The defendant was at a party and had consumed several drinks. The defendant then left the party and was involved in a severe single car crash that resulted in multiple skull fractures and permanent hearing loss to a passenger in his vehicle. The victim was read her last rites and the victim was placed in a medically induced coma. The defendant was observed on the night of the incident to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage about his breath, slurred speech, and bloodshot watery eyes and he swayed while standing. The defendant consented to a blood draw that resulted in a reading of .112/.09, over the legal limit. The defendant also admitted to consuming 5 drinks prior to entering the vehicle. The defendant was facing a mandatory minimum of 24 months years in Florida State Prison according to his criminal punishment code scoresheet. The Firm was able to negotiate a youthful offender sanction based on the defendant’s age. The defendant was awarded a non-conviction and only four years probation that included no jail or prison sentence.
The defendant was at a party and had consumed several drinks. The defendant then left the party and was involved in a severe single car crash that resulted in multiple skull fractures and permanent hearing loss to a passenger in his vehicle. The victim was read her last rites and the victim was placed in a medically induced coma. The defendant was observed on the night of the incident to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage about his breath, slurred speech, and bloodshot watery eyes and he swayed while standing. The defendant consented to a blood draw that resulted in a reading of .112/.09, over the legal limit. The defendant also admitted to consuming 5 drinks prior to entering the vehicle. The defendant was facing a mandatory minimum of 24 months years in Florida State Prison according to his criminal punishment code scoresheet. The Firm was able to negotiate a youthful offender sanction based on the defendant’s age. The defendant was awarded a non-conviction and only four years probation that included no jail or prison sentence.
Defendant pulled over for speeding, performed field sobriety exercises. Defendant refused breath test. State announced Nolle Prosqui.
The defendant weaved out of his lane twice before cutting off another vehicle. This was all witnessed by an officer who was behind the defendant. After stopping the vehicle, the officer noticed that his breath smelled of alcohol and that he was slurring his words. The defendant admitted to drinking one beer. The officer located a half empty beer bottle that was still cold on the backseat floorboard. The officer requested the defendant to perform Field Sobriety Exercises and determined that the exercises were done poorly. The defendant was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. The State dropped the DUI prior to trial.
The defendant weaved out of his lane twice before cutting off another vehicle. This was all witnessed by an officer who was behind the defendant. After stopping the vehicle, the officer noticed that his breath smelled of alcohol and that he was slurring his words. The defendant admitted to drinking one beer. The officer located a half empty beer bottle that was still cold on the backseat floorboard. The officer requested the defendant to perform Field Sobriety Exercises and determined that the exercises were done poorly. The defendant was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. The State dropped the DUI prior to trial.
The defendant was pulled over for speeding (62/35) and weaving within his lane. When the officer approached, he noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. When asked, he told the officer that he had 2 1/2 beers that night. The officer also noticed that his eyes were bloodshot. Based on these findings, the officer conducted Field Sobriety Exercises. The officer arrested the defendant after he determined that the defendant did not perform the exercises in an appropriate manner. The defendant proceeded to blow a .176 at the breath testing center. We filed a motion to suppress and the state dropped the DUI before the motion was heard.
The defendant was stopped for unlawful speed. The officer stated the defendant was weaving in and out of traffic. A jury found the defendant not guilty.
The defendant was seen by a deputy suspiciously driving behind a church where there had been several burglaries. The defendant’s vehicle had pulled into a parking spot behind the church where the deputy made contact with the defendant and noticed the defendant had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, glassy eyes, a flushed face, and slurred speech. The defendant also fumbled with his vehicle documentation. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and registered .144/.148 on the breathalyzer, well over the legal limit. The Firm filed a motion to suppress the unlawful seizure of the defendant due to the officer blocking the defendant in the parking spot as well as the use of his takedown lights. The Motion was granted and the State dropped all charges, including the DUI.
The Defendant was seen driving with a cracked taillight lens by a member off the BSO DUI Task Force. The Deputy approached the vehicle and the Defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was flushed and speech was slurred. The Defendant performed poorly on the roadside sobriety exercises and refused the breath test. The Firm filed a motion to suppress the stop based on the fact that a cracked taillight lens was not in violation of any Florida Traffic Laws. The Motion was granted and the State dropped all charges, including DUI and driving under suspension.
The defendant was charged with Felony Driving while License Suspended based on two previous convictions for the same offense. The firm filed a sworn Motion to Dismiss based on improper felony enhancement. The State Dropped all felony charges after receiving our Motion to Dismiss.
The Defendant was stopped by a member of the DUI Task Force for speeding, screeching his tires and fishtailing. The officer made contact with the defendant and observed that he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, red, bloodshot watery eyes, and slightly slurred and mumbled speech. The defendant admitted to consuming alcohol and being at the Blue Martini. The defendant was asked to participate in roadside sobriety exercises on video and performed poorly. The defendant refused to submit to two breath tests, one on the side of the road and one at the breath testing facility. The two passengers in the defendant’s car were each extremely intoxicated. The DUI was dropped.
The defendant was stopped by the Police for a traffic violation for having a misplaced tag. The Police detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and the defendant admitted drinking a “four pack” of beer. While police were trying to explain the roadside exercises, the defendant walked into a bar to urinate. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises. The defendant attempted to mount a unicycle that he had in his truck to show police he was not impaired after police told him not to. He immediately fell upon attempting to mount the unicycle. The defendant was arrested for DUI. The defendant provided samples of his breath that were .150 and .144. DUI charge dropped by the State 11-14-07.
