The Client was charged with Driving Under the Influence after he was involved in a crash on the interstate. During treatment by EMTs, the trooper requested medical blood be drawn to determine the alcohol content and the Client consented. The submitted blood samples results were .161 and .161 BAC, over twice the legal limit. The Ticket Clinic Attorney fought the case by filing motions to suppress the blood samples. The State’s evidence was successfully attacked and they were forced to amend the charge to Reckless Driving.
Our client was facing an offer of 30 days in the Broward County Jail on the charge of Driving While License Suspended for driving during a 5 year Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) suspension. Her license was suspended when she paid a traffic ticket for Driving While License Suspended Without Knowledge and received an adjudication and a strike towards "habitualization" (3 convictions for Driving While License Suspended within 5 years). Our lawyers filed a motion to vacate the plea on her prior conviction and were able to help our client get her license back. After we helped her get her license back, we were able to negotiate with the State Attorney's Office to have her 30 day jail sentence reduced to a withhold of adjudication on a civil infraction, meaning the criminal charges against her were dismissed.
Our client was facing a 5 years in prison for a Felony 3rd offense DUI. Our client was stopped for allegedly driving without headlights. Our lawyers prepared a motion to suppress the stop for lack of probable cause and were able to convince the State Attorney's Office to dismiss all charges against our client without filing the motion.
Client was found by the police asleep at a red light after multiple people called 911. The client was investigated for driving under the influence and performed standard field sobriety exercises. The police arrested the client and subsequently found a flask of alcohol in the client’s vehicle. The client refused to submit to a breath test. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys took the client’s case to trial and through the use of medical records and by pointing out numerous flaws throughout the course of the investigation, were able to convince the jury to find the client NOT GUILTY.
The Client was driving on his way home from a night out when an animal ran in front of his vehicle. The Client swerved to miss the animal and as a result hit a utility pole. The collision caused significant damage to his truck and the pole. The power to the entire area was knocked out as a result. The Client then backed up his vehicle to see the damage and proceeded to park his vehicle alongside the road as his home was very close. Bystanders that witnessed the accident claimed that he was trying to flee the scene. Law enforcement arrived and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident. The Firm argued that the Client lived very close so it wasn’t logical that he was trying to flee. In addition the Client’s vehicle was so badly damaged that it wasn’t possible for him to flee. The firm also argued that the extensive damage that the Client caused to the utility pole would have to be handled in a civil matter and not in a criminal restitution hearing as the damage was not the result of criminal activity. The State eventually agreed and dismissed all charges.
The Client was stopped while driving his scooter because he was weaving and failed to stop for a red light. Once stopped it appeared to the Officer that the Client had been drinking because he had an odor of alcohol, had slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet. The Client admitted drinking and to using various drugs. The Client asked to simply park the scooter and go on his way. The Officer initiated a DUI investigation and subsequently arrested the Client for DUI. At the jail the Client refused to provide a breath sample. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that the Client, who was a person of advanced age, had several medical conditions that could contribute to the belief that he was impaired by alcohol, when in fact he was actually simply disabled. The Firm expressed this opinion to the State Attorney in the matter, who was reluctant to drop the DUI as the Client had a previous DUI in another State. However, after months of negotiations the State agreed to dismiss the DUI
The Client was charged with a DUI and DWLS after he left a local bar, drove his motorcycle, swerving and entering the opposing lane of traffic. His driver’s license had been suspended for several years. Body camera video indicated that our client stumbled as he walked and exhibited orbital sway during field sobriety exercises. He submitted samples of his breath with a result of .202 and .238 BAC, over twice the legal limit. The Ticket Clinic Attorney fought the case by filing motions to suppress the FSEs, breath samples and the audio. The State’s evidence was successfully attacked and they were forced to amend the charge to Reckless Driving.
While driving down the road the client had a blow-out resulting in damage to his vehicle and the police being called to investigate. The responding officer was a "Drug Recognition Expert" (DRE) that specializes in impaired driving cases. The officer believed the client was intoxicated, he urinated in his pants, performed poorly on the roadside sobriety tests and blew almost double the legal limit. Initially The Ticket Clinic Attorney was able to get the client into a Pre-Trial Diversion program that results in the dismissal of the charge. However, a supervisor at the State Attorney's Office reviewed the case they determined that the facts were too egregious to qualify for diversion. The Ticket Clinic Attorney continued the fight filing a Motion to Suppress. After the arguments the Judge held that the arrest was unconstitutional and excluded all of the post arrest statements, observations, and evidence. The Ticket Clinic Attorney attempted to negotiate with the State to get them to drop the DUI charge and offer a Reckless Driving based upon the client’s lack of criminal history. They Refused. The case was set for trial. The Ticket Clinic Attorney was able to capitalize on mistakes made by the State and the expert officer was not able to be declared an expert in trial. After a full day trial including a civilian witness that stated the Client "was so drunk he fell down 3-4 times". The jury came back unanimously Not Guilty.
Our client was stopped for failing to maintain his lane, making a wide turn and for failing to stop behind the stop bar. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed that our client was sweating, had the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and noticed that his eyes were glassy and watery. The Defendant made an admission that the officer thought established some level of impairment. The driver also admitted to drinking alcohol that evening. After roadside exercises were performed on video, the officer arrested our client for DUI. A breath test was taken and the results were .079 and .077, 3 hours after the admitted time of drinking and 2 hours after the time of driving. Once retained, Ticket Clinic lawyers filed a Motion for Speedy Trial. The case was set for trial, and a jury was selected. After a 1.5 day jury trail, the jury returned with a verdict of NOT GUILTY.
Our client was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Domestic Violence), and was accused of attempting to run her husband over with her vehicle. Our team of attorneys gathered significant evidence showing that the husband was not a reliable witness and that the damage to our client's vehicle was not consistent with her husband's story. After reviewing the evidence we submitted to the prosecutors, the State Attorney's Office dropped all charges against our client.
The Client was charged with a DUI after he was discovered in his vehicle after a major crash. He seemed extremely disoriented and impaired and was transported to the hospital. Once at the hospital both law enforcement and the hospital did a blood sample and a toxicology screen for drugs. The law enforcement screen indicated numerous controlled substances such as heroin and fentanyl. However the hospital toxicology screen did not show those results. The firm pointed this issue out to the State and argued that the DUI should be dismissed. The State agreed and dropped the DUI.
On October 22, 2010 the Defendant was observed about four car lengths ahead of a Tampa Police Officer’s car in the left lane. The Defendant’s vehicle repeatedly drifted from side to side. The vehicle was drifting on and off the lane marker. The officer decided to stop the vehicle for a suspicion of DUI. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer immediately smelled the distinct odor of alcohol coming from the Defendant’s breath. The Defendant’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy. The Defendatnt provided inconsistent responses to the initial questions by officer. The officer had the Defendant exit the vehicle to perform field sobriety exercises. The Defendant exhibited all six possible clues of impairment on the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. The Defendant performed unsatisfactorily on both the Walk and Turn and One Leg Stand tests. Based on her performance on these field sobriety exercises, the Defenant was placed under arrest for DUI. The Defendant was then requested to provide a breath sample to determine her breath alcohol content. She refused to provide a breath sample. Result: The case was set for trial but before the trial date, The State dropped the DUI charge.
