On 12/16/17 at 5:37am a Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputy stopped a Chevy Silverado for traveling 70mph in a 45 mph zone. Upon speaking with the driver, he exhibited an odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and an odor of burnt marijuana was coming from inside the vehicle. The Driver had bloodshot watery eyes, dilated pupils and eyelid tremors. The Driver then submitted to Field Sobriety Exercises which exhibited several signs of impairment. The Driver was then arrested for DUI and transported to Central Breath Testing. The Driver refused to submit to both a breath test and a urine test.
The client was driving a car with an expired license plate. Law enforcement incorrectly charged him with a criminal offense rather than the applicable civil infraction. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys contested the criminal charge, resulting in it being dropped, keeping the client’s record clean.
The client was caught driving a car with a suspended license. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were able to negotiate with the Office of the State Attorney, resulting in the criminal charge being dropped, keeping the client’s record clean.
The Client was charged with DUI after being stopped on a tip from his spouse that he was driving dangerously. The Client was then pulled from the vehicle where he essentially fell to the ground. Once on the ground he could not could comply with the officers' requests to conduct sobriety exercises. The Defendant admitted to taking Oxycodone shortly before driving and also smelled of alcohol. The Client was then arrested and transported to the breath alcohol testing facility where he refused to give a breath sample. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that the Client was a veteran that suffered serious injury as a result of his service to our Country. This serious injury was the reason why the Client was on the controlled substance. In addition, the Firm pointed out that there may have been an issue with respect to the stop of the Client's vehicle. The State agreed and dismissed the DUI.
The client was driving without a license, when another car ran a stop sign and hit the client’s vehicle and then ran into a telephone pole. The client and other driver both left the scene without contacting law enforcement, but a witness provided their descriptions and the client was located an subsequently arrested for two criminal charges. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys were able to negotiate with the Office of the State Attorney resulting in all criminal charges being dropped.
The client was pulled over after an officer alleged that he was nearly hit by the client’s car. The officer alleged that the client refused to obey his commands to provide his license, insurance, and registration, and refused to exit his vehicle when ordered to do so by the officer. The client was subsequently arrested and charged criminally. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys faced off against the Office of the State Attorney at a jury trial and secured a verdict from the jury of NOT GUILTY on the criminal charge.
Our client was a passenger in a car that was pulled over. The officer noticed a contained on the center council that had marijuana in it. He asked the driver if it was his. The driver said it was not. He asked our client of it was his, he denied it as well. The officer then arrested both of the occupants. We convinced the State to dismiss the charges as there was no evidence the drugs belonged to our client.
Defendant was found stopped in the middle of the road with his emergency lights on. When police approached the vehicle they saw Defendant asleep. The car was in reverse, and the engine was running. Officers thought he was impaired and arrested the Defendant for DUI. Defendant refused a urine test. DUI charge dropped.
Our client was stopped for allegedly speeding by a Deputy with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The Deputy stated in his report that upon speaking with our client he could smell the odor of burnt cannabis coming from within the car. The Deputy had the client exit the vehicle. The Deputy wrote that he noticed a round tube consistent with a cigar tube, recognizable to him as a common place people keep illegal narcotics and reached in our client's pants and removed the tube. The tube contained approximately 3 grams of cannabis. The Deputy arrested and charged our client with both possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia. During the consult process our attorney was able to spot a legal issue with the search of our client as potentially being illegal. Additionally our attorney was able to assist our client finalize his application for a legal medical marijuana prescription card. During the life of the case, the client was able to obtain approval for the card and provide a hard copy of it to the State and Judge. Based on the combination of a potential illegal search and the valid medical marijuana card, the State agreed to dismiss all charges rather than go forward on the Defense's motion to suppress evidence.
The Client was involved in a small accident with another vehicle. Law enforcement arrived on scene and determined that the Client was the at fault driver but also that he seemed impaired by alcohol. A DUI investigation was conducted and the Client admitted that he shouldn't have been driving. The Client then performed poorly on the field sobriety exercises. The Client was arrested and taken to the Breath Alcohol testing facility where he blew over twice the legal limit. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that the Client's accident was a small one, where not much damage was reported, and the Client had a completely clean prior criminal history. In addition, the Client cooperated fully with law enforcement's investigation. After addressing these mitigating factors with the State, the DUI was dismissed.
The Client was observed swerving and then hit a sidewalk. Law enforcement attempted to stop the Client's vehicle but she ignored them and drove approximately 9 blocks before she came to a stop. The Client was then given field sobriety exercises, which law enforcement stated that she performed poorly on, and once arrested she gave a breath sample of more than twice the legal limit. The Client was charged with DUI and felony Fleeing and Eluding an Officer. The Firm investigated the case and determined that it was not reasonable to believe that the Client was actively trying to evade the Officer as she was not speeding or trying to be "evasive." The Firm also discovered that the client had zero criminal history and did not look bad on her video as the Officer had stated in his report. The State agreed to dismiss both the DUI and the felony Fleeing charge.
The Client's vehicle blew out its tire and lost control and crashed. Seconds later law enforcement was on the scene and observed the Client leaning against the vehicle. The Client admitted he was driving and lost control of the vehicle. The Officer requested the Client perform field sobriety exercises, which the Client performed poorly on. The Client was arrested and taken to the Breath Alcohol Testing facility where he blew over the legal limit. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that there was an issue as to whether or not the State could prove that the Client was in actual physical control of the vehicle absent the Client's Statement, which could possibly be excluded. The State agreed and dismissed the DUI charge.
