Client was observed weaving in and out of his lane multiple times. He was pulled over. The officer noticed multiple signs of impairment including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, flushed face and odor of alcohol. He requested that our client perform field sobriety exercises and our client did horrible. He was then arrested and blew a .205 at the breath testing center. After almost 2 years, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The Defendant entered a Walgreen’s Pharmacy and attempted to remove a pack of razor blades. The Defendant made no efforts to pay for the item and passed all points of sale. The Defendant attempted to leave the store and was apprehended by a loss prevention officer. The Defendant admitted his attempt to steal to the loss prevention officer. The State dismissed the charge for Petit Theft.
According to the police, an undercover officer found an advertisement for adult services. He made contact with the Defendant and made arrangements to meet with her at a hotel. Via text message they agreed on a price in exchange for sexual acts. When the Defendant arrived at the hotel, she was placed under arrest. 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 officer, he was patrolling an area that is well known for illegal street racing. He saw the Defendant’s car travelling slowly directly next to another vehicle. Both cars were revving their engines. They both accelerated suddenly and appeared to be racing. The officer did a u-turn and followed the cars. He estimated their speeds to be over 80 miles per hour. As the cars slowed down, the vehicles swerved left and right a few times and continued driving. The officer pulled them both over and charged them with racing and reckless driving. The attorney for the firm prepared the case for trial. On the day of trial, the State Attorney dropped all criminal charges.
The Defendant was observed by law enforcement squealing his tires at green light and taking off at a high rate of speed parallel to another vehicle. The officer conducted a traffic stop and the Defendant admitted that he was "provoked" into racing the other car. The Defendant was charged with Racing on the Highway and faced a mandatory one year drivers license suspension. The suspension would have resulted in automatic termination from his job as a vehicle transporter. After extension negotiations with the prosecutor and judge, the attorney convinced the prosecutor to drop the racing charge and saved the Defendant's job.
Our client's vehicle was stopped for a stop sign violation in the early morning hours. The office requested that he exit the car, but our client refused. Our client was physically removed from the car by the officers and the car door hit the police officer during the struggle. The officer noticed signs of impairment, and the Defendant was arrested and charged with DUI, Felony Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer among other charges. After months of vigorously defending our client, the Felony Battery and DUI charges were dropped by the State Attorney's office.
The client’s husband was arrested and the client then went to the police station to inquire about him. Once there the police determined that the client was impaired and pulled up the surveillance video that showed the client driving. The client was then arrested for DUI and she gave a breath sample at least twice the legal limit. The Firm was retained and explained to the State that there was simply no way they could prove the arrest was valid because the officers never actually witnessed the client drive the car. The State agreed and dismissed the DUI.
Client was asleep in the middle of an intersection on a busy road. A civilian notice that the vehicle did not move after the light cycled from green to red 4 times. The civilian called 911. Paramedics responded and notice the driver was asleep and the vehicle was running and in gear. The paramedics reached in, placed the vehicle in park and removed the keys. They placed the keys on the roof of the car and began to check the driver’s vitals. Officers showed up shortly after and began a DUI investigation based on all the circumstances including the driver smelling of alcohol, acting slow and lethargic, not knowing where he was, and asleep at the wheel. The driver was arrested after performing poorly on the field sobriety exercises. A search of his person revealed cannabis in his pocket. He was taken to jail where he provided a breath sample showing he was under the influence of alcohol and a urine sample showing he was under the influence of Xanax. Our firm filed 2 motions. The first motion was to exclude all statements because the driver was not read his rights. That motion was granted and all statements were thrown out. The second motion was to dismiss the case because the officer never saw the driver in control of the vehicle since the keys were on the roof when he arrived. The State dismissed all charges after reading and researching our second motion.
A police officer in an unmarked vehicle was on his way to investigate a shooting. As he was driving, the Defendant’s vehicle approached him extremely quickly, swerved into a turn lane, and cut off the officer. The officer conducted a traffic stop and noticed that the defendant smelled like alcohol, had a flush face and bloodshot eyes. Another officer was brought out to conduct the DUI investigation. The Defendant indicated he would not be able to pass the DUI tests. He admitted to drinking several drinks just prior to driving. He agreed to do the roadside exercises and performed poorly on all of them. He was eventually arrested and provided a breath sample above the legal limit of .08. The attorney for the firm prepared the case for trial. On the day of trial, the State Attorney dropped the DUI case.
Our client was arrested for Aggravated Battery after he was seen by multiple witnesses kicking the alleged victim on the ground while he was unconscious. Our client was alleged to have run from the scene and was apprehended by one of the witnesses. The alleged victim’s injuries consisted of a fractured skull and a laceration to his forehead requiring stitches. Our client was being held in custody with no bond. Our firm was hired and immediately demanded speedy trial. After a four day trial, a jury found our client NOT GUILTY on all counts.
The defendant was involved in an accident while making a right turn. The defendant took the turn to sharply and hit the curb and crashed into a power distribution box. Several officers arrived on the scene and due to the rain the defendant was placed in the back of a police car. The defendant started to perform the Field Sobriety Exercises, but was stopped for her safety. The defendant was then taken to the breath testing center and registered a .239 and .222 respectively. Through motions and stipulation the firm was able to have all of the statements made by the defendant as well as the breath test results suppressed. The State dropped the DUI charge.
