After a 911 call about a male in a vehicle causing a commotion, an investigation led to our client being charged with DUI. Upon reviewing the case, our attorney filed a Motion to Suppress evidence based on numerous grounds, including that the vehicle was inoperable. Law enforcement on scene indicated the vehicle was inoperable numerous times. Our attorneys attempted to negotiate that fact with the State while the motion was pending, but the State insisted on prosecuting our client. At the hearing, the judge ruled in favor of our client, and all of the evidence of the alleged DUI was suppressed and unable to be used in court. The State subsequently dismissed the charge against our client.
On January 23, 2021, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer was on patrol in Hillsborough County. At approximately 5:20pm, he noticed a blue and white center console vessel approaching the Williams Park boat ramp. The FWC officer could not see any vehicle safety inspection sticker on the vessel. The FWC officer approached the driver of the boat. While speaking with the defendant, the officer noted a difficulty in providing the documents requested. During the safety inspection, numerous cans of beer were seen inside a hatch on the stern of the boat. The Defendant admitted to consuming about 5 beers and was taken into custody for a BUI investigation. The officer conducted the seated field sobriety exercises and impairment was detected. The officer placed the Defendant under arrest for BUI. The Defendant refused to submit to a breath test.
Result: The firm set the case for trial, but before the trial date the State dropped the BUI charge.
Our client was arrested and charged with a second DUI after he was found to be driving the wrong way on Interstate 4 near Orlando. Officers made contact with him and he refused to complete Field Sobriety Exercises. After he was placed under arrest, he submitted to a breath test with a result of .255, over 3 times the legal limit. Upon review of the evidence, our attorney filed a Motion to Suppress evidence, based on the grounds that our client was subject to an unlawful traffic stop and was not properly informed of the potential consequences of refusing to complete the Field Sobriety Exercises. Prior to a hearing on our Motion to Suppress, the State offered to allow our client to plea to a reduced charge of Reckless Driving and avoid a conviction.
The client was stopped for speeding. Once stopped the officer believed the defendant was impaired by alcohol and asked the client to submit to sobriety exercises. The client performed well but was still arrested for DUI. After a long amount of time passed the client submitted to a breath sample that was more than 3 times the legal limit. The firm immediately requested the video in the case. It was argued to the Assistant State Attorney that the DUI should be dismissed as a result of the conflicting evidence presented by the good sobriety exercises, and the high breath sample. After the trial in the matter was delayed several times due to the pandemic, that State finally agreed to dismiss the DUI.
The client called our office for an very unusual issue regarding his past DUI. In what appeared to be a clerical error, a warrant was issued for our client on a Violation of Probation, 13 years later. Our client was booked in on that warrant in South Florida. Surprisingly, the arresting agency issues another warrant based on a different clerical error. On November 3, 2021, The Ticket Clinic's team was able to have the warrant(s) address, and dismiss any outstanding warrants that would potentially harm our client. This was a rarity, as it was done in chambers without a adversarial hearing. Our client was able to gather the supporting documents of his past probation, and we expect to have underlying VOP dismissed in addition to the warrants being recalled.
Our client reached out The Ticket Clinic after hearing about his success with firearms cases. He was facing a 3 year prison offer, an overreaching and illegal designation as a prison re-release offender, and a gang affiliation designation with the local law enforcement offices for carrying a concealed firearm without a license. He case was almost 3 years old before we got on board. Our attorney was able to look at the case and file a dispositive Motion to Dismiss and a Motion to Suppress. In this limited circumstance, the judge was willing to hear the motions and allow our office to take the case to trial at the same time. In less than six months, the State dropped the felony gun charge the eve of trial.
Our client was facing 2 years in the department of corrections followed by a lengthy probation for his alleged 4th DUI. Without speaking to the State, we set this case for trial and we drafted a detailed Motion in Limine to prepare for our clients day in court. On the eve of trial, the State amended their offer to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor and remove the period of incarceration at the department of corrections.
Our client was cited erroneously by an Officer. While roadside, the client produced the required documentation for driving on a foreign license in Florida. Despite following the law, the officer still cited our client with a criminal citation exposing him to a jail sentence. After reviewing the body cam and producing the same documents to the State with a proposed Motion to Dismiss, the case was dropped.
Our client was arrested for domestic battery against his adult son. Our own investigation revealed that the son was the aggressor after a discovery of extreme bias. If we had not pursued the evidence needed to exonerate our client, and without knowing the nuances of the criminal investigation, this case could have dragged on for months. Due to the evidence that we were able to obtain and by leveraging a bond hearing to explain the true facts of the case, Ticket Clinic lawyers were able to get the case dropped by the State Attorney's office quickly, before the first docket call!
On October 19, 2020, the Defendant was found sleeping in his car parked at a weigh station off I4. Deputies arrived on scene and awoke the Defendant. Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a single vehicle crash when the Trooper was advised the vehicle had entered the weigh station prior to being located by the Sheriff Deputies.
The Trooper took over the investigation and took the Defendant into custody for a DUI investigation. The Defendant advised that he believed he had stopped at a rest area and was trying to return to his home in Davenport. The Defendant performed field sobriety exercises which showed indications of impairment. The Defendant was arrested for DUI. While searching the car post arrest, an open package of edible THC gummies was located. The Defendant advised he had purchased the gummies from an anonymous source and did not have a medical marijuana card. The Defendant was charged with felony possession of controlled substance and DUI. The Defendant provided a breath sample of .113 and .112.
Results: The felony charge was dismissed by the State, and the DUI charge was dropped prior to a motion to suppress hearing.
The Defendant was originally stopped for speeding. The Deputy stated he immediately smelled the odor of alcoholic beverages on the Defendant’s breath. The Defendant admitted to having 2 Vodka drinks while at a nightclub. The Defendant performed all field sobriety exercises and refused to submit to a breath test. A jury found the Defendant not guilty after deliberating for 10 minutes.
Without counsel, our client entered a plea to driving under the influence while incarcerated at the Duval County Jail. English is not his first language and he was still under the affects of his night of drinking. However, the Judge accepted his plea. He then hired the Ticket Clinic to withdraw his previously entered plea. The plea was withdrawn by the Judge. The TTC Attorney argued the weaknesses of the case to the prosecutor. The State agreed to reduce the charge to Reckless driving, no conviction, terminate probation after a month, since all conditions were completed prior to entering the plea.
