RECENT COURT VICTORIES

Our client was stopped for a traffic stop.  After the officers had him step out of the car they stated they noted signs of impairment and asked him to perform Field Sobriety Exercises which he agreed to do.  After performing the Exercises the officers arrested him.  At the jail, he blew .000 and they requested a blood sample which the client refused to give. As soon as our attorneys received the case, they went to work on our client’s behalf. Based on what our attorneys were told by the client, the attorneys started negotiations with the State. The State offered the client Diversion to which he pled to a reckless driving after completing the conditions.

Our Client was stopped for improperly using a transporter tag.  The Deputy ran the VIN through the computer system and learned that the vehicle had last been registered two years prior.  However, rather than charging our client with driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration, the Deputy charged our Client with driving an unregistered motor vehicle.  Because we knew the State could not prove the accusation, the case was set for a jury trial.  On the morning of trial, the State dropped the case outright.  Sometimes setting a case for trial is sufficient to cause the State to drop it.

Our client - a professional driver - was involved in a crash. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with witnesses and with our client. Officers stated that they noticed our client displaying signs of impairment, including swaying, red, watery, and glossy eyes, slurred speech, and on odor of alcohol. Officers began a DUI investigation where our client admitted to having some drink and was arrested. He later provided a breath sample nearly twice the legal limit. Despite these facts, we were able to present significant mitigation on behalf of our client and get the DUI charge dismissed.

Our client was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by Lake City Police Department for failure to wear a seat belt.   The vehicle was owned by our client but used and driven at the time of the stop by an employee.  The officers had a K-9 do a narcotics sniff of the vehicle.  A pill and residue were located in a cup in the back seat console of the vehicle.  Our client had no prior knowledge of the substance, however, was arrested for constructive possession of controlled substances. As soon as our attorneys received the case, they went to work on our client’s behalf. Based on what our attorneys were told by the client, the attorneys immediately emailed the State in reference to the case and insufficient evidence for the charges.  Our client even took a hair follicle test to provide to the State to show that he did not use controlled substances.  Once the State was able to confirm what our attorneys had been saying, and the State filed a No Information dismissing the charges.

Our client was stopped after an off-duty Indian River Deputy Sheriff called 911 in Brevard County to report an alleged recklessly driving semi-truck. Deputies responded to the scene where the vehicle was last seen and observed the semi-truck fail to maintain a lane and allegedly driving off of the road. Based on their interactions with our client, law enforcement believed she was under the influence of an unknown substance and attempted to conduct a DUI investigation. Our client refused to conduct Field Sobriety Exercises and was placed under arrest. At the police station, our client provided a urine sample for law enforcement to show them that she wasn’t under the influence of anything illegal. As soon as our attorneys received the case, they went to work on our client’s behalf. Based on what our attorneys were told by the client, the attorneys started negotiations with the State to inform them that our client has insomnia and was on medications for the same, which caused her to be tired while she was driving, not under the influence of anything. Once the urine results were returned to the State, it confirmed what our attorneys had been saying, and the State agreed to amend the charge from DUI to Careless Driving, a civil ticket, with no points or conviction assessed to our client’s license.