An Officer responded to complaint of a reckless driver who crashed into another vehicle. When the officer arrived, he noticed the driver had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and alcohol on his breath. The driver admitted to drinking at a Christmas party. The officer arrested the driver and took him to the station. At the station, our client did poorly on the field sobriety exercises and then blew a .180 on the intoxilizer. We filed a motion to sppress and the State dropped the charge.
The Defendant was clocked going 87 in a 65 mph zone on I-95. After being stopped the defendant would not respond to officer knocks on the window for a few moments. Once contact was made, the officer observed glassy eyes and the driver fumbled through documents and his wallet. He had a strong, obvious odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his speech was slurred, mumbled and mushmouthed. His eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He said that he had one beer and consented to roadside tasks. He also continuously stated he just wanted to go home. He later changed his story to having 2 beers. The Defendant performed poorly on roadsides and could not finish the alphabet correctly. After being taken to jail, the Defendant refused to provide a sample of his breath. The Firm zealously pointed out problems with the reports and with the videos. After looking at these issues, the State agreed to dismiss the charges for DUI.
The Defendant was stopped at a red light when a police officer pulled behind him. The light turned green, and other vehicles proceeded through the intersection. The Defendant remained stopped at the green light. The officer conducted a traffic stop of the Defendant’s vehicle. When the officer made contact with the driver, he noticed signs that he may be impaired, including the smell of alcohol and a red, flushed face. The officer asked the Defendant to perform roadside exercises, and the Defendant did not do well. The Defendant gave a breath sample above the legal limit. The attorney for the firm argued a motion to suppress the stop of the vehicle and the Defendant’s subsequent arrest. The judge granted the motion and all charges were dropped.
The Defendant was on felony probation for a previous conviction when he was stopped by law enforcement and cited for driving with an expired license greater than 6 months. A conviction would have resulted in a violation of the Defendant’s probation and possible prison time. The attorney carefully analyzed the facts of the case and was able to present several legal challenges to the prosecutor. After a heated negotiation, the attorney was able to convince the state to drop the criminal charge and prevent a violation of probation.
At 4:37 in the morning, our client ran into the back of a parked car. Based on the severity of the accident, our client was taken to the hospital. At 7:21, the officer arrived at the hospital and requested a blood sample from our client. The reason she requested the blood sample was because she claimed she could still smell alcohol on our client’s breath. Our client agreed to provide a sample and the result was a .124. Based on the result, our client was arrested for DUI. Our firm filed a motion to suppress the blood results and on the day of the motion, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The defendant was stopped for traveling the wrong way down a one way street. Officers on foot yelled for our client to stop the vehicle, but he continued on. The officers caught up to our client, drew their weapons and ordered him to step out of the vehicle. He complied. The officers noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath, glassy eyes, and three paper wristbands on his wrist. He was also unsteady on his feet. The officers requested that he perform field sobriety exercises and he refused. He also refused to provide a breath sample. He was then arrested for DUI. We filed a motion to suppress and before the motion was heard, the State dropped the DUI.
The defendant was stopped for cutting off a police officer causing the officer to slam on his brakes. When the officer approached the car, he noticed an odor of alcohol, red eyes, and constricted pupils. Our client admitted to having 4-5 beers. The officer then requested that he perform field sobriiety exercises After this request, our client stated “I only had 6-7 beers.” He eventually agreed to perform the exercises. Based on his performance, he was arrested. An open container of Bud Light was also found in his vehicle. Once at the breath testing center, our client refused to take the breath test. We filed a motion claiming our client’s driving pattern was necessary to avoid colliding with another vehicle that was driving erratically. After reviewing the video and facts, the State dropped the DUI.
The defendant was approached in a parking lot. He was sitting in his vehicle parked. When the officer approached, he noticed our client's pants were undone and his girlfriend's head was in his lap. He was ordered to exit the vehicle. Once outside, the officer noticed indicators of impairment and requested field sobriety exercises. Our client refused to do them and also refused to provide a breath sample. He was then arrested. Our firm filed a motion and on the day of the motion, the state dropped the case.
The defefdant was driving her husband home from a civic event after he had too much to drink. She was pulled over for allegedly driving too slow and cutting off other traffic. The officer alleged our client had blood shot eyes, had a strong odor of alcohol, her clothing was disarrayed, she had trouble finding her license, she admitted to having a few drinks and she stated her husband wasn’t driving because “he is drunker than I am.” The officer further alleged our client performed poorly during the road side exercises and found an open container of alcohol next to our client in the car. Our client’s husband was arrested on scene for allegedly interfering with the DUI investigation when he continuously banged on the window from inside the car. Our client refused to submit to a breath test. The Firm’s Treasure Coast Attorney took the case to trial and was able to persuade the jury to find our client NOT GUILTY. The attorney revealed there was a video made on scene but it was not produced at trial. Furthermore he argued the arresting officer was unfair and biased in his evaluation of the road side exercises. On a side note, a juror was dismissed by the judge during the trial for allegedly evidencing partiality in favor of defense counsel after he asked defense counsel for his business card during a lunch break.
The Police stopped the Defendant for changing lanes and almost crashing into another vehicle. The Defendant then followed another car too closely, and the officer pulled him over. Upon coming into contact with the Defendant, the officer smelled alcohol on his breath and also noticed that his speech was slurred and his eyes appeared red and bloodshot. The police asked the Defendant if he would perform roadside exercises and he agreed. According to the police, he performed all three of the exercises poorly. The Defendant admitted to drinking several beers while watching the races, but he refused to give a breath sample. The Defendant had previously been convicted of DUI. The attorney for the firm prepared for trial. On the day of the trial, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The Defendant resided in an apartment and was employed by the owner of the complex to do a variety of tasks, including collecting rent from the other tenants. The Defendant was fired from his job. After being fired, the Defendant allegedly collected rent in the amount of $2500.00 from tenants and kept the money for himself. He moved out of the apartment and allegedly stole all of the furniture from his unit. He was identified by the tenants as the person who they had given the rent money to. He was also identified by a witness as the person seen moving furniture out of the apartment. He was facing up to 5 years in prison as a result of the charges. The attorney for the firm prepared the case for trial, and the State Attorney eventually dropped all charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was seen weaving within her lane and driving without her headlights on at approximately 2:00 a.m. When stopped, she appeared impaired with glassy/reddened eyes, slow dexterity, a flushed face and slow comprehension. She smelled like alcohol and had slurred speech. She appeared unstable on her feet and performed poorly on roadside tasks. She was argumentative and was eventually arrested for Driving Under the Influence. At the breath facility she refused to give a sample of her breath and admitted to drinking at a restaurant prior to being stopped. She said she had a couple glasses of wine. The Firm filed numerous pieces of evidence on behalf of our client immediately upon being retained. We were able to establish that our client had gotten off a plane and rented the vehicle she was driving only hours before she was stopped. Additionally, due to the fact that this was a rental car, one our client was unfamiliar with, it was reasonable that she did not realize the headlights were not illuminated in an already well lit area of downtown. The Firm also was able to point out to the State Attorney’s office that the officer who instructed our client on the tasks made his own mistakes that he subsequently faulted our client for. After pointing all of this out and providing the proof via plane tickets and receipts to the State Attorney’s Office, they agreed to dismiss the charges for Driving Under the Influence.
