According to the police, the Defendant was driving on I-95 when her side view mirror clipped a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle along the shoulder of the highway. The officer claimed that the Defendant fled the area and the officer had to give chase. The State was seeking a harsh penalty because the accident involved a law enforcement officer. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and was able to uncover evidence that contradicted what the officer had indicated. The State ultimately dismissed the entire case.
According to the police, the Defendant was drinking at Bahama Breeze. He was asked to leave the restaurant for causing a disturbance. On his way out, he encountered an individual in the parking lot, and he said “Do you like 45’s?” The other individual thought he was referring to a gun and felt threatened. He then contacted the police and gave a description of the Defendant, as well as of the vehicle he entered. The police stopped the Defendant and noticed the odor of alcohol on his breath. They conducted a DUI investigation, and arrested him for DUI. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and filed a motion to suppress all evidence in the case. The Judge granted the motion and the State dismissed the entire case against the Defendant
The Defendant was stopped for driving with a cracked windshield. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the Officer learned that she did not have a valid driver’s license. The Defendant appeared at her arraignment date without counsel and the Judge told her that any sentence less than 60 days jail would not be accepted based on 3 prior convictions for No valid license. The firm filed a motion to suppress based on an illegal stop. Result: The state dismissed the case.
The defendant was observed making a wide left turn. The officer made a u-turn and began to follow the defendant. The officer followed him for 45 seconds and observed him bouncing around the lane and touch the fog line once. Based on these observations, the officer pulled the defendant over. When he approached the vehicle, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol and began to question the defendant. The defendant was confused and thought he was in another city 10 miles away. When asked to do field sobriety exercises and provide a breath sample, the defendant refused. He was then placed under arrest. We filed a motion claiming the stop was unlawful and the motion was granted. Therefore, the case was dismissed.
The Defendant was stopped for various traffic infractions and was observed throwing drug paraphernalia out the drivers side window. After stopping the Defendant's vehicle, the officer noticed signs of impairment and conducted a DUI investigation. The Defendant was video recorded performing very poorly on the field sobriety exercises and was arrested for felony DUI (with at least 3 prior DUI convictions) and destruction of evidence. The Defendant agreed to a breath test and blew .000/.000. The Defendant subsequently refused to give a urine sample. The attorney challenged the sufficiency of the state's evidence causing the state to drop the felony destruction of evidence and DUI charge.
According to the police, they observed the Defendant weaving in and out of traffic, and tailgating a car on the highway. They pulled him over and the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was flushed. The Defendant almost fell over after exiting his vehicle. The officer asked the Defendant if he would do roadside sobriety exercises and he agreed. He did poorly on all 3 of them and the last one had to be discontinued for the Defendant’s safety after he almost fell down. The Defendant refused to provide a breath sample. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and filed a motion to dismiss. Rather than fight the motion to dismiss, the State dropped the DUI case against the Defendant.
The Defendant was stopped for an expired tag violation. The Defendant admitted to drinking and the officer began a DUI investigation after observing several signs of impairment. At the conclusion of the investigation the Defendant was arrested for DUI and charged with refusal to provide a breath sample. The attorney aggressively challenged the sufficiency of the state's evidence causing the prosecutor to drop the DUI charge prior to trial.
The police pulled the Defendant over for failure to have a tag light. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer smelled the odor of cannabis and 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.
According to the police, they observed the Defendant engage in a hand to hand transaction with another individual. Upon making contact with the Defendant, he admitted to purchasing marijuana from the other individual. He was arrested for Possession of Cannabis. 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 defendant was observed weaving in and out of his lane multiple times by an officer who was following him. After the vehicle was pulled over, the officer noticed the driver had bloodshot eyes, a blank stare, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol on his breath. The defendant performed field sobriety exercises. The officer felt he did not perform them to his standards. He was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. After negotiations with the state, they decided to drop the DUI.
The Defendant was stopped for speeding by a Florida Highway Patrol Officer. After the stop, the defendant was holding an unknown object in his hand. The officer then noticed an odor of alcohol and a slight slur in his speech. He was shuffling through papers and couldn’t find his documents. He had bloodshot and glassy eyes and said he was “driving fruit punch”. He denied drinking and refused to perform roadside tasks. Inventory of his vehicle revealed a bottle of alcohol in the front passenger seat. Once brought to the jail, the Defendant blew a .084 and .079. The State of Florida filed a DUI charge and then offered the defendant a resolution to plea to a lesser charge of reckless driving. After numerous negotiations with the State Attorneys office, the Firm was able to convince the State that both charges (DUI and Reckless Driving) should be dismissed. All charges were dropped!
The defendant was involved in an accident. She was alleged to have been driving too fast around a curve and lose control of her vehicle. When the officer arrived, he noticed the driver had an odor of alcohol when she spoke, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and was confused. Based on these observations, the officer believed the defendant was impaired and asked her to perform field sobriety exercises. She refused to do them and was arrested. She also refused to provide a breath sample. On the day of trial, the State dropped the case.
