Officer observed vehicle weaving within its lane and twice observed the driver side tires cross over the solid white fog line. Vehicle was paced going 66mph in a posted 60 mph zone. Officer conducted traffic stop and made contact with driver. Driver's eyes were extremely bloodshot and officer smelled a strong odor of cannabis emitting from the vehicle. Driver admitted to smoking marijuana 15 minutes prior. Driver was arrested after field sobriety exercises. Blew .000 at intoxilyzer. Driver gave a urine sample that was positive for cannabis. Defense attorney filed a motion to suppress the stop, the detention and the arrest. With 24 hours of motion being filed the State dropped the DUI charge.
Our client is a Commercial Driver License holder and delivers merchandise in a box truck. While making a delivery in a busy shopping parking lot our client was attempting to drive between to other delivery trucks that were parked. He noticed his bumper touch the bumper of the other truck, so he backed up and observed there to be no damage. Unbeknownst to him, the box portion of his truck had also made contact with the other truck causing slight scratches. Our client, unaware of the damage, remained on scene for 15 minutes to finish his delivery and then continued on his route. Sometime there after our client was contacted by the police and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. The firm’s attorney set the case for trial as there was strong evidence proving that the client was unaware that a crash involving damage occurred. The prosecutor dropped all charges 4 days before the trial date.
Our client drove upon a police officer directing traffic. She became confused and apparently drove in a direction differently than where the officer intended her to drive. The officer apparently became upset and charged her with Reckless Driving for not following his directions. Counsel set the case for trial under the basis that our client never willfully drove in a manner that was reckless, but rather it was a misunderstanding not a crime. The prosecutor dismissed all charges.
Client stopped for driving 69and a 35mph zone. While getting pulled over, client almost struck a curb. When asked for his license the client reached for his wallet and pressed on the gas pedal. lient admitted to comning from a bar. He had the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. He admitted to consuming several alcoholic beverages. Client performed badly on the exercises and was arrested for DUI. Client then asked for a "break" since this was the first time he had been caught. Client had breath samples of .111 and .117.
The Defendant was driving in Osceola County when she swerved to avoid an animal in the road. Her reaction caused her vehicle to veer off the road and strike a fence owned by the city. The collision caused extensive damage to both her vehicle and the city property. The defendant was frightened and fled the scene. A police investigation ensued and the Defendant was subsequently charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. During the course of the police investigation the Defendant made several admissions to being involved in the accident. The attorney challenged the admission of the Defendant's statements, which severely weakened the state's case. The attorney's actions resulted in the state dropping all criminal charges against the Defendant.
Client was charged with racing his vehicle after an officer saw him squeal his tires when leaving a green light and beat all other traffic in the intersection at double the speed limit. The Firm argued to the State that racing could not be proven based upon the facts given by the officer and that the entire case was based upon speculation by the officer. The racing charge was entirely dismissed by the State.
According to the police, the Defendant was driving 51 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer pulled her over. When he made contact with her, he noticed that she smelled like alcohol. Her face was flushed and she had bloodshot, glassy eyes. When she spoke to the officer, her speech appeared to be slurred. She told the officer that her registration was in her trunk. She was not able to open the trunk and kept hitting the window button rather than the trunk release. The officer asked if she would perform roadside exercises. The Defendant insisted numerous times that she needed to speak to her boyfriend. The officer told her she could not call anyone during the DUI investigation, and the Defendant continued to insist on making a phone call. The Defendant refused to do roadside exercises and was arrested for DUI. She then refused to submit to a breath test. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and prepared for trial. On the day of trial, the State Attorney dropped the DUI charge.
The client was charged with resisting arrest and not having a valid drivers license. The officer in the case stopped the client in his vehicle and asked the client for his license and registration. The officer then alleged that the defendant then refused to provide any information to the officer and refused to step from the vehicle. At this point the officer had to remove the client from the vehicle and subsequently charged the client with resisting arrest and not having a valid license. The Firm went to court on behalf of the client and argued that the officer was not being truthful. The basis for the argument was that the client did in fact have a valid license the entire time and attempted to tell the officer this but the officer refused to listen and arrested the client anyways. All charges against the client were dismissed.
Our client, a commercial driver who operates a tractor trailer, was parked and sleeping in the cab of his truck. A tractor trailer tow truck attempted to hitch his truck to tow it for allegedly illegally parking while our client slept inside. Our client awoke and objected to his truck being towed before being actually hitched. The tow truck driver became irate and began attempting to hitch our client’s truck before our client could drive away. Our client was able to drive away and the tow truck driver chased after him. The tow truck driver called the police and claimed our client’s trailer brushed against the tow truck as he drove away causing damage. Our client was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Counsel was able to convince the prosecutor to drop all charges after bringing to light the surrounding circumstances.
Client stopped for driving 69and a 35mph zone. While getting pulled over, client almost struck a curb. When asked for his license the client reached for his wallet and pressed on the gas pedal. lient admitted to comning from a bar. He had the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. He admitted to consuming several alcoholic beverages. Client performed badly on the exercises and was arrested for DUI. Client then asked for a "break" since this was the first time he had been caught. Client had breath samples of .111 and .117.
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 Defendant crashed his vehicle into 2 other vehicles on I-95. When police arrived, the Defendant’s vehicle was pushed up against the concrete barrier. The Defendant started to walk away from the area when the police arrived. He was ordered back to the area of his car to keep him on scene, as well as to maintain his safety as there were other cars on the highway. He then attempted to climb over the barricade in an apparent attempt to escape. The officer noticed the strong smell of alcohol on his breath. The officer ran his license and determined that it had been permanently revoked for multiple prior DUI’s. The Defendant was arrested for a number of charges, including DUI with Injury while License Habitually Revoked. This was his 5th DUI charge. He agreed to submit to a breath test and the result was almost twice the legal limit. A half empty bottle of vodka was found in his car. Under Florida’s sentencing guidelines, he was scoring mandatory prison time and was looking at up to 25 years in prison. The attorney for the firm investigated all aspects of the case thoroughly. He came up with a comprehensive treatment plan for the Defendant. Ultimately, the attorney for the firm filed and successively argued a motion to the Judge to permit an alternative sentence to prison. Despite the Defendant having 4 prior DUI’s, the Judge granted the motion and did not give the Defendant any prison time.
