The Defendant was driving his vehicle when he swerved to the inside lane to stop his car and impacted a vehicle and then bounced off and hit two other vehicles. The Defendant was transported to JFK hospital for injuries. The officer observed the defendant to be laying in a hospital bed and was wearing no shirt and black dress shoes. He appeared dazed and disoriented and had a confused look on his face. He had difficulty keeping his eyes open and occasionally nodded off and fell asleep. The officer conducted HGN and VGN on the defendant and was a certified Drug Recognition Expert. He noticed signs of impairment of a central nervous system depressant. The defendant advised that he took two mg of Xanax a little bit ago through very slurred speech to where it was hard to understand him. He was asked to submit to a blood test and he refused. The State filed numerous charges of DUI crash based upon the defendant smashing into three different vehicles. Additionally, the Defendant was already on probation for a DUI at the time he was charged with these new DUI crash offenses. The Firm demanded a speedy trial and then was prepared to move to exclude the statement of Xanax pursuant to the accident report privilege. On the day of trial, the State of Florida dismissed all pending DUI charges against the Defendant.
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.
The Defendant crashed into the back of a vehicle, and then proceeded to drive his car into the front yard of a residence. According to the police, the Defendant appeared to be impaired. The officer noticed that the Defendant smelled like alcohol, his eyes were bloodshot and his face was flushed. The officer requested that the Defendant perform roadside exercises. According to the officer, the Defendant performed poorly on all 5 exercises. He was arrested for DUI and asked to submit to a test of his breath. The Defendant agreed, and one of the samples was a .086. The attorney for the firm prepared the case, and the State dismissed the DUI charge.
The defendant was arrested for DUI after leaving the scene of an accident. After the arrest she blew .289, .245, and .231. Motion to suppress was granted. State’s appeal affirmed. DUI charge dropped.
The defendant was stopped by an officer from the Hollywood Police Department for racing another vehicle, driving at an excessive speed, cutting off other vehicles; running a stop sign and making a turn into oncoming lanes of traffic. That officer as well as the DUI Investigator noticed that the defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage; flushed face; bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech and was argumentative and had mood swings. The defendant was stumbling and had to use his vehicle for balance. The defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises and did so poorly. The defendant admitted to being under the influence and to consuming three rum and cokes and to taking two percocet and one tagamet. The defendant was arrested for DUI and refused all testing. The judge entered a judgment of acquittal based on the firm’s motion made at the close of the State’s case and the case was not allowed to go to the jury. This was the equivalent of a dismissal entered by the judge.
The Defendant was stopped for going 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. The Defendant was removed from the car. He ignored the commands of the officer and attempted to push his way back into his vehicle. The officer found cannabis inside of the vehicle. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a drug treatment program. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the State to drop the case completely.
The Defendant was stopped for going 47 mph in a 30 mph zone. The Defendant was removed from the car. He ignored the commands of the officer and attempted to push his way back into his vehicle. The officer found cannabis inside of the vehicle. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a drug treatment program. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the State to drop the case completely.
The defendant was involved in an accident where he hit 3 cars and then left the scene. He drove into a ditch down the road and that is where the officer found him. When she arrived, she noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath, thick speech, and he was swaying while standing. Based on these observations, the officer requested he perform field sobriety exercises. Based on his performance, the officer arrested the defendant and took him to jail. He was asked to give a breath sample and he refused. On the day of trial, the state dropped the DUI case.
The defendant was stopped for speeding. The defendant showed signs of being impaired. After the DUI investigation was performed he was arrested for DUI. The defendant took the breath test and blew .108 and .117. The DUI charge dropped.
Our client was involved in a very minor car accident leaving only paint transfer as a result. After the accident, our client became very nervous about potential police involvement due to language barriers and left the scene. The Officer charged our client with knowingly leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage. Based on the information our client gave us, we worked with the Assistant State Attorney to hold off on filing formal charges against our client until a thorough follow up investigation was done. Based on the information obtained by the State in addition to the information provided by our office, the State determined the total damage did not reach the required statutory amount for a criminal charge. The State could have amended the charge to a simple civil traffic infraction, but based on our work, the State dismissed the criminal charge.
According to the police, the Defendant was swerving while driving on Interstate 95 and traveling at a high rate of speed. At one point, his vehicle swerved into the path of a semi truck who had to take evasive actions to avoid a serious collision. The police officer stopped the Defendant’s vehicle and noticed that he smelled like alcohol, his face was flushed and his eyes were bloodshot. When he got out of his vehicle, the Defendant was swaying from side to side. The Defendant admitted to having a few drinks. The police officer requested that the Defendant perform roadside sobriety exercises. According to the officer, the Defendant did very poorly on each of the exercises. The Defendant was arrested for DUI. The Attorney for the firm conducted an investigation and prepared for trial. The Attorney convinced the State to drop the DUI.
