The defendant was charged with Driving under the influence. The defendant was stopped for swerving between lanes. Once stopped it was discovered that there were several children in the car ages 1 through 12. The defendant admitted to having a couple drinks. The State wanted the defendant to do 180 days in jail on the charge. The Firm filed a motion to suppress the evidence in the case as the stop of defendant’s vehicle was unlawful. The Court agreed with the Firm and suppressed the evidence in the case, thereby limiting severely what the State could prove in the case. Instead of agreeing to dismiss the case the State appealed the judge’s decision. Ultimately the State’s appeal was dismissed and all charges against the defendant were dropped.
According to the police, the Defendant was involved in a road rage incident. He allegedly crashed his car into another vehicle on the highway. When the vehicles stopped, both drivers engaged in a verbal dispute. A road ranger came to assist in moving the vehicles from the roadway. The Defendant allegedly started to take photographs of the other vehicle, a small child in the vehicle and the other driver. When the other driver protested, the Defendant allegedly started a physical altercation with the other driver. According to the Road Ranger, the Defendant almost threw the other driver into traffic. The police arrived and claimed that the Defendant was verbally abusive towards them as well. They placed the Defendant under arrest for battery. The attorney for the firm investigated the case. He wrote a “Stand Your Ground” Motion to Dismiss and prepared to argue it. On the day of the motion, the State dismissed all charges against the Defendant.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession Cannabis. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and was able to get the Defendant into a program for first-time offenders. Upon completion of the program, the attorney for the firm was able to get the prosecutor to drop the case completely.
According to the police, the Defendant was in a no parking zone at the airport. The officer advised the Defendant to keep driving. The Defendant pulled up a few feet but then parked the car again. The officer ordered the Defendant to either drive around or to go to the parking lot. According to the officer, the Defendant became belligerent and refused to move his car. The Officer advised the Defendant that he was going to issue him a ticket. At that point, the Defendant intentionally attempted to drive away. The officer eventually stopped him and the Defendant was charged with Disobeying A Lawful Command of a Police Officer. The attorney for the firm prepared the case for trial. At the end of the trial, the Defendant was found Not Guilty of any criminal wrongdoing.
According to the police, they came upon the Defendant who was passed out behind the wheel at a railroad crossing. They made several attempts to wake him up. When he eventually woke up, his foot came off the brake and his car rolled forward in a dangerous manner. The officer noticed that the defendant smelled like alcohol. He also had red, bloodshot eyes and a flushed face. He performed poorly on the roadside exercises. The police placed the Defendant under arrest and requested that he provide a breath sample. He blew a .091 and .085. The attorney investigated the case and prepared for trial. The State dropped all DUI related charges.
While driving his motorcycle, our client was accused of cutting a vehicle off, causing an accident and leaving the scene of the accident. Our client denied that an accident had actually occurred. The accident report mentioned minor damage but included no photos of any damage. Our client was able to provide photos showing that his motorcycle had no damage. The State Attorney agreed to drop all criminal charges.
After being stopped for speeding, and submitting to Field Sobriety Exercises, our client was arrested for DUI. A breath test was requested, but our client chose to refuse this test. During our investigation, we were able to establish a positive performance of the exercises and many inconsistencies between the video and the officer's written report. Based on these facts, the State Attorney agreed to drop the DUI charge.
Our client, who drives for a living was arrested during Bike Week for DUI. After the arrest, the Defendant submitted to a urine test, which showed the presence of Codeine. The client insisted that the results were flawed, and supporting documentation of a negative drug test was provided to the State Attorney's office, that was obtained shortly after the DUI arrest. The State Attorney agreed to drop the DUI charge based on these facts.
Our client was involved in a rear end collision and then allegedly left the scene of the accident. A criminal charge was filed and our law firm began our representation. After investigating the case, demanding all of the State's discovery and thorough negotiations with the State Attorney's office, all criminal charges were dropped
An officer pulled over our client for speeding. Our client only spoke Spanish and was unable to provide the officer with a driver’s license from Florida. The officer charged her criminally with No Valid DL. Counsel was able to determine that the client did, in fact, possess a valid Puerto Rican Driver’s License, and since she did not have residency in Florida, she was not required to have a Driver’s License from Florida. Counsel convinced the State to drop all charges.
An officer conducted a “well fare check” when he observed our client pulled over on the side of the road apparently looking at his cell phone. Our client explained to the officer he had pulled over to safely make a phone call to his friend. The officer claimed to have observed bloodshot eyes, heard slurred speech and smelled an odor of alcohol. Our client admitted to drinking alcohol but stated he couldn’t recall how many drinks. The officer said our client had difficulty in locating his documents and was unsteady on his feet upon exiting his car. The officer claimed our client performed poorly on the roadside exercises and provided breath results of .202 and .201. After hiring The Ticket Clinic, counsel was able to suppress the breath evidence. The State then offered a Reckless Driving charge which was rejected by counsel and the case was set for trial. On the day of trial, the State dropped all charges.
On Oct. 11, 2009 the Defendant was stopped for Racing on Adamo Drive. The Defendant denied he was involved in a race. No other vehicles were stopped with the Defendant. The Deputy never created a police report detailing why he believed the Defendant was involved in a race. The State had nothing more than the ticket to build their case. On the day the case was set for trial, the State dropped the racing charge.
