The defendant was driving his 2000 Ford Pickup when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped multiple times and ended up on its side. The defendant was trapped in the vehicle. Firefighters responded and used the jaws of life to free the defendant from the vehicle. Once free, they noticed a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and bloodshot eyes. He was taken to the hospital where he admitted to drinking too much and told the Trooper that he was drunk. Based on those factors, the Trooper took a sample of blood which indicated an impairment level of twice the legal limit. Our firm advised the State that there were some holes in their case. After reviewing the issues we brought to their attention, the State dropped the DUI.
While leaving a gas station our client hit one of the cement guards that protects the gas pumps. Being that the cement guard was fine and the only damage was to his own vehicle, our client left the scene not knowing that he must legal remain or leave his information behind. Police pulled our client over down the road when they saw his car driving with the bumper hanging off. The officer gave our client a criminal citation for leaving the scene of an accident. After speaking to the prosecutor we were able to successfully convince the state attorney that this was not a case worthy of criminal implications and that the case should be dismissed. The state attorney eventually agreed and dismissed the case that day
The defendant was pulled over after a concerned citizen notified the police that they were driving drunk. The officer pulled him over for driving 7 miles an hour over the speed limit. When he approached the defendant, he noticed and odor of alcohol, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a cup of tequila in plain view. He asked the driver to perform field sobriety exercises to determine if he was impaired. The defendant complied and was arrested after the officer claimed he performed poorly. He was taken to jail after he refused to take a breath test. Our firm filed a motion to suppress the field sobriety exercises. On the morning the motions were to be heard, the state dropped the DUI.
The defendant got into an accident and left the scene. An officer stopped him after noticing a driving pattern of weaving and going up on a curve. As the officer was talking to the defendant, he heard over the radio about a hit and run and detained the defendant until the other officer arrived and did an accident report. After the accident report was done the police started a Dui investigation. The defendant refused Field Sobriety Exercises and the breath test. The State dropped the leaving the scene of the accident and the DUI property damage. The DUI charge was reduced to a wet reckless driving.
The Defendant passed a DUI Task Force Deputy traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour on the exit ramp from I-595 on to I-95 Northbound. The Defendant maintained those speeds and made over 8 lane changes within heavy traffic. The Deputy finally caught up to the Defendant’s vehicle on the Sunrise Boulevard exit ramp. The Deputy Stopped the Defendant’s vehicle and noticed the Defendant to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot eyes and a flushed face. The Defendant was asked to perform roadside exercises and did so. During the walk and turn exercise, the Defendant lost her balance during the instructional stance, started the exercise to early and missed touching heel to toe on 6 separate steps and used her arms for balance. On the finger to nose, the Defendant repeatedly used the incorrect portion of her finger and missed the portion of her nose that she was instructed to touch on several occasions. The Defendant was arrested for both reckless driving and DUI and submitted to the breath test which resulted in readings of .094/.094 g/210L, well above the legal limit. The Defendant was found not guilty of reckless driving and DUI after a jury trial.
The defendant was found passed out behind the wheel of his van, engine running and in gear, at a stop light around midnight. The Police were called by a concerned citizen and when they arrived they could not awaken the defendant and had to open the doors to his vehicle, put the car in park, and turn off the engine for their safety. The defendant smelled of alcohol and didn’t complete the Field Sobriety Exercises. The defendant was then placed under arrest and in a search incident to his arrest; the police found marijuana and empty beer cans in his van. The defendant retained the Ticket Clinic to represent him because a conviction from either a DUI or a Possession of Cannabis would cost him his job. The firm filed a series of aggressive motions attacking the states case in chief, challenging the validity of the breath test machine, and the right the police had to arrest the defendant in the first place. Following many court appearances and hearings the State agreed to drop the Possession of Cannabis case altogether and to lower the DUI to a Reckless Driving. The defendant was extremely happy with the offer and accepted, suffering no loss of employment.
The defendant was placed on felony community control in March of 2009 after having been found in violation of her probation in Seminole County. In May 2009 she was arrested by an Orange County Deputy Sheriff and charged with Felony Driving While License Suspended and Attaching Tag Not Assigned. The defendant retained the Ticket Clinic to represent her for both the new law violations in Orange County and the inevitable Violation of Community Control (VOCC) that would come out of Seminole County. The defendant scored a minimum 8 years in prison in the Seminole case alone. The Ticket Clinic spoke with the State Attorney’s office in Orange County and got both charges dropped. With no law violations to base their VOCC on, Seminole County had no choice but to drop the VOCC and the defendant suffered no further actions.
The defendant went shopping in a well known retail store in Port St. Lucie with her husband. After selecting merchandise, the defendant was waiting in the check-out line. Store security confronted her husband and accused him of shoplifting by placing items in his pockets. The husband fled the store. Failing to apprehend the husband, store security turned their attention to the defendant, who voluntarily remained on scene. Security accused her of assisting her husband with his alleged theft and demanded her to walk to a back office to be interrogated. Confused and feeling harassed by security, she attempted to peacefully walk out of the store; but the police were called and arrested the defendant for petit theft and resisting a merchant. After meeting with the Firm’s Treasure Coast Attorney, it became apparent to counsel that she had no knowledge of her husband’s actions and was wrongfully accused based on the unfortunate notion of “guilty by association.” Counsel immediately pulled video from the multiple cameras in the retail store. The video images clearly showed our client was simply shopping. The video images not only failed to show she was in any way assisting her husband commit a crime, it also did not show she even had knowledge of his actions. Furthermore, counsel immediately recognized that the State could not prove the “resisting merchant” charge because there was no allegation that our client intended to prevent the store from retrieving stolen merchandise, a required element to the offense. Armed with multiple defenses, counsel set the case for trial. Recognizing the strong case the Firm’s counsel was prepared to present to a jury, the prosecutor dropped all charges.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper pulled the defendant over in Okeechobee County for speeding 69/60 and cited him accordingly. Additionally, the trooper issued the defendant a criminal citation for allegedly attaching a tag not assigned to his vehicle. The firm’s attorney determined the trooper’s decision to issue a criminal citation for the unassigned tag was unlawful based on current case law. Counsel convinced the prosecutor to drop the criminal charge; Additionally, counsel convinced the Court to dismiss the client’s speeding ticket despite the fact the citation was lawfully written. All charges and citations dropped.
The defendant was stopped for stealing ice from a store. After completing the roadside exercises he was arrested and refused breath testing. DUI charge dropped.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper pulled the defendant over in Okeechobee County for speeding 69/60 and cited him accordingly. Additionally, the trooper issued the defendant a criminal citation for allegedly attaching a tag not assigned to his vehicle. The firm’s attorney determined the trooper’s decision to issue a criminal citation for the unassigned tag was unlawful based on current case law. Counsel convinced the prosecutor to drop the criminal charge; Additionally, counsel convinced the Court to dismiss the client’s speeding ticket despite the fact the citation was lawfully written. All charges and citations dropped.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper pulled the defendant over in Okeechobee County for speeding 69/60 and cited him accordingly. Additionally, the trooper issued the defendant a criminal citation for allegedly attaching a tag not assigned to his vehicle. The firm’s attorney determined the trooper’s decision to issue a criminal citation for the unassigned tag was unlawful based on current case law. Counsel convinced the prosecutor to drop the criminal charge; Additionally, counsel convinced the Court to dismiss the client’s speeding ticket despite the fact the citation was lawfully written. All charges and citations dropped.
