Client was stopped for attempting to enter through an exit gate by security personnel. The Client was then asked to do field sobriety exercises once law enforcement arrived. The officers determined he was DUI and arrested him for DUI for the fourth time. Once at the station the Client refused to give a breath sample. The State's initial offer to the client was over half a year in jail. The Firm deposed some of the officers involved and determined that there was an improper arrest of the defendant because no one, other than the private security officers, could place the client behind the wheel. The firm filed a motion to suppress the arrest of the client. The Court agreed and granted the motion, which led to the State agreeing to dismiss all charges.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper pulled our client over for speeding 77/45. Upon making contact with our client, the trooper claimed our client was confused, had difficulty following simple instructions, slurred his speech, had red eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol. The client was reported to have done poorly on the field sobriety exercises and refused the breathalyzer. The Firm brought the case to trial and was able to obtain receipts from a restaurant offering evidence of non-consumption of alcohol. Additionally the firm argued bias on behalf of the troopers on scene after the Firm viewed a portion of the video where one particular trooper aggressively lectured the client about placing a “thin blue line” sticker, which symbolizes fallen police officers, on his tag. Lastly, the Firm argued the exercises were actually completed well despite the client’s poor shoes, intimidating atmosphere and confusing instructions by the trooper. The jury found the Firm’s client NOT GUILTY.
The defendant was charged with Possession of Marijuana. The defendant was attempting to gain his citizenship and this one charge was standing in his way. After the defendant was able to get his plea pulled, the State again proceeded to prosecute him for the possession charge. The firm filed a motion to suppress the consent to search the defendant’s vehicle in this case as there was a lack of evidence that a proper consent was obtained from the defendant. The State agreed and dismissed all charges.
Client was observed exiting a bar and screeched his tires as he left. An officer began following him with his lights on. Shortly after, he turned on his siren as well. Our client proceeded to drive another minute or so before pulling over. When he finally did, he was ordered to exit the vehicle at gunpoint. After being taken into custody, the officer noticed signs of impairment including odor of alcohol, bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, unsteady coordination, and mood swings. He requested our client perform field sobriety exercises and give a breath sample. Our client refused both. On the day of trial, the prosecutor dropped both charges.
On 2/23/14, at approximately 1:24am, a Tampa police officer saw a silver BMW on 7th Ave in Ybor. The BMW was in the center lane and was drifting within the lane. The BMW also touched the lane line to the left several times. The officer conducted a traffic stop based on suspicion of DUI. The BMW went the wrong way through a ‘Do Not Enter’ sign as the he attempted to pull into a McDonald’s parking lot, and parked sideways across multiple parking spaces. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer noted a distinct odor of alcohol stemming from his breath. His eyes were glassy and bloodshot. The officer requested the driver to perform field sobriety exercises, which he agreed. After exhibiting multiple clues of impairment, the driver was arrested for DUI. The driver refused to provide a breath sample. Result: The firm filed a motion to suppress based on an illegal stop and detention. On the date the motion was to be heard, the state dropped the DUI charge.
Defendant is currently enlisted in the military and stationed in Japan. The defendant has never had a driver’s license. While he was on leave he drove his father to the store, because his father’s license was suspended. He was stopped and cited. We successfully got the defendant his driver’s license before his leave ended and headed back to Japan. We were able to convince the Judge on this case to dismiss all charges.
Client was stopped driving for work one night, the officer noticed that he had an outstanding capias warrant from a 2004 racing case. The client denied ever receiving a racing citation in 2004, and has held several jobs where background checks were done and nothing ever showed an outstanding warrant. We filed a motion to dismiss on this case for violation of the statute of limitations and the State attorney dismissed all charges.
The Client was spotted swerving in and out of his lanes of travel, and then stopping on the center lane divider. The client's vehicle was then stopped by the officer and a DUI investigation was conducted. The defendant is handicapped and walks with a cane, and as a result was unable to do more than one of the field sobriety exercises. After that exercise the officer arrested the client and then requested a sample of the client's breath. The client refused the breath sample and was charged with DUI. The Firm went to court on behalf of the client and discussed the case with the State Attorney, as a result the State agreed to dismiss the DUI charges
The Defendant was stopped by law enforcement for driving with her high beams on. After the traffic stop, law enforcement discovered the Defendant had lived in Florida for over a year without a valid license. The attorney challenged the legality of the traffic stop forcing the prosecutor to drop all criminal charges against the Defendant.
According to the police, they were called out to an unrelated noise disturbance call regarding fireworks being set off in a residential neighborhood. They noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in the guest parking area. As they approached, they noticed the odor of burnt cannabis emanating from the open car window. Upon search of the car, 19.8 grams of cannabis was found. The Defendant admitted it was his after he was read Miranda warnings. 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.
The defendant was clocked driving 88 in a 65 on I-95 and then abruptly cutting across 4 lanes of traffic to get off at Woolbrite road. The officer got behind defendant before the exit ramp at Woolbrite and activated his emergency lights and sirens for about 1.5 miles and defendant did not stop his car. The officer shined his spotlight on the vehicle at the Woolbrite exit and then continued following the vehicle until the defendant pulled up to the security gate at his neighborhood. At the gate, the officer again shined the spotlight into the car with sirens and lights activated, noticed the defendant look in the rear view mirror and drive through the security gate. The officer had to quickly accelerate in order to get through the security gate. The officer followed the defendant and stopped him at his house. The officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from his breath, red bloodshot glassy eyes and slurred speech.The defendant stumbled while getting out of the car and had to hold onto the car for support. The defendant submitted to field sobriety tasks. During the walk and turn, the defendant could not keep his balance, stepped off the line on numerous occasions, started before being instructed to start, made an improper turn and walked more than nine steps as instructed. During the one leg stand, the defendant placed his foot down on three occasions and used his arms to balance when told not to. During the finger to nose, the defendant only touched his finger to the tip of the nose one time out of the five times he was instructed to do so. The defendant told the officer he had a few drinks and was arrested and taken to the breath alcohol testing facility where he blew a .137/.116/.127. Verdict: Not Guilty of DUI.
