Our client was arrested for Driving while License Suspended. He went to court without a lawyer and resolved his case by entering a plea. That plea resulted in the client becoming an Habitual Traffic Offender (HTO) and he was going to lose his license for 5 years. Before the HTO suspension took effect, the client retained our law firm. We prepared a motion to vacate the plea, which was granted. Ultimately, we were able to resolve the case so that the HTO suspension was erased and the the client was able to continue driving legally!
Our client was arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery, a felony, after police alleged she intentionally dumped hot soup on her fiancée causing him severe burns throughout his body. The prosecutor initially sought prison for our client. However, after the firm’s attorney worked through the case, he was able to determine weaknesses in the State’s theory of events. Armed this knowledge, the firm’s attorney set the State’s witnesses for depositions prepared to question them extensively. During depositions, the prosecutor requested to speak to the firm’s attorney off the record, where the attorney pointed out the weaknesses in the State’s case at length. The next day the prosecutor dropped all charges.
On November 11, 2016, Miami-Dade Police (MDP) responded to an accident where our client is accused of having crashed into a security gate when exiting a parking garage. MDP claimed our client had bloodshot eyes, smell of alcohol coming from his breath and slurred speech. MDP conducted field sobriety exercises and claimed that our client failed to perform the exercises to their standards. This failure resulted in our client being arrested and taken to the police station where he refused to provide a breath sample. Ticket Clinic attorneys were able demonstrate evidentiary problems with the states case as it pertained to their witnesses and what they may or may not have seen. That coupled with the clients refusal to provide a breath sample enabled Ticket Clinic attorneys to successfully convince the prosecutor to dismiss all charges
The Client was initially stopped for speeding by law enforcement. Once stopped the Officer noticed an odor of alcohol an slurred speech. The Officer conducted a DUI investigation and then arrested the Defendant for DUI, at which point they offered the Client to provide a breath sample, which she refused. The Firm began investigating the case and discovered that the Officer involved made several statements about the condition of the Client's impairment that turned out not to be true when the video was examined. After speaking with the Assistant State Attorney, they agreed to dismiss the DUI.
The Defendant was observed by an officer spinning his tires and fishtailing his vehicle across two lanes of traffic onto the I-95 ramp. The officer then activated his emergency lights when the defendant slammed on his brakes almost causing the officer to rear end the vehicle. The defendant stopped his vehicle and was approached by the officer. He had a blank and confused stare on his face when asked by the Officer if he knew why he was stopped. The Defendant then took 5 or 6 minutes to look for his license and registration and finally handed the officer his credit card. The Defendant admitted to drinking 3 beers, he smelled like alcohol and his movements were slow and lethargic according to the officer. Additionally, while waiting for the DUI Task Force officer, the Defendant fell asleep and was slumped over in the car with his head down. After being woken up by the officer, he was requested out of the vehicle to perform roadside tasks. He admitted to this officer that he had drank only 1 beer. He was asked to perform the walk and turn where he could not stand in the starting position and was unsteady on his feet. He had to be instructed more than 4 times how to conduct the walk and turn exercise. According to the officer, he only walked heel to toe 2 times out of 18 steps. On the one leg stand, the defendant could not hold his foot up for more than 9 seconds and put his foot down 4 times. During the Finger to Nose exercise, the Defendant missed the tip of his nose on 2 occasions and used the left hand when the officer called the right hand twice in a row. The Defendant also stated “that is a good trick” when the officer instructed him on the finger to nose exercise. The Defendant was placed under arrest and was taken to the breath alcohol testing facility where he refused to give a sample of his breath. He said that he drank the night before and there might be something in there. He was advised his license would be suspended for 1 year but still refused to give a sample of his breath. The Firm challenged the State’s evidence and vigorously cross examined the two officers involved in the case. The Jury deliberated for 5 minutes and returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
On October 9, 2016, at approximately 8:21am a Hillsborough County Sheriff Deputy responded to a suspicious vehicle call. Upon arriving at the scene, he saw a grey Hyundai facing a barricade to a dumpster in the parking lot, not in a designated parking space. The keys were in the ignition and the vehicle was still running. The driver was unconscious in the driver seat. After knocking on the window multiple times, the driver awoke and had difficulty opening the window. As the defendant exited the vehicle he had to lean his back on the car as he stood. The Defendant had a distinct odor of alcohol emanating from his breath. He admitted to drinking earlier in the evening. The Deputy requested the defendant perform field sobriety exercises, which he refused. The defendant was then placed under arrest for DUI, and subsequently provided a breath sample of .201 and .212.
Results: the firm filed a motion to suppress and prior to the motion hearing, the State dropped the DUI charge.
On September 16, 2016 the defendant was stopped for speeding 64mph in a 40 mph zone. The Defendant had an odor of alcohol on his breath, red/glassy/bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a blank stare. The Defendant was requested to perform field sobriety exercises which he agreed to do. The Defendant exhibited multiple clues of impairment on each exercise. He was subsequently arrested for DUI. The Defendant provided breath samples of .114 and .114.
Results: The case was set for trial, but before the trial date the State dropped the DUI charge.
The Defendant was charged with driving under the influence. Defendant was stopped for running a stop sign. The officer approached the Defendant and immediately stated he smelled alcohol impurities on the breath of the Defendant. The Defendant refused all field sobriety exercises and breath test. A jury found the Defendant not guilty.
Our client was accused of causing an accident and then leaving the scene. When the police came into contact with our client, the officer suspected that he was impaired by alcohol. Our client was transported to the hospital for a blood draw. The blood result showed an alcohol level of .24, three times the legal limit. During our investigation, our lawyer revealed that one of the key witnesses was refusing to testify. We prepared for trial, and on the day of trial the DUI charge was dropped.
Miami-Dade County. On December 25, 2016, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was dispatched to a traffic crash. FHP claimed that our client had a strong odor of alcohol, that his eyes were bloodshot, that he had slurred speech and that he swayed back and forth while standing. FHP conducted roadsides exercises and claimed that our client failed to perform the exercises to their standards. Our clients performance on the roadside exercises resulted in him being arrested and taken to the police station for further testing. While at the police station our client provided breath samples of .153 and .142. Ticket Clinic attorneys were able demonstrate problems in both the accident and DUI investigations and the prosecutor was forced to dismiss all charges.
Our client was involved in a head-on collision with another car. The officers who arrived on scene indicated that they noticed that our client smelled of alcohol and trouble standing on his own. The officers requested a blood sample, and our client agreed. The sample showed an alcohol level of .16, double the legal limit. Our law office filed a motion to exclude the blood, as it was obtained illegally in our opinion. Once the motion was read, the prosecutor agreed with our motion and dropped the DUI charge.
The Defendant was stopped for driving a vehicle with an inoperative headlight. After the officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car he requested a back up officer. The officer located a plastic baggie in the tray next to the drivers seat which contained marijuana. Additionally, the Officer found a glass pipe with burnt marijuana residue. The Defendant admitted everything was his. After the Firm entered into negotiations with the Office of the State Attorney, the State of Florida dismissed all criminal charges against the Defendant.
