The Defendant was clocked traveling 75 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. The officer noticed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the Defendant. The Defendant had difficulty in focusing on simple requests by the officer and admitted to consuming alcohol. The Defendant performed poorly on the field sobriety exercises almost falling at one point. At the breath alcohol testing facility, a video camera captured the Defendant’s pants falling to his ankles as he was standing. The Defendant’s breath readings showed impairment. Defense counsel demanded a trial. The State dismissed the DUI offense instead of going to trial.
The Defendant was charged with felony driving on a suspended license because she was a habitual traffic offender. Through the firm’s investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding the Defendant’s arrest and an investigation into the Defendant’s DHSMV file, it was shown that the defendant had no knowledge or notice that she had been classified as a habitual offender, a required element that must be proven by the State to charge this felony offense. All of this evidence was presented to the State Attorney before trial and the State dismissed all charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was stopped for racing with another vehicle. He was observed by the police officer driving in speeds over 100 miles per hour on West Okeechobee Blvd. with another vehicle \"racing\" the other car. The State considered amending the charge to a Reckless Driving but our firm pointed to the traffic citation which would not have supported a factual basis for Reckless Driving. The firm filed a motion to dismiss the Racing charge due to the fact that the Racing Statute under Florida law has been declared unconstitutional as it is \"void for vagueness.\" The Judge heard the motion and granted it. The Racing charge was dismissed
The Defendant’s vehicle was observed stopped at a red light. Upon receiving a green light, the vehicle abruptly accelerated from the stopped position. The vehicle broke traction with the ground and chirped the tires when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed well above the speed limit. The Defendant then made a U-turn and proceeded at a high rate of speed toward a parking lot. The Defendant was charged with Criminal Exhibition of Speed (a violation of the Racing statute). After speaking with the Assistant State Attorney regarding the facts and the applicable law, the firm was able to convince the State Attorney to dismiss the charge.
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’s car was stopped for making a wide turn and continuing to drive over the lane dividers. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer noticed red/glassy eyes, flushed face, and that the driver had difficulty producing documentation for the car. The officer also noticed the odor of alcohol, and the defendant admitting coming from a strip club. According to the officer, roadside exercises were performed poorly, and the defendant was arrested. A breath test was given with results of .123, .112. After the firm filed a Motion to Suppress, challenging the stop of the defendant’s car, the state dropped the DUI charge.
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 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 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 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.
