The defendant was seen sleeping at the wheel of his vehicle by a civilan witness while at a traffic light. The officer responded to the scene, approached the vehicle, noticed that it was running and that the defendant’s foot was on the brake. The officer was unable to wake the defendant even by the use of his air horn on his vehicle or by the use of his emergency lights. The defendant would not wake up even when the officer shook him and screamed directly into his ear. When the Defendant finally woke up, he had slow and lethargic movements, a strong odor of alcohol, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. The defendant admitted that he was arrested a few nights before this incident for another DUI. The defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises and did so poorly. He then submitted to a breath test that resulted in a reading of .191/.199 g/210L, more than two times the legal limit. All DUI charges were dropped by the State of Florida.
The Defendant was observed by a police officer squealing his tires and smoking them as well three times in Walmart Parking lot. In addition, he then pulled out onto the road and squealed them a fourth time. After being stopped, the Defendant was immediately handcuffed. After being handcuffed, the officer noticed that he smelled strongly of alcohol and immediately uttered “man I am sorry, I was just pissed because they would not accept my return on a recent purchase.” A DUI officer showed up and noticed his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and admitted he had drank three to four beers during dinner. He was also swaying while he was standing. He performed poorly on roadside exercises and was arrested. At the jail, he was told that if he refused a breath test he would lose his license for 18 months (since this was his second refusal). Additionally, he was told he would be charged with an additional misdemeanor. He refused to give a sample of his breath. The State Attorney’s Office initially filed charges and offered the defendant almost 2 months in jail to resolve the case. The Firm filed a motion arguing that the Defendant was initially arrested without an probable cause of criminal activity and set it for a hearing. The State Attorney’s Office agreed and dismissed the charges for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to Chemical or Physical Testing.
The Defendant was observed by a police officer squealing his tires and smoking them as well three times in Walmart Parking lot. In addition, he then pulled out onto the road and squealed them a fourth time. After being stopped, the Defendant was immediately handcuffed. After being handcuffed, the officer noticed that he smelled strongly of alcohol and immediately uttered “man I am sorry, I was just pissed because they would not accept my return on a recent purchase.” A DUI officer showed up and noticed his speech was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and admitted he had drank three to four beers during dinner. He was also swaying while he was standing. He performed poorly on roadside exercises and was arrested. At the jail, he was told that if he refused a breath test he would lose his license for 18 months (since this was his second refusal). Additionally, he was told he would be charged with an additional misdemeanor. He refused to give a sample of his breath. The State Attorney’s Office initially filed charges and offered the defendant almost 2 months in jail to resolve the case. The Firm filed a motion arguing that the Defendant was initially arrested without an probable cause of criminal activity and set it for a hearing. The State Attorney’s Office agreed and dismissed the charges for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to Chemical or Physical Testing.
The defendant was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for having tint too dark and weaving repeatedly while on Oakland Park Boulevard. Upon stopping the defendant, the Deputy noticed the defendant to have an odor of alcoholic beverage, bloodshot watery eyes, and slurred speech and was clearly unsteady on his feet. The defendant then participated in roadside exercises and performed poorly. The defendant then refused a breath test and was arrested for DUI. After a jury was selected, the State dropped all DUI charges.
The Defendant was charged with DUI and five additional traffic citations. The officer alleged that the client was driving down a road without his lights on, at 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and then jerked his vehicle into oncoming traffic. The State attorney was offering jail time on the case so the Firm set the case for trial. On the day of trial the firm illustrated to the State that the video in this case was inconsistent with the officer’s report. As a result the State agreed to drop the DUI charge.
The Defendant was seen by two independent witnesses driving all over the road, speeding and ran someone off the road in Key West. An independent police officer then witnessed the Defendant driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. The Defendant was stopped. His eyes were glassy, he looked like he was in a trance and an odor of alcohol was coming from his breath. He admitted that he drank 2 Jim Beam and Diet Cokes. The Defendant was unsteady on his feet, was swaying from side to side and had slurred speech. After performing poorly on roadsides, the Defendant was arrested and placed in the back of the police car where he almost immediatley fell asleep and had to be woken up. He was taken to the jail where he refused to give a sample of his breath to determine the alcohol content. The Firm filed numerous motions including a motion to suppress for lack of probable cause to arrest, motion to exclude the HGN exercize, motion to suppress the field sobriety exercises, and motions to exclude the refusal based upon audio issues at the jail and an incorrect reading of implied consent. After setting all the motions for hearings in front of the judge, and after the State Attorney met with the arresting officer, the State agreed to dismiss the charges for Driving Under the Influence.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession 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 driving the wrong way. When the officer got behind the defendant, he observed him drive over a concrete median. The officer then pulled the defendant over. When he approached the vehicle, he noticed the defendant was fumbling with his wallet, and had an odor of alcohol, and was slurring his speech. The officer requested that the defendant perform field sobriety exercises, but he refused. He also refused to provide a breath sample. The officer arrested the defendant and took him to jail. After hearing 2 motions, the state dropped the DUI charge.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession 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 involved and was the cause of a head on collision. When officers arrived on scene the defendant was noticed to have an odor of alcoholic beverage, bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech and was unsteady on her feet. The defendant was asked to do roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly. The defendant admitted she was at a bar and was drinking. She submitted to the breath test and came in over the legal limit at .127/.130 g/210 L. The firm filed motions to suppress statements, the roadside exercises and the breath test. All motions were granted and the state dropped all DUI charges.
The Defendant was charged with reckless driving after an officer observed him swerving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed. The Defendant was in the Army, pending deployment to Afghanistan and needed the case resolved immediately. Any criminal convictions would revoke his military security clearance and render him un-deployable. After researching the officer’s arrest affidavit, the attorney challenged the legality of the stop with the state attorney’s office. The attorney’s challenge resulted in the state deciding to drop the charge completely.
