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.
The defendant was stopped for weaving in and out of traffic and speeding 75 in a 35 zone. After noticing signs of impairment, a DUI officer was called to the scene. The defendant stated \"I\'m sorry, I shouldn\'t be driving while intoxicated\". Roadside exercises were performed on video, and the defendant had difficulty. The defendant agreed to a breath test and blew .130, .127. After winning a motion to exclude the breath test results, the case went to trial. DUI charge and all traffic infractions dismissed by the Judge, during trial.
The defendant was stopped for weaving in and out of traffic and speeding 75 in a 35 zone. After noticing signs of impairment, a DUI officer was called to the scene. The defendant stated \"I\'m sorry, I shouldn\'t be driving while intoxicated\". Roadside exercises were performed on video, and the defendant had difficulty. The defendant agreed to a breath test and blew .130, .127. After winning a motion to exclude the breath test results, the case went to trial. DUI charge and all traffic infractions dismissed by the Judge, during trial.
Defendant was pulled over for weaving in and out of their lane. Defendant refused breath test. Found not guilty by a jury.
The Defendant was charged with Fleeing and Eluding a law enforcement officer when he ran from police on two occasions on his motorcycle. Both the client and another witness made statements that the defendant was at fault for running from the police. Because the case involved a mandatory year license suspension as well as a felony conviction, the Firm prepared the case for trial. The Firm was able to convince the state attorney’s office to drop the felony charge with no license suspension and no conviction of the charge of disobeying a law enforcement officer.
The defendant was stopped by officers for making an illegal u-turn into oncoming traffic. The officers noticed that the defendant had an odor of alcohol, red bloodshot watery eyes and a flushed face and lost his balance while exiting the vehicle. The defendant admitted to the officers that he was coming from a party and admitted consuming several beers. He performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and refused the breathalyzer test. Acquitted by jury in 20 minutes on 3/05/2007.
The defendant was stopped by officers for making an illegal u-turn into oncoming traffic. The officers noticed that the defendant had an odor of alcohol, red bloodshot watery eyes and a flushed face and lost his balance while exiting the vehicle. The defendant admitted to the officers that he was coming from a party and admitted consuming several beers. He performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises and refused the breathalyzer test. Acquitted by jury in 20 minutes on 3/05/2007.
The defendant was pulled over by an officer for performing an illegal turn. Thereafter, the officer noticed the defendant to have an odor of alcohol, bloodshot watery eyes and slurred speech. The defendant admitted he was coming from a bar and had consumed a couple of drinks. The defendant performed poorly on roadsides and the original officer\'s observations were confirmed by the DUI Task Force. The defendant refused the breath test. Acquitted by a jury on 2/28/07.
The defendant was stopped for speeding 92 mph in a 45 mph zone, after noticing signs of impairment, the defendant was asked to perform roadside exercises on video. The defendant admitted to drinking 1 beer, then later stated 2-3 beers at a bar. After the arrest, the defendant was a again placed on video and when asked if he was \"under the influence\", he responded\" I would say so, don\'t know\". He then refused the breath test. Acquitteed by jury of DUI, speeding charge was also dismissed.
The defendant was stopped for speeding 92 mph in a 45 mph zone, after noticing signs of impairment, the defendant was asked to perform roadside exercises on video. The defendant admitted to drinking 1 beer, then later stated 2-3 beers at a bar. After the arrest, the defendant was a again placed on video and when asked if he was \"under the influence\", he responded\" I would say so, don\'t know\". He then refused the breath test. Acquitteed by jury of DUI, speeding charge was also dismissed.
