The defendant was stopped for failing to maintain his lane of travel after the officer had received an anonymous tip alleging that the defendant was driving recklessly. Once stopped, the officers noticed that the defendant had difficulty producing documents for the car and was very unsteady as he exited the vehicle. He was asked to perform roadside exercises but said no, because he knew that he would fail as he suffers from Diabetes. He was arrested and later refused a breath test. Acquitted of D.U.I. after trial.
The defendant was stopped for driving his vehicle without its lights on at night. After realizing that the defendant\'s license was suspended, the deputy asked the defendant to exit the car, as he noticed signs that the defendant was impaired. The defendant admitted to having a \"few drinks.\" Roadside exercises were completed on video, and the defendant refused a breath test after being placed under arrest. D.U.I charge dropped on the day of trial.
The defendant was stopped by the Sergeant of the B.S.O. DUI Task Force who was on his way home from work for driving 105 M.P.H. in a 55 M.P.H. zone on I-95 and weaving in and out of traffic. Upon making contact with the defendant the Sergeant noticed the defendant to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot watery eyes and was unsteady on her feet. A second member of the DUI Task Force arrived on the scene and noticed the defendant to have a strong odor of alcohol, red and watery eyes, a flushed face and slurred speech. The defendant participated in roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly. The defendant submitted to a breath test which resulted in a .144/.145 reading. The defendant was found not guilty by a jury.
On July 23, 2005, the defendant was involved in a traffic crash with two other vehicles. Officers arrived at the scene to notice that the defendant had an odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot watery eyes, slurred speech and that he was very unsteady on his feet, to the extent that he was asked to sit down by officers for safety reasons. Marijuana was seen in plain view by officers in the defendant\'s vehicle and the defendant admitted to ownership. The defendant advised he had consumed six beers and was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises, which he performed poorly. The defendant submitted to a breath test which resulted in readings of 0191/.199, more than double the legal limit. The State Dropped the DUI charges.
The defendant was stopped for failure to maintain a single lane. The defendant refused breath testing. DUI charge dropped.
The defendant was observed driving his car with a headlight out, improper tag, failing to maintain his lane of travel and driving the wrong way. After the stop, the officer noticed signs of impairment, and two open containers were found in the vehicle. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and was subsequently arrested. When asked, the defendant refused to submit to a breath test. Acquitted of DUI after trial (2nd offense)
The defendant failed to drive at two separate green traffic lights. A Broward Deputy initiated a traffic stop due to this unusual driving pattern and observed the defendant to have a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, constricted pupils, bloodshot eyes, flushed face and profuse sweating. The defendant admitted to having two glasses of wine. The defendant refused roadside sobriety exercises and the breath test. The State dropped the DUI charge on 3/29/07.
The defendant was charged with her second DUI within a year. She was stopped by a Broward Sheriff’s Deputy for disobeying an inoperative traffic light, failing to yield the right of way and making an improper right turn. The defendant was observed to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage, flushed face, red and glassy eyes, difficulty grasping her driver’s license, and was unaware of her location. The defendant was asked to do roadside sobriety exercises and did so poorly. The defendant registered a .06 on the intoxylizer and admitted to smoking marijuana to the officer. The defendant refused to submit to the requested urine test for drugs. The State dropped all DUI charges and all infractions were dismissed.
The defendant ran out of gas and was parked at a closed business pouring gas from a container into his vehicle. Officers across the street found these actions to be suspicious. They approached the defendant and asked for identification. The defendant entered the vehicle and grabbed his license and registration. During the conversation, the officers noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot eyes, and slurred speech. Once outside of the vehicle, the officers requested that he perform field sobriety exercises. He refused and told the officers that they did not see him driving. They informed him that he was behind the wheel while retrieving his identification and they proceeded to arrest him. At the station, the defendant refused to provide a breath sample. We filed a motion to suppress arguing that there was no reason for the officers to approach and detain the defendant and that he was never in control of the vehicle. Minutes before the motion was to be heard, the state agreed with our argument and dismissed the case.
The defendant was pulled over for speeding, driving the wrong way down a one way street, hitting a curb, and running a stop sign. The officer noticed that he smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and a big wet spot on his shirt. The officer suspected that he was DUI and requested field sobriety exercises. After the exercises, the defendant was arrested and he refused to provide a breath sample. The case went to trial and resulted in a hung jury. Five of the jurors found the client not guilty of the charges but one juror would not change her mind that the client was guilty. Her reason for finding him guilty was that he did not take the stand to defend himself. The case resulted in a mistrial and reset for another day. After talking to the state attorney about the case and the juror\'s statements, the state dismissed the case.
The defendant was pulled over for weaving, not using a turn signal and almost hitting a curb. The defendant stated he was not taking any of the field sobriety tests on the advice of a family attorney. The officer stated the defendant had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, was stumbling and had the odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath. The Jury returned a not guilty verdict in 9 minutes.
The defendant was stopped by the police for traveling 55 in a 35 mph zone, and for failing to maintain lane of travel. Officers noticed an odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage, and that defendant had bloodshot glassy eyes, flushed face and that his speech was slurred. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises. The defendant was arrested for DUI and refused a breath test. DUI charge dropped 3-19-07.
