The defendants vehicle was stopped at a DUI checkpoint. Once signs of impairment were noticed the defendant was investigated for DUI. He blew a .095 and .088. Motion to suppress was granted. DUI charge dropped.
The defendant was driving his van when the officer noticed that the vehicle was shifting back and forth within its lane several times. The van rode on the lane markers on one side of the lane for several hundred feet, then moved to the other lane and rode on that lane marker. The officer followed the van where it continued to drive in this manner the entire time weaving from side to side. The officer stopped the defendant’s vehicle and noticed that the driver had red, blood-shot eyes and had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his breath. The defendant admitted to the officer that he had three beers and was coming from the moose lodge. He also stated that he was under the influence, but not so much that I can\'t drive. The defendant could not perform the one leg stand because he could not stand on one foot, did not follow directions during the finger to nose exercise and took an incorrect number of steps on the walk and turn exercise. The officer arrested the defendant for driving under the influence and the defendant was taken to the Breath Alcohol Testing Facility where he refused to submit to a lawful test of his breath to determine the alcohol content. On the day of trial, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The Defendant was observed driving “side by side” with another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Port St Lucie Blvd. According to the police officer, one of the vehicles was able to pull away and then change lanes in front of the other vehicle. After lengthy discussions with the Assistant State Attorney, all charges were dropped
The Defendant was stopped by Hollywood Police Officers for allegedly running a stop sign in a rough part of town. The officer approached the Defendant and observed her to have bloodshot watery eyes, an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, slurred speech and an inability to stand without the assistance of the side of her vehicle. The Defendant could not find her vehicle documentation and was continuously apologizing to the officers for what she had done. A DUI investigator made contact with the Defendant and made similar observations and administered 5 different roadside sobriety exercises. The Defendant performed so poorly on the exercises that she was arrested for DUI and refused the Breath Test!!!! The Defendant also admitted to consuming 4 Natural Ice Beers prior to driving. The Defendant was found NOT GUILTY after a jury trial after only 20 minutes of deliberations.
The Defendant was stopped by a member of the B.S.O. DUI Task Force for going through a red light at Las Olas Boulevard and Andrews Avenue. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the Deputy noticed the Defendant to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot watery eyes, the odor of cannabis about his person and his vehicle and slurred speech. The Defendant also failed to locate his driver’s license and other vehicle documentation. The Defendant participated in roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly. He was arrested for DUI and refused a breath test. The State dropped all DUI charges.
The Defendant was originally charged with Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer arising out of her physically grabbing an officer’s badge outside of a bar and then clawing the officer’s arm leaving several scratches. After a preliminary investigation, the firm presented evidence and a list of witnesses to the Felony Case Filing Unit of the State Attorney’s Office that contradicted the Officer’s version of the events and that exonerated our client. The State Dropped all felony charges.
The defendant rear ended two vehicles at a red light. A State Trooper arrived on the scene and noticed that the defendant was unsteady and had an odor of alcohol on his breath. The Trooper asked him to perform field sobriety exercises and he agreed. According to the Trooper, the defendant could not follow any of the instructions given and he was arrested. The defendant claims there was a language barrier and he did not understand the instructions. After he was taken to the station, the defendant was asked to provide a breath sample and he refused. On the day of trial, the Prosecutor dropped the DUI.
The defendant was stopped for traveling 61 mph in a 45 mph zone. The stopping officer observed bloodshot and glassy eyes and an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath. The defendant was overly apologetic and very nervous. A DUI task force officer was summoned to the scene and the defendant was asked to conduct roadside sobriety exercises. The DUI officer testified that the defendant was swaying while she was standing and had bloodshot, glassy eyes. The defendant admitted to drinking earlier in the evening at a Bar. The roadsides were all captured on video. The officer testified at a pre-trial motion to suppress that the defendant never walked heal to toe, turned around inappropriately and on the return never walked heel to toe. During the one leg stand, the defendant swayed while standing, used her arms for balance, put her foot down two times immediately. During the finger to nose, the defendant swayed while standing and missed the tip of her nose on each right call according to the officer. During the alphabet task, the defendant swayed while standing. The Firm filed a pre-trial motion to suppress arguing that the video did not OBJECTIVELY give the arresting officer probable cause to arrest the defendant for driving under the influence, regardless of the officer’s in court testimony. The Firm cited case law out of Orange County arguing that the judge should follow it. The judge agreed and granted the motion to suppress holding that the defendant was arrested without probable cause for Driving Under the Influence. The State dismissed the DUI charge.
While on patrol, a police officer saw the defendant’s car run a red light, almost striking the police officer’s car. After making contact with the driver, the officer noticed an extreme odor of alcohol coming from the driver, a flushed complexion, slurred speech and red-watery eyes. The officer offered the driver the opportunity to perform roadside sobriety exercies, which the defendant refused. The defendant was arrested and then told the officer that he was “sorry for his mistake”. The defendant was transported to jail for breath testing, and placed on video. At the station, the defendant again refused to perform roadside exercises and refused to take a breath test. On the date of trial, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The defendant was stopped by a member of the Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force. Upon making contact with the defendant, the deputy noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage, blood shot watery eyes, a confused demeanor among other indicators of alcohol impairment. The defendant was asked to participate in roadside sobriety exercises and did so poorly. The defendant was arrested and submitted to a breath test, which registered a .062/.057 g/210L. The defendant was then asked to provide a urine sample, which she was unable to do. The Firm conducted a pre-trial investigation in to the circumstances surrounding the defendant’s inability to submit to a urine test and was able to show that the deputy let her use the bathroom when she got to the station and before she was requested to provide the sample. This evidence was conveyed to the State Attorney’s Office and they declined to file the DUI charges against our client.
The defendant was charged with domestic battery after his girlfriend went for medical treatment for injuries suffered as a result of the alleged battery and stated that the defendant was the cause of those injuries. The Firm was able to establish that the Defendant’s girlfriend was under the influence of psychotropic medications and alcohol at the time of the battery and that the defendant acted in self-defense after she attacked the defendant. The State dropped all charges.
