the HGN test, as there was no measured alcohol level in the case.  The day our last two motions were set to be heard by the Court, the State dropped the DUI outright.  We were fully prepared to try the case, as our Client did not look impaired on the roadside video.

Case Summary

Date: 06/17/2025
Case #: 2024CT****09 
Charge: DUI
DUI
On the morning of December 14, 2024, our client was stopped by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper after allegedly driving 73 mph in a 50 mph zone, failing to maintain their lane, and making several improper lane changes on State Road 80 in Palm Beach County. The officer reported that the client exhibited signs of impairment—including the odor of alcohol, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and poor performance on field sobriety exercises—and later refused to submit to a breath test. The client retained The Ticket Clinic to challenge the DUI charge. After thorough investigation and aggressive legal advocacy, our team succeeded in getting the DUI charge dismissed.

Case Summary

Date: 06/12/2025
Case #: 2025CT0****9
Charge: DUI
DUI
On February 20, 2025, law enforcement responded to a report of the client’s vehicle swerving erratically on Lake Worth Road near US-441. A witness directed the officer to the suspect vehicle, which was stopped near the entrance of a gated community. Upon contact with the driver, our client, the officer observed signs of impairment, including unsteadiness, slurred speech, disheveled appearance, and swaying while standing. The client was arrested and charged with DUI. They hired us to handle the case, and with hard work and persistence, The Ticket Clinic was able to get the DUI charge dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 06/10/2025
Case #: 25******4
Charge: DUI
DUI
Police say they stopped our client while driving in Key West for having no lights on. Once stopped, our client explained that it was simply a mistake as her lights are usually on "auto." She then turned on the lights to demonstrate what she said to the officers. Officers did not accept that. They went further and began speaking with our client. Officers say they observed an odor of alcohol, slurred speech, bloodshot watery eyes, and swaying "numerous times" while interacting with our client. Officers asked our client to perform field sobriety exercises and she agreed. Our client attempted to comply with officers and complete all tasks, but Officers stopped her during each exercise because our client was questioning them and frustrated as she knew she did not do anything wrong. Nevertheless, officers placed our client under arrest for DUI. She then contacted us. We immediately contacted the prosecutor assigned to the case to explain that our client was not impaired. The prosecutor initially took the same position as the police — assuming our client must be impaired and even adding that they were "open to offers" in an effort to get our client to take a plea. The prosecutor went even further and threatened to charge our client with a felony. Nevertheless, we persisted and explained not only that our client was not impaired but some of the legal issues we observed. Finally, after going back and forth with the prosecutor and ignoring their arm-twisting, the prosecutor dismissed all criminal charges.

Case Summary

Date: 06/10/2025
Case #: 2025ct002**
Charge: Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Traffic
On March 30, 2025, The Defendant was involved in a minor automobile accident and did not remain at the accident site.  The Florida Highway Patrol issues a criminal citation for with Leaving the Scene of an Accident without giving information.  The State Attorney offered a plea resolution that included probation, community service and court costs.  After hiring the attorneys from The Ticket Clinic, the charges were dismissed on June 10, 2025.

Case Summary

Date: 06/04/2025
Case #: #####9963
Charge: Habitual Traffic Offender Motion
Traffic
 A Collier County driver received notice from the State of Florida that his license to drive would be soon be suspended for five years after he paid a citation for Driving While License Suspended.  The driver immediately contacted the Ticket Clinic for assistance.  The Ticket Clinic petitioned the court on the driver's behalf.  After consideration, the court granted relief which prevented the driver's license revocation.

Case Summary

Date: 06/04/2025
Case #: 2025-CT-******
Charge: Racing
Felony/Other
Our client was driving in an Orange Dodge Charger within the City limits of Orlando. While parked at a light behind 2 Black Dodge Charges, our client noticed that the other 2 vehicles were about to initiate a street race. Our client video taped the entire event, but never participated in the event himself. Despite not participating in the street race, our client wound up being stopped and charged with Street Racing, a crime that carries a mandatory $500 fine and 1-year Driver’s License Revocation.
Upon hiring our firm, our client shared the video of the event with his attorney. Our attorney then went to work to mitigate the case on behalf of our client. Our attorney pointed out to the State Attorney’s Office that the report generated by the arresting officer was wrong. The report included that an Orange Dodge Charger was racing a Black Dodge Charger, which, based on the video provided by the client, was false. Given this false statement by the arresting officer, our attorney was able negotiate a reduction in the charge to a Civil Infraction. Our client wound up with no conviction, no points, and no crime.

Case Summary

Date: 06/02/2025
Case #: TR-****5694
Charge: Habitual Traffic Offender Motion
Traffic
A driver in Collier County who received a citation for with Driving While License Suspended was classified by the State of Florida as a Habitual Traffic Offender after he paid his citation.  With the classification, the State revoked the driver’s license for a period of five years.  The driver, it seemed, paid his citation without being aware of the consequences in doing so.  Surprised by this development, the driver contacted the Ticket Clinic in hopes of reinstating his license.  The Ticket Clinic petitioned the court on the driver’s behalf.  As a result, the court granted relief, and cancelled the driver’s license revocation.

Case Summary

Date: 05/16/2025
Case #: CT 010XXX
Charge: DUI
DUI
Our Client was involved in an accident where law enforcement observed clear signs of impairment.  However, there was no odor of an alcoholic beverage, just the odor of burnt marijuana.  After being arrested, our Client submitted to the request for a breath test, which confirmed the lack of alcohol, and then a urine test, which showed the presence of marijuana consumption.  Because there was no evidence of alcohol consumption, we moved to suppress the breath test and any evidence that stemmed from it, specifically the urine test.  At the motion hearing, the State offered our Client a plea to reckless driving instead of DUI.  Our Client quickly accepted the State's offer.
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Rolando A. Sanchez, Esq.

Originally from Miami , grew up in Central Florida.  After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked on F-15E fighter jets as an Avionics Technician.  He was Honorably Discharged. Afterwards, he attended University of Central Florida and received a BSBA Finance Degree, cum laude.  Next, he attended Barry University for law school and among other things, served as V.P. of the Veterans Legal Society.  Since graduating in 2016, Mr. Sanchez has dedicated his career to helping those charged with criminal matters.  These cases include traffic, misdemeanors and felonies, including trials and post-conviction relief. Mr. Sanchez is the lead attorney in Ticket Clinic’s Kissimmee office, handling cases in Osceola, Polk, Hardee and Desoto Counties.