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.
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.
The Client was charged with driving without a valid Florida license. The Client did have a work permit license from another State, but was unable to transfer it because it was the result of a serious DUI conviction. Such situations can result in a jail offer from the State. However, after showing the State that he wasn't able to get a valid Florida license because he could not transfer his work permit, and there wasn't any evidence to suggest that he was not driving for a work purpose at the time of the charge, the State agreed to dismiss all charges.
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 Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 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.
Defendant was stopped for driving at a high rate of speed, and for failing to maintian their lane of travel. Defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety exercises, and took a breath test. Results were .106 and .112, both over the legal limit. DUI charged dropped
The Client was charged with Reckless driving because she was allegedly weaving through lanes of traffic and then allegedly ran a traffic light resulting in a severe accident. The Firm argued that not only were there no witness statements to support the facts alleged, but also the road conditions were sandy and could have been a culprit in the crash. The Prosecutor agreed to dismiss the criminal charge of Reckless Driving.
The Client was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident after he allegedly hit several road signs and then left the area. The police were then contacted by several witnesses who gave the vehicle's plate number. The police then contacted the client and charged him with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. After discussing the case with the prosecutor and the probability that the State would not be able to prove the Client was behind the wheel, the State agreed to dismiss the charges.
Our client was returning home and hit a neighbors car while parking in her parking lot. The neighbor saw her get out of her car and inspect both. The neighbor ran outside and confronted the defendant. Our client felt scared and threatened by the neighbor so she left the scene and went to her apartment. The cops arrived and made contact with our client, they then placed her in handcuffs, and arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. We explained our client’s side to the prosecutors, did further follow up investigations, and convinced the state attorney to drop the case.
Client rear ended a car that was left half way in the lane of travel on I4. When the officers arrived, they notice his speech was slurred and he had a hard time standing up. They also smelled alcohol coming from his breath. He admitted to drinking 1 ½ glasses of wine at his job shortly before. When he exited the vehicle, he was unsteady on his feet. He was asked to do field sobriety exercises. He complied at first, but then told the officers he was in pain from the accident and could not do them. He was arrested and taken to jail and asked to provide a breath sample. He refused.
Client rear ended a car stopped at a red light. A Trooper arrived on the scene and decided to conduct a DUI investigation. The Trooper asked our client to perform field sobriety exercises. Our client was noticeably pregnant. After not performing to the Trooper’s satisfaction, our client was arrested. When asked to provide a breath sample, our client tried but could not generate enough air for the breath test machine to register a result.
The Client was charged with Reckless Driving for speeding while making a u-turn into oncoming traffic while burning his tires and then subsequently losing control of his vehicle. The Firm argued to the State that the Client's case didn't amount to Reckless Driving. After negotiations the State agreed to drop all charges.
