DUI & Criminal Division

RECENT COURT VICTORIES

To protect our clients privacy, incomplete case numbers are provided.

Case Summary

Date: 10/15/2018
Case #: 2018CT00***6
Charge: Driving With an Invalid License
Traffic
The client was caught driving a car without ever having been issued a drivers’ license. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were able to negotiate with the Office of the State Attorney, resulting in the criminal charge being amended to a traffic ticket, keeping the client’s record clean, and all without the client ever having to come to court.

Case Summary

Date: 10/15/2018
Case #: 2018*********
Charge: Driving With an Invalid License
Traffic
Client was issued a criminal charge for driving a car without ever having been issued a driver’s license. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were able to negotiate with the Office of the State Attorney in order to secure an amendment of the criminal charge to a civil infraction, keeping the client’s record clean.

Case Summary

Date: 10/15/2018
Case #: 2018CT00***6
Charge: Driving with License Suspended
Traffic
Osceola County. The Client was pulled over for an improperly attached tag on his motorcycle and was subsequently arrested for not having a motorcycle endorsement which would allow him to lawfully operate a motorcycle. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were not only able to negotiate with the State Attorney to drop all criminal charges, but also convinced the Judge to dismiss the ticket for the improperly attached tag, all without the Client ever having to come to court.

Case Summary

Date: 10/12/2018
Case #: 200X-MXM-1XXX21 NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was pulled over for running a stop sign as he left a bar parking lot. The officer noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath, bloodshot eyes, and his speech was thick tounged. The defendant admitted to having three beers and the officer requested that he perform field sobriety exercises. The officer felt the defendant was impaired after the performance of the exercises and he was arrested. He was taken to jail where he refused to provide a breath sample. We picked a jury and when the case was ready to proceed, the state dropped the DUI.

Case Summary

Date: 10/09/2018
Case #: 2017CT00####
Charge: DUI
DUI
The Client was involved in an accident. When police arrived on scene they did an accident investigation and determined the Client was the at fault driver. The police also believed the Client was impaired and had him submit to roadside sobriety exercises, which he did not perform well on. The Client was arrested and gave a breath sample of a .270, more than three times the legal limit. The Firm investigated the case and deposed the actual witnesses to the crash. The Firm discovered that the main witness that could identify the Client as the driver of the vehicle, was difficult to locate. As result the Firm filed a motion to strike said witness from the State's case, which would have been a significant loss to the State. Before the motion could be heard, the State agreed to dismiss the DUI charge.

Case Summary

Date: 10/09/2018
Case #: 2017CT00######
Charge: DUI
DUI
The Client was involved in a crash. Once police arrived on scene witnesses pointed out that the Client was the driver of the vehicle that caused the crash. While the Client did not perform the exercises well, the Officer was extremely rude and mean spirited to the Client during the course of the investigation, to the point that it was detrimental to the State's case. This combined with the fact that the Client was elderly and still had a completely clean record allowed the Firm to convince the State to drop the DUI charges.

Case Summary

Date: 10/09/2018
Case #: 2014CT00***4
Charge: Driving While License Suspended
Traffic
The client was arrested for driving on a suspended license and subsequently missed a court date and had a warrant issued for their arrest. Four years later, the client contacted The Ticket Clinic for help. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were able to have the warrant recalled without the client being arrested and negotiated with the State Attorney to have the charge amended to a civil citation, resulting in no criminal conviction.

Case Summary

Date: 10/09/2018
Case #: 2017CT00####
Charge: DUI
DUI
The Client was charged with DUI after he was involved in a vehicle accident, performed poorly on roadside exercises, and subsequently gave a breath sample that was over twice the legal limit. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that the one of the State's witnesses, with respect to the driving pattern, was missing. In addition, the one witness the State had left could not identify the Client as the driver of the vehicle after the Firm deposed him. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI charge.

Case Summary

Date: 10/09/2018
Case #: 2018-ct-xxxxxxx
Charge: DUI
DUI
Deputies observed a a GMC pickup traveling on US41 in Sarasota county traveling 77 mph in a 55 mph zone. The pickup was stopped and the Deputy observed an odor of an alcoholic beverage on the Defendant's breath. There was also an open Model beer can on the floorboard. The Defendant initially admitted to drinking one beer, then later admitted to having 3 beers. The Defendant submitted to field sobriety exercises and showed indicators of impairment. He was then arrested and submitted to a breath test. The results of the breath test were .084 and .083. Result: the firm presented evidence regarding the breath test to the State and they dropped the DUI charge.

Case Summary

Date: 09/26/2018
Case #: 20XXCTXXX51XXXAXX NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The Defendant’s daughter’s friend did not have a valid license and was stopped driving the defendant's car. After the Officer stopped the vehicle, he cited the defendant for permitting his daughter’s friend to drive the car. The Firm was able to convince the State Attorney that they could not prove that the Defendant knew that the daughter’s friend did not have a valid license. The State dropped the criminal charges against the defendant.

Case Summary

Date: 09/22/2018
Case #: 2018-MM-0***43-A
Charge: Driving With an Invalid License
Traffic
The Client was pulled over after running a red light directly in front of a police officer. During the stop the police officer recognized several indicators of impairment and requested that the client perform roadside sobriety exercises. During the stop a second officer arrived on scene and an ‘off the record’ conversation took place between the two officers. The officers initially decided to let the client go home, but then changed their mind a short time later. The client was arrested and charged with DUI (2nd DUI outside of 5 years) and with second or subsequent refusal to submit. After investigating the case and sitting down with the prosecutor the Assistant State Attorney assigned to the case elected to dismiss the charges.

Case Summary

Date: 09/22/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-***567-A-O
Charge: Driving with License Suspended
Traffic
The Client was pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. During the stop the officer recognized that the client’s driver’s license was expired. The officer mistakenly believed that having an expired driver’s license greater than four months was a criminal violation – this is not the case. The criminal charge should’ve never been brought. After pointing out the discrepancy to the prosecutor she dropped the charges.
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Rolando A. Sanchez, Esq.

Originally from Miami , grew up in Central Florida.  After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked on F-15E fighter jets as an Avionics Technician.  He was Honorably Discharged. Afterwards, he attended University of Central Florida and received a BSBA Finance Degree, cum laude.  Next, he attended Barry University for law school and among other things, served as V.P. of the Veterans Legal Society.  Since graduating in 2016, Mr. Sanchez has dedicated his career to helping those charged with criminal matters.  These cases include traffic, misdemeanors and felonies, including trials and post-conviction relief. Mr. Sanchez is the lead attorney in Ticket Clinic’s Kissimmee office, handling cases in Osceola, Polk, Hardee and Desoto Counties.