Florida Highway patrol responded to a crash on I-4 near the I-275 exit. Upon the trooper’s arrival, he encountered the Defendant who had been the victim of a hit and run accident. The trooper observed a strong odor of alcohol, slurred speech and lethargic movements on the Defendant. The Defendant agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, which he did so unsatisfactorily. The Defendant was then arrested for DUI. The Defendant refused to submit to a breath test. DMV Results: The firm was able to get the DMV to invalidate the 1 year suspension for refusing to submit to a breath test allowing the Defendant to get his driver’s license back immediately with no restrictions. Criminal Case Results: The firm filed a motion to suppress and the State dropped the DUI charge.
On May 31st at the intersection of Bruce B. Downs and Fletcher, a Deputy observed the Defendant and another motorcyclist stopped at a red light. The Defendant began revving his engine and when the light turned green both motorcycles accelerated at a rapid pace, squealing their tires as they pulled away from the stop light. The Deputy was able to pace the vehicle traveling approximately 60 mph in a 45 mph zone. After stopping both motorcycles, the Defendant was charged with racing on a highway and driving while license suspended with knowledge. Result: The case was set for trial and the state dropped both charges.
The defendants vehicle failed to maintain its single lane of travel. The defendant was stopped and investigated for DUI. The defendant refused breath and road exercises. Motion to suppress was granted. State's appeal affirmed. DUI charged dropped
The Defendant was stopped after an officer could not see the temporary tag the Defendant had placed in the window of his vehicle. Upon running the Defendant’s information, the officer determined that the Defendant’s license was suspended. The Defendant was arrested for Driving while license suspended with knowledge. Result: The case was set for a non-jury trial and the State dismissed the charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was traveling through a gas station parking lot when he began to back up. While driving in reverse, the trailer on the Defendant’s truck struck the canopy that covers the gas pumps. After the impact, the Defendant left the scene. The defendant was arrested later and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage more than $50. Results: State dropped the charge against the Defendant.
The defendant was accused of failing to return a rental car valued at approximately $30,000.00. The State was provided with a defense witness list and ample evidence indicating that it was legally impossible for the defendant to have done so by the Firm. The State dismissed all charges based upon this evidence.
The Defendant was traveling through a gas station parking lot when he began to back up. While driving in reverse, the trailer on the Defendant’s truck struck the canopy that covers the gas pumps. After the impact, the Defendant left the scene. The defendant was arrested later and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage more than $50. Results: State dropped the charge against the Defendant.
The Defendant was seen by law enforcement leaving a bar. As the Defendant left the bar in a drunken state he obnoxiously asked the officer “Hey, officer what you doing? … waiting to pull over all the drunk people leaving the bar?” The defendant walked to his vehicle that was parked in the parking lot, got inside, and began to back out of the parking space. The Defendant was then stopped by officers as he backed his car out of the space. The officers already noticed the defendant to be extremely impaired as he left the bar. Upon closer contact, they noticed that the defendant had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot eyes, flushed face, severely slurred speech and was having difficulty holding a conversation. The Defendant was then asked to perform roadside exercises and was unable to come close to doing any of them remotely correctly. The Defendant was arrested for DUI and gave a breath test at almost three times the legal limit, .220/.225. The Defendant contended all along that he only went to his car to sit while he waited for a cab that he had called before he left the bar and the cop was just after him for the obnoxious remark he had made earlier. The firm presented the Defendant’s phone records to the state showing he had called a cab and it made no sense that he would have moved the car, as the Defendant also claimed. The State Dropped all charges.
The Defendant was stopped for walking on the street where a sidewalk was present. After the Officer warned the Defendant about the infraction of walking on the street where a sidewalk was present he then requested permission to search the Defendant. The officer stated that Defendant consented to a search of his person and as a result of the search the officer discovered marijuana and other drug paraphernalia. Defense counsel motioned to exclude the drugs and other evidence that resulted from the search, and reasoned that the consent given by Defendant was not voluntary. All charges were dismissed.
The defendant was pulled over for going through a stop sign at 15 mph. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the driver. The defendant admitted to having 3-4 beers and a DUI specialist was called to complete a DUI investigation. The officer requested that the defendant perform 4 different field sobriety exercises. At the conclusion of the exercises, the defendant was arrested because the officer determined that too many clues of impairment existed. At the breath testing center the defendant provided a breath sample of .167 (twice the legal limit). Based on the firm's recommendation, the defendant elected to take his case to trial. After the jury was chosen, the State of Florida dropped the DUI.
The Defendant ran a stop sign while exiting a shopping plaza and crashed directly into another vehicle. The Defendant was taken to the hospital for treatment where the officer met with him. Upon meeting with the defendant the officer smelled an odor of alcohol coming from him and his face was flushed. His speech was slow and slurred. His eyes were bloodshot and glassy. The officer spoke to the doctor who advised him that the Defendant had suffered serious bodily injury from the accident and had a collection of blood on the surface of his brain, a popped lung and various other cuts and abrasions. After being stabilized the Officer told the defendant he was conducting a DUI investigation and read him Miranda. The Defendant admitted to taking shots of whiskey four or five hours prior to the crash. His blood was taken and yielded a .063 and .064 alcohol level. He had the presence of marijuana in his blood as well. After a full review of the medical records and negotiations with the State Attorneys Office, the State of Florida dropped the DUI charge.
A Port St. Lucie police officer pulled the defendant over for having his tag light out. While speaking with the driver, the officer observed what he recognized to be marijuana flakes on the front passenger seat. The flakes tested positive for marijuana so the officer arrested the defendant. After retaining The Ticket Clinic, the defendant explained to the firm’s attorney that the marijuana was not his, but must have belonged to an acquaintance that was seated in the passenger seat moments before the stop. The firm’s attorney set the case for trial after he was able to convince the acquaintance to testify as a defense witness and tell the truth that the marijuana was not the defendant’s. After negotiations with the State Attorney’s Office, the prosecutor agreed that if the defendant tested negative to an immediate drug test, the State would dismiss all charges. Subsequently, the defendant tested negative and all charges were dismissed.
