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.
The defendant was found asleep at the wheel of his car while the vehicle was running. Officers observed the defendant to have slow movements, difficulty identifying and handling his documentation; an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath; bloodshot watery eyes and difficulty exiting his vehicle. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and submitted to the breath test which registered over the legal limit and a urine test. The State dropped all DUI charges.
A civilian witness called the Boca Raton Police Department to report the defendant’s vehicle as being all over the road, and almost striking the rear of his vehicle. Police made contact with defendant and detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, her eyes were glassy and bloodshot, and her speech was slurred. The defendant admitted to coming from a bar and that she had two doubles of Crown and Diet Coke. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and was arrested for DUI. The defendant provided samples of her breath of .180 and .183 both more that double the legal limit. DUI charge dropped by the State 11-13-07.
The defendant was asleep in his vehicle behind a bar with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. An officer approached to make sure everything was ok. When the defendant responded, the officer noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath. The officer asked the defendant if he had been drinking he responded that he had alot of beers. After performing poorly on the Field Sobriety Excersises, the defendant was arrested and blew a .114. We set the case for trial and after waiting nearly 2 years, the state dropped the DUI.
The defendant was forced in to a DUI checkpoint in Cooper City, Florida. The defendant was observed by officers to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage, a flushed face, slurred and mumbled speech, and had a mismanaged appearance. The defendant admitted to consuming several drinks at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida and stated the other passengers were not as intoxicated as she was. The defendant submitted to a breath test resulting in a .121/.116, well over the legal limit. The Firm filed a Motion to suppress on behalf of our client challenging the constitutionality of the checkpoint; the arrest of the defendant and for Lack of Corpus Dilecti. The motion was granted on November 2, 2007 and the State was forced to drop all charges.
