Our client is a Grandmother . She and her husband have been married for many years and are inseparable. On the day in question, her and her husband (to whom a disable parking permit is issued to) were driving in Florida south from visiting their son in Pittsburgh. They were on their way to Port St. Lucie to visit their daughter. After a brief stop in Port St. Lucie, they planned to drive back to Sarasota for a pending move they were going to make. In the area of Sebring, our client’s husband began to have chest pains, so they immediately drove to a local hospital there. It was determined that he had a blood clot in his lungs, apparently a very serious medical issue. The doctors determined he would need to stay in the hospital. Her daughter insisted on her driving to Port St. Lucie to stay with them while her husband was treated in the hospital. During her stay with her daughter, our client decided she would drive to the store to pick up a quilt as a gift to her daughter for the burden she felt she may be imposing on her. Our client was sick with worry about the health of her husband, the thought of burdening her daughter and the thought of having to potentially coordinate a stressful move by herself. Being that her mind was elsewhere, she parked in a handicap space, as she and her husband normally do. Her intent was not to pull a fast one, but she simply was following routine while her mind was stressed with worry. After The Ticket Clinic was hired, the Firm’s attorney was able convince the prosecutor to drop all charges.
The Client was charged with DUI after police discovered him parked the wrong way on a sidewalk and asleep in his vehicle. The officers deemed the client to be impaired and later asked him to submit to a breath test, which he passed, but then asked him to take a urine test to show if he had been taking any drugs, and he refused. Subsequently the Client then picked up a driving while license suspended charge and the State attempted to revoke his bond and was asking for jail on the suspended license charge. The firm was able to resolve the suspended license charge to no jail, and get the State to agree to drop the DUI charge.
A citizen bystander alerted a nearby officer that the Client was just involved in an accident. The officer quickly went to the scene and saw the client just as he exited the vehicle, with possibly his keys in his hand, and the vehicle was not running. The officer then had the Client do sobriety exercises, which the client performed poorly on, and then asked the defendant to provide a breath sample, which he refused. The Firm, after lengthy negotiations with the State, was able to get the State to agree to dismiss the DUI charge.
On July 11, 2015 at approximately 1:20am, FHP Trooper was dispatched to US Hwy 301 and Symmes Road to assist with a traffic stop. The vehicle had been stopped for swerving in and out of the travel lane. The vehicle also failed to stop at a red traffic signal and had been stopped on the shoulder of Symmes Rd. The driver had red blood shot eyes, and a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on her breath. The Driver also had slurred speech and difficulty maintaining her balance as she exited the vehicle. The driver was requested to perform field sobriety exercises. The Driver would not respond but advised she was looking for her boyfriend and stated “please don’t do this.” The Driver was then placed under arrest for DUI. A 12oz. can of Modelo beer was discovered in the center console of the vehicle. The Driver was requested to submit to a breath test, which she agreed. After the 20 minute observation period, the Driver then refused to provide a breath sample. The Driver had a prior DUI conviction from 2014.
Results: The case was set for trial, but before the trial began, the State dropped the DUI charge.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. 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.
Client charged with grand theft. He was an employee at a rent a car business and was on video stealing items from car. He was facing citizenship issues if convicted of a felony. Was able to get him pre-trial diversion before official charges could be filed. Completed - charges dropped.
The Defendant was observed by loss prevention failing to scan several items in a self checkout area at Walmart. The state was in possession of video evidence allegedly showing the same. The attorney filed a motion to suppress and presented evidence showing that the Defendant was trying to process a gift card and seek assistance at the self checkout. After reviewing the motion the state dropped all criminal charges.
The Defendant was observed by loss prevention failing to scan several items in a self checkout area at Walmart. The state was in possession of video evidence allegedly showing the same. The attorney filed a motion to suppress and presented evidence showing that the Defendant was trying to process a gift card and seek assistance at the self checkout. After reviewing the motion the state dropped all criminal charges.
On December 16, 2014, an officer was traveling southbound on MacDill Ave from Swann Ave and observed traveling in the same direction a black Nissan 350z. The Nissan had made a left turn on to MacDill Ave and then drove down the middle of the two southbound lanes for approximately 2 blocks. A traffic stop was conducted. When the driver was asked why he was driving in 2 lanes, he stated that he was coming back from MacDill and was headed to his house on Dale Mabry. The Driver exhibited a strong odor of alcohol and admitted to having two glasses of wine. A DUI investigator was called to the scene. When the DUI investigator arrived, he noted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. He also had glassy, bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred. The driver stated he took a Xanax earlier in the afternoon. Field sobriety exercises were conducted and evidence of impairment was observed. The Driver was then arrested and agreed to provide a breath sample. The results were .103/.110. Results: The firm filed a motion to suppress and on the date of the motion, the DUI charge was dropped.
Clients was allegedly street racing with another vehicle. The firm reviewed his case and determined he was not street racing, but only driving faster than the speed limit. We convinced the prosecutor of this and the criminal charge was dropped.
Our client was involved in an accident with a City of Mount Dora vehicle. This vehicle had a recording device which captured the entire incident. Our client is 16 years old and was a young, inexperienced driver. She panicked and drove straight home to tell her parents. She was found in her home by the police and charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Our firm convinced the prosecutor to drop the criminal charge.
The client was charged with leaving the scene of a crash that he was responsible for causing. He was driving approximately 75 miles per hour and collied with a vehicle. The witnesses then said that the Client tried to drive on a broken rim for almost half a mile once the accident occurred. The Firm argued to the State that there was no real evidence that the Client had left the scene and the State’s entire case was circumstantial and offered no real proof of the charge. The State refused to drop the charge. The Firm took the case to a jury trial and the jury returned with a verdict of Not Guilty.
