This defendant was a 17 year old charged with racing on the highway which is a charge that comes with a big fine and mandatory driver’s license suspension. After the defense attorney presented the State with mitigation, the State agreed to dismiss the charge on June 16, 2017. His parents are elated that TTC worked so hard to protect their child’s best interest.
This defendant was charged with Leaving the Scene. Client crashed his vehicle into another and allegedly fled from the scene. When later confronted by law enforcement, he allegedly made statements that he was out drinking that got into a fight with his girlfriend and crashed into the other car but left to avoid getting a DUI. The client possessed a commercial driver’s license which was the sole source of income to him, his wife, and three kids. Knowing the defendant couldn’t even get a traffic ticket, the defense attorney worked until the case was dismissed on June 15, 2017.
Deputy was on patrol in his marked HCSO patrol vehicle when he was dispatched to a reckless driver call. The call stated that the red Dodge sedan, pulled into the driveway and the driver did not get out of the vehicle. The Deputy located the listed vehicle and parked his patrol vehicle in front of the mailbox so that he was not blocking it in. He did not activate any emergency equipment. He approached the vehicle on the driver side and noticed that the front windows were down, key was in the ignition, engine on and music blaring. He was able to wake up the driver, who was by himself in the listed vehicle. After he was able to have the Driver turn off the music, he asked him to turn off the engine, which he did. While talking with the Driver, he saw that " his eyes were glossy and bloodshot. His manual dexterity was poor while attempting to find his drivers license. He handed me his wallet when I asked for his license and then he fumbled with it. I could smell the strong and distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath and person. He was slurring his words. I asked him if he was medically okay and he replied that he was. I asked him if he had been drinking tonight and he replied that he has not had any alcohol in two days, then later changed his story to a couple of hours ago then finally stated that he was drinking in his car while driving". He thought that the Driver was impaired and called for a DUI Investigator to respond to the scene.
A DUI investigator arrived and performed field sobriety exercises. During the exercises, the Driver showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUI. The Driver was transported to Central Breath Testing where he refused to provide his two lawful breath samples. The DUI investigator advised the Driver of the Implied Consent warning in CB - 01 room in CBT ( see video), which he stated that he understood and was still going to " Refuse" to give his breath samples.
Result:
The administrative suspension for Refusing to Provide a breath sample was set aside by the Hearing Officer due to insufficient evidence to support the suspension because the stop was determined to be invalid.
Our client was accused by a nightclub owner of trespassing outside of the establishment. The police arrived and made contact with our client, who exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and did not speak to the officers. Because he refused to cooperate, they charged him with Resisting an Officer Without Violence. The prosecutors refused to drop the charges so the lawyers at the firm set the case for trial. At trial, the Judge dismissed the trespass charge and the jury found our client Not Guilty of Resisting an Officer.
Osceola County. The client was pulled over by two troopers after they observed him crossing the median of I4 near the SR417 entrance ramp. During the stop the client produced a license from Venezuela. The troopers asked if the client was living in the United States, to which he replied yes. The troopers arrested the client for not having a valid license. After reviewing the case Ticket Clinic attorneys discovered that the Troopers did not establish the client’s residency. The attorney filed a motion to dismiss and the matter was set to be heard on the day of trial. On the morning of trial, before the motion was heard the State attorney’s office dropped the charge.
The Client was involved an accident and attempted to leave the scene of said accident but was stopped by law enforcement. Once stopped by the Officer it was determined that he was under the influence of alcohol and was then transported to jail where he provided a breath sample that was more than twice the legal limit. The Firm investigated the case and discussed the matter with the Assistant State Attorney, which refused to dismiss the DUI charge and the leaving the scene charge. The Firm discussed the issue with the State that the Client had served in an active combat zone with the military ,on two occasions, and had suffered numerous injuries as a result. This fact, combined with the fact that the Client did not have a prior record, led the State to finally agree to dismiss both the DUI charge as well as the leaving the scene without fulfilling a lawful duty charge.
Our client was identified as the driver of a car that hit a mailbox and some parked cars. According to the witnesses, the driver yelled that he'd be right back as he ran way on foot. Soon thereafter our client came back to the scene of the accident. Our client, explained that someone else had driven his car and caused the accident. Our client was unable to identify the driver of the car, as they had just met. The officers felt that our client was impaired and they conducted a DUI investigation. Our client completed the roadside exercises and a breath test after the arrest. During our investigation, we contacted a witness who provided a sworn statement indicating that our client's car was driven by another person. We also challenged the probable cause for the arrest and prepared a Motion to Suppress and set it for a hearing. Once the hearing was set, the DUI charge was dropped by the state.
Our client was picking his wife up from work. A deputy who was in the same parking lot noticed the smell of cannabis coming from our clients car. As our client was pulling away the deputy stopped our client and asked him to exit the vehicle. After searching the car the deputy found a bag containing a substance that he believed to be cannabis under the driver's seat. The deputy field tested the substance and it was positive for cannabis. After posting bond our client immediately contacted our office to begin working on the case. We meticulously analyzed all of the State's evidence, Law Enforcement's reports, and the witness' testimony. Our office then constructed a defense strategy. Finally, we reviewed each detail of the case with our client. After filing a motion to suppress and making significant legal arguments the prosecution dismissed all charges.
The Client was stopped by law enforcement for traveling 105mph in a posted 65mph zone. Once stopped the Officer observed that the client was looking very sleepy, had the odor of alcohol about his person and that he had slurred speech. The Client then conducted field sobriety exercises and performed poorly. The Officer arrested the Client and transported him to the jail where he gave a breath sample that was twice the legal limit. The Firm spoke with the Assistant State Attorney with regard to the Client's case and the fact that the Client cooperated fully and, absent the present case, had a completely clean record for his entire life. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI charge. In addition, because the Firm also won the Client's formal hearing with the DMV on a legal technicality, no evidence of a DUI charge will appear on the Client's driving record.
The Client was stopped by law enforcement for traveling 105mph in a posted 65mph zone. Once stopped the Officer observed that the client was looking very sleepy, had the odor of alcohol about his person and that he had slurred speech. The Client then conducted field sobriety exercises and performed poorly. The Officer arrested the Client and transported him to the jail where he gave a breath sample that was twice the legal limit. The Firm spoke with the Assistant State Attorney with regard to the Client's case and the fact that the Client cooperated fully and, absent the present case, had a completely clean record for his entire life. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI charge. In addition, because the Firm also won the Client's formal hearing with the DMV on a legal technicality, no evidence of a DUI charge will appear on the Client's driving record.
The Defendant was arrested for Battery after a witness accused him of striking his girlfriend. The Defendant admitted he pushed his girlfriend away, but did so in self-defense after she accosted him. The attorney for the Firm prepared the case for trial and was ready to cross-examine the girlfriend, police officers and witness. The prosecutor in turn DISMISSED ALL CHARGES.
The Client was involved in a vehicle accident and was transported to a local area hospital. While at the hospital, the Officer dispatched to investigate noticed that the Client seemed impaired, but not by alcohol. The Officer requested that the Client submit to a blood analysis, which showed that the Client had Fentanyl and Oxycodone present in his system. The Client was then charged with DUI causing a crash. The Firm investigated the case and discovered that the blood draw was done completely improperly. The Firm filed a motion to suppress the blood draw as evidence. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI.
