Our client was pulled over after leaving the hospital where he had sought treatment for a bad reaction to a prescription medication. During the DUI investigation, our client advised officers that he had just left the hospital and explained that he was feeling tired and "off" from the prescription medication. Despite our client's statements, he performed well on field sobriety exercises. Unfortunately, performing well on field sobriety exercises is often not enough to avoid being arrested for DUI and our client was taken into custody. The attorney for the Ticket Clinic set the case for trial and explained to the State Attorney's Office that they cannot prove DUI for prescription medication if the medication is not a controlled substance. On the morning of trial, the State agreed and offered to change the charge to Reckless Driving and withheld adjudication, which will allow our client to seal and expunge this case from his criminal record.
The Defendant was stopped for speeding 88 mph in a 45 mph zone by a member of the DUI Task Force. The Deputy approached the vehicle and noticed the Defendant to have the odor of an alcoholic beverage, slurred speech, bloodshot watery eyes, and acted in a dazed and unresponsive manner when being spoken to. The Defendant admitted to consuming 5 to 6 drinks in the hour before being stopped as well. The Defendant refused to perform roadside exercises citing that “one leg was shorter than the other” and refused the breath test. The Defendant was arrested and was seen on video passing out in the back of the police car on the way to the jail. All DUI charges were dropped by the State of Florida.
On September 11, 2021 police officers observed our client vehicle failing to maintain its lane of travel. According to the officer he noticed droopy/watery/red eyes, a flushed complexion and the odor of alcohol coming from the driver. The passenger in the car said the driver drank 1 martini while at a bar. Roadside exercises were offered and completed even though our client mentioned having a foot problem. At the conclusion, the officer decided to make an arrest for DUI and a breath test was requested. Results were .118 and .116. Ticket Clinic lawyers took over the case and reviewed Discovery and began negotiating with the State Attorney's office. After months on the case, the DUI charge was dropped.
On April 7, 2021, our client was stopped for speeding (85/55 mph) by local police. Police noticed bloodshot/glassy eyes, and a flushed complexion about the driver as well as an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver. When asked for documentation for the car, san empty envelope was handed to the officer. When asked about the odor, the driver said the odor was "years old". After exiting the car, the driver lost his balance as he walked to the back of the car. When asked, our client advised that he hadn't drank "that much". Roadside exercises were requested and completed. After their completion, the driver was arrested and offered a breath test. The results were .196 and .185. Ticket Clinic lawyers worked on this case for close to 8 months. After months of negotiating with the State, they agreed to drop the DUI charge.
Our client was pulled over for speeding and driving nearly twice the speed limit. Because he speaks with a heavy accent, our client was suspected of being impaired and was ordered to exit the vehicle to complete a DUI investigation. Our client performed very well on field sobriety exercises, but was still arrested for DUI. After reviewing the evidence against our client, the attorney for the Ticket Clinic immediately prepared a motion to suppress arguing that our client performed so well on field sobriety exercises, that no reasonable officer would have thought that he was impaired. Upon reviewing our argument and the body worn camera video, the State Attorney's office was convinced to change the charge from DUI to Reckless Driving and sentenced our client to a withhold and court costs. Because of our attorney's diligent efforts, our client avoided a conviction on his record and did not have to serve 1 day of probation.
Our client was arrested and eventually charged with a second DUI inside of 5 years. Upon reviewing the evidence, our attorney filed not one, but two motions to suppress evidence. After being unsuccessful in having the traffic stop declared improper, our attorney was able to successfully argue that the field sobriety exercises were coerced by law enforcement. The Court rules that the field sobriety exercises could not be introduced as evidence. On the day of trial, the State agreed to reduce the charge to Reckless Driving, with minimal sanctions. The amendment allowed our client to avoid the mandatory 10 days in jail that come with a 2nd DUI inside of 5 years.
Our client was hit by a driver who was making an illegal left turn; and as a result of the crash, the State obtained a blood sample showing that our client had a blood alcohol level nearly 3 times the legal limit. The State filed its Information nearly 18 months later, charging our client with DUI with Property Damage and DUI over .15. Our client was facing a 1 year revocation of his license and up to 364 days in jail. The Ticket Clinic attorney sent the State Attorney's Office a sworn motion to dismiss, arguing that the 18 month delay violated the statute of limitations on the DUI enhanced charge and that because our client was not at fault in the accident, the State could not prove the DUI with property damage charge. After reviewing our motion to dismiss, the State Attorney's Office conceded the motion and dismissed all charges against our client.
Our client's car was seen facing the wrong direction at a dead end. Witnesses said they saw our client driving in the wrong direction earlier. Police made contact with the driver who was sweating, unable to communicate well, and his eyes appeared to be bloodshot. An extremely strong odor of alcohol was observed. The driver's speech was slurred and the driver was uncooperative. Roadside exercises were requested, but refused. After the arrest, a breath test was requested and agreed to. The results were .146 and .148. After working on the case for months, Ticket Clinic lawyers were able to convince the State Attorney's office to drop the DUI charge.
Our client was charged with a DUI after an officer noticed a 'suspicious driving patter' and signs of impairment at the traffic stop. Our client does not speak much English. In looking at the discovery, the officers noted he understood the instructions during the time of the field sobriety exercises. They also noted he understood the implied consent warnings prior to requesting a breath sample. However, these same officers failed to turn over the video that provided the bases for the arrest. Further, in looking deep into the discovery of the case, Attorney Jonathon Alford was able to find a document, a single document out of all the paperwork, that stated our client did not understand his Miranda Rights due to a language barrier. Based upon our hard work highlighting the issues of the case, our client was offered a reduced plea to a wet-reckless.
Officers saw our client driving at a high rate of speed. As the vehicle approached an intersection, the driver went around the stopped vehicles to get around the other cars. According to the officer the driver appeared to be impaired and there was an open container in the car. The driver was asked to perform roadside exercises and he refused. A breath test was requested and refused. Ticket Clinic lawyers took over the case. A Motion to Suppress was filed and granted in part. Even though our client had another recent DUI arrest, we were able to get this DUI charge dropped.
The client was violated on his probation from over two decades ago. In looking into the case, it appears the probation and the clerks were not aware of the what the "left hand was doing from the right hand". After researching the case, we were able to prove that our client completed all the conditions and there was an error in violating him. Upon confirmation of the court, the violation was dismissed.
Our client was arrested and charged with his second DUI. Upon reviewing the evidence, our attorney filed a Motion to Suppress based on an illegal traffic stop, as well as an illegal detention of our client with no cause to request Field Sobriety Exercises. Prior to having a hearing on the Motion, the Office of the State Attorney contacted our attorney and informed him that they agreed with his Motion and promptly dismissed the case against our client.
