The Defendant was charged with DUI after he was stopped for not using a turn signal when he was making a u-turn. The Defendant performed poorly on the field sobriety exercises and blew over the legal limit. The Firm filed a motion to suppress the stop of the Defendant's vehicle based upon an improper stop. The State, upon seeing said motion, immediately offered to amend client's charges to reckless driving. The Firm, knowing that the motion was a strong motion, decided to decline that offer and argue the motion. The State then dismissed all charges.
According to the police, an officer spotted a car pulled over near a construction site on the side of the highway. There had been a number of thefts from this construction area, so the officer went to investigate the vehicle. Upon closer inspection, the officer saw the Defendant asleep behind the wheel. The officer tried knocking on the window, but the Defendant did not wake up. The officer opened the door and had to shake the defendant numerous times to wake him up. The officer reached in and turned off the vehicle and removed the key from the ignition. The officer noticed the smell of alcohol on the Defendant’s breath, his eyes were bloodshot, speech was slurred and his face was flushed. Inside the vehicle, the officer saw a bottle of tequila which was 2/3 empty and a cup with tequila in the cup holder. The officer asked the Defendant to perform 4 roadside sobriety exercises, and the Defendant did poorly on each. The Defendant was ultimately arrested for DUI. He refused to provide a breath sample. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and prepared for trial. On the day of trial, the State dropped the DUI charges against the Defendant.
The defendant was charged with DUI after officers witnessed him swerving and then colliding with a vehile parked at a stop light. The officer in the case alleged that the defendant did not do well on his field sobreity exercises, even though the video in the case showed the contrary. In addition, the Officer stated that the defendant allegedly refused a urine test to determine if he was under the influence of drugs. The firm, after winning the formal DMV hearing on the inconsistencies of the Officer's statements, aruged to the State attorney assigned to the case, that there were simply too many inconsistencies with the Officer's statements when compared to the video of the events. The State agreed and dropped the DUI charges. The defendant walked away with his license intact and valid and no convictions of any charges related to alcohol or drugs.
The defendant was observed by a police officer swerving and almost striking a curb. Once pulled over, the officer alleged the defendant had blood shot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol. The officer stated the defendant performed poorly on the roadside tasks and refused to provide a breath sample. The firm’s attorney met with the defendant and learned the Sgt. who initiated the traffic stop had arrested the defendant before on a separate matter where the charges were dropped. The defendant believed the Sgt. was unfairly targeting him in retaliation. The firm’s attorney learned the Sgt. had run the defendant's vehicle tag minutes before the traffic stop while the car was properly parked at a restaurant with defendant inside eating, thus supporting the defendant’s theory of retaliation. The firm’s attorney was able to convince the prosecutor to drop the DUI charge.
FACTS: Defendant was sitting at a stoplight in his truck without his headlights on. The light turned green and accelerated towards a major accident scene in a manner that the officer at trial testified to be “reckless”. The officer waived him down because he was driving at 10:00 p.m. without his lights on. She stopped the defendant and noticed that he had an open beer in his lap and a cooler of beers with an empty beer and 3 closed beers in the cooler next to him on the seat. There was a passenger drinking beer in the car as well. When the officer asked him why his headlights were out, he said, “they are on.” The officer had to show him that they were in fact not on. The officer testified at trial that the defendant was in a “stupor” and looked like he just woke up. When asked for license, registration and insurance, the defendant passed over his licesne 2 times in his wallet which was in plain view. He then just stared straight ahead when the officer said, “didn’t I ask you for other documents?” The officer smelled alcohol coming from the defendant’s breath, he had red, glossy eyes and slurred speech when he spoke. She then had the defendant pull over and ordered him out of the car. The defendant had to hold onto the car for support when getting out and was swaying while he was standing. When asked to tilt his head back and close his eyes for 30 seconds, he did it for 50 seconds. When asked to touch the tip of his nose with the appropriate hands, he raised his hands straight up in the air and pointed to the sky. This occurred after 3 instructions to do the same thing. The defendant was arrested for DUI and taken to the police department for a breath test. The defendant refused a breath test and the officer read implied consent. The defendant then refused to blow and pretended not to understand the implied consent over and over again. The defendant then told the officer questioning him that he had been drinking, didn’t know with whom and didn’t know where but did know that he could feel the effects of alcohol and was under the influence. Verdict: Not guilty.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a program for first time offenders. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the prosecutor to drop the case completely.
The officer observed the Defendant driving his motorcycle in excess of 100 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone. The officer also reported a second motorcycle which appeared to be traveling parallel to the Defendant. The officer briefly lost sight of both motorcycles before conducting a traffic stop a short time later. The attorney challenged the legality of the stop as well as the identification of the Defendant by the officer. After extensive negotiations with the State Attorney's Office, the prosecutor dropped all criminal charges against the Defendant.
According to police, the Defendant made an improper turn and was stopped for the traffic infraction. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer noticed the smell of cannabis in the vehicle. The Defendant admitted to possessing a small amount of marijuana. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a program for first time offenders. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the prosecutor to drop the case completely.
According to the police, the Defendant was traveling at a high rate of speed, and was eventually clocked doing 80mph in a 45mph zone. The officer attempted to pull him over, but the Defendant stopped, and then drove away again when the officer exited her vehicle. The officer caught up with the Defendant who eventually pulled over. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer noticed the odor of alcohol on his breath and dilated pupils. The Defendant also admitted to drinking at a party he had just left. The Defendant was arrested and provided a breath sample of almost twice the legal limit (.156 and .150). The attorney for the firm investigated the case and filed a motion to dismiss. On the day the motion was scheduled to be heard, the State dropped the DUI charges against the Defendant rather than argue the motion to dismiss.
Charged with DUI as a result of crashing head on with another vehicle. Once the officer arrived he immediately conducted a DUI investigation and asked the defendant for a blood test. The firm went to the administrative review hearing and argued that the officer did not have authority to ask for a blood draw in this instance as there was no evidence to suggest anyone on the scene received serious injuries and the defendant was capable of giving a breath and/or urine test. The DMV agreed and invalidated the license suspension for the DUI.
The Defendant was driving on State Road 91 in the early morning of May 6th when she ran out of gas. After pulling over to the side the road, the Defendant was approached by a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper for a "health and wellness" check. The Trooper smelled the the odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and began a DUI investigation. The Defendant was subsequently arrested for DUI and asked to provide a breath sample. The Trooper claimed the Defendant refused to provide a proper breath sample and the Defendant's license was suspended for a year. After winning the formal hearing (which caused the Defendant's to be license reinstated), the attorney filed a motion to suppress challenging the legality of DUI investigation. After reviewing the motion, the state attorney decided to drop all charges prior to the hearing.
The Defendant was a repossession agent in pursuit of a vehicle targeted for repossession. The Defendant located the vehicle and attempted to hook up the car with the driver and his infant child still inside. This resulted in a heated exchange between the parties and the arrival of law enforcement. Law enforcement conducted a an investigation and charged the defendant with the criminal offense of reckless driving. After lengthy negotiations with the prosecutor, the attorney was able to convince the state attorney's office to drop all charges against the Defendant.
