The Defendant left a bar and entered his vehicle with a female companion. The Defendant was blocked in to a parking space by a law enforcement officer and was ordered from the vehicle. The officer noticed that the Defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and had bloodshot watery eyes. The Defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety tasks and did so poorly. The Defendant Refused a breath test. The firm filed a Motion a Motion to Suppress the Illegal seizure of the Defendant based on the officer restricting the Defendant’s movement by use of his vehicle. The Motion was granted and the state dropped all charges.
The defendant was stopped by police for failing to maintain his lane of travel on two occasions. Police noticed the defendant to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage about his person and that his eyes were bloodshot. The defendant also admitted to drinking two or three beers. The defendant performed poorly on field sobriety exercises and was arrested for DUI. After being arrested for DUI the defendant refused to provide a sample of his breath. DUI charge dropped by State 2-19-08.
The defendant was stopped for weaving in his lane and then was found to have an open container in the vehicle once the officer stopped him. The defendant refused to do Field Sobriety Exercises and a Breath test. This would have been his second DUI in 5 yrs. On the day of trial the state finally decided to amend the charge to reckless driving after months of negotiations.
The defendantnt was pulled over for doing 64 mph in a 45 mph zone. When the officer approached the vehicle, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol and noticed that the defendant\\\\\\\'s eyes were red and glassy. The officer requested that he step out of the vehicle. When he stood up, the officer claimed that he had a strong circular sway. The defendant admitted to having 3 beers at a gentleman\\\\\\\'s club the last one approximately 30 minutes before he was pulled over. The officer conducted field sobriety exercises and determined that he was impaired. He was arrested and taken to the station were he provided a breath sample of .051 and .052. Case was dismissed by the state on the day of trial.
The defendant was involved in an accident after she allegedly ran a stop sign. When the officer arrived, he noticed a 12 pack of beer in the back seat and some bottles were open. He noticed that the defendant\\\'s speech was slurred, her eyes were watery, and her face was flushed. He told the defendant that she was now the subject of a DUI investigation and she began to have a panic attack. When the officer requested that she perform field sobriety exercises, she said \\\"no\\\" because \\\"...it would be harder to prove in court\\\" if she did not do them. When the officer attempted to place hand cuffs on the the defendant, she fell down and complained that she could not breathe. The officer continued to arrest her and took her to the station. At the station, she refused to provide a breath sample and said \\\"I\\\'ll get this dismissed.\\\" The state dropped the case on the day of trial
The defendant was observed and later stopped by a Broward Sheriff’s Deputy for speeding and driving with an expired tag. Upon being stopped, the deputy noticed the defendant to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech and the defendant appeared disoriented. A DUI investigator was called to the scene and confirmed the stopping deputy’s observations. The defendant performed roadside sobriety exercises and did so poorly. The defendant was arrested and made conflicting statements to different officers pertaining to the amount of alcohol he consumed that night. The defendant refused all testing, including the breath test. The defendant found not guilty by a jury on all charges.
The defendant was seen at a red light by a Broward Sheriff’s Deputy spinning his tires at a traffic light. The Deputy followed the Defendant into a parking lot of the Red Roof Inn where the Defendant again repeatedly spun his tires directly in front of the Deputy. The Deputy noticed that the Defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot glassy eyes and slurred speech. The Defendant also admitted to consuming 5 drinks in the 45 minutes prior to being pulled over. The DUI Task Force investigator was called to the scene and noticed that the Defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot eyes and was unsteady on his feet. The Defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and refused the breath test because he wanted his Doctor to be present for the testing. The Defendant was acquitted by a Jury.
The defendant was observed by officers driving at 60 mph in a posted 35 mph speed zone. Upon stopping the defendant, the officers noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and slurred speech. Upon her exiting the vehicle, the defendant was unsteady on her feet. The defendant then participated in two sets of roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly on each. The defendant then refused to submit to a breath test. The defendant was acquitted by a jury after only 5 minutes of deliberations.
The defendant was seen driving his vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit, and failing to maintain his lane of travel. After being stopped by the officer, the defendant was asked to get out of his truck. The defendant had an odor of alcohol on his breath, red/glassy eyes, slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet as he walked to the police car. After being offered roadside tasks, the defendant refused. After the arrest, 28 unopened beer bottles were found in the truck, (16 in a cooler). At the police station, while on video, the defendant refused a breath test. The defendant was acquitted of DUI by a jury, after 10 minutes of deliberation.
The defendant was driving southbound in the northbound lane. The officer proceeded to follow him and noticed that he swereved two times out of the lane and then drove on the shoulder for 100 yards before being pulled over. The officer noticed that the defendant had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. The officer requested that the defendant perform field sobriety exercises and at the conclusion of the exercises he arrested the defendant. At the station, the defendant refused to take the breath test. The case went to trial and our client was found not guilty.
The defendant was pulled over by a Broward Sheriff’s deputy for driving with an inoperable headlight and swerving into another lane. The deputy noticed that the defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath and that her eyes were red. The defendant also admitted that she had one drink that evening. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly. The defendant submitted to a breath test that registered .099/.099, well over the legal limit. The Firm filed a Motion to Suppress the Detention of the Defendant based on the Deputy’s failure to make observations of the Defendant that were indicative of the Crime of DUI. The Firm’s motion was granted and all evidence subsequent to the stop was excluded from trial. The State appealed the Judge’s Ruling on the Motion to Suppress and our Firm fought the appeal. Based on our appellate arguments, the trial court’s ruling was affirmed and the State was forced to drop all charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was stopped for speeding. The stopping deputy noticed the Defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage, glassy eyes and a red and flushed face. The Defendant admitted that she was drinking. The Defendant performed poorly during roadside sobriety exercises and submitted to three breath tests that resulted in readings over the legal limit, .097/.118/.112. The Firm filed a Motion to Suppress based on an Unlawful Detention. The Motion was granted by the judge and the State dropped all charges.
