According to the police, the Defendant was driving 51 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer pulled her over. When he made contact with her, he noticed that she smelled like alcohol. Her face was flushed and she had bloodshot, glassy eyes. When she spoke to the officer, her speech appeared to be slurred. She told the officer that her registration was in her trunk. She was not able to open the trunk and kept hitting the window button rather than the trunk release. The officer asked if she would perform roadside exercises. The Defendant insisted numerous times that she needed to speak to her boyfriend. The officer told her she could not call anyone during the DUI investigation, and the Defendant continued to insist on making a phone call. The Defendant refused to do roadside exercises and was arrested for DUI. She then refused to submit to a breath test. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and prepared for trial. On the day of trial, the State Attorney dropped the DUI charge.
The client was charged with resisting arrest and not having a valid drivers license. The officer in the case stopped the client in his vehicle and asked the client for his license and registration. The officer then alleged that the defendant then refused to provide any information to the officer and refused to step from the vehicle. At this point the officer had to remove the client from the vehicle and subsequently charged the client with resisting arrest and not having a valid license. The Firm went to court on behalf of the client and argued that the officer was not being truthful. The basis for the argument was that the client did in fact have a valid license the entire time and attempted to tell the officer this but the officer refused to listen and arrested the client anyways. All charges against the client were dismissed.
Our client, a commercial driver who operates a tractor trailer, was parked and sleeping in the cab of his truck. A tractor trailer tow truck attempted to hitch his truck to tow it for allegedly illegally parking while our client slept inside. Our client awoke and objected to his truck being towed before being actually hitched. The tow truck driver became irate and began attempting to hitch our client’s truck before our client could drive away. Our client was able to drive away and the tow truck driver chased after him. The tow truck driver called the police and claimed our client’s trailer brushed against the tow truck as he drove away causing damage. Our client was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Counsel was able to convince the prosecutor to drop all charges after bringing to light the surrounding circumstances.
Client stopped for driving 69and a 35mph zone. While getting pulled over, client almost struck a curb. When asked for his license the client reached for his wallet and pressed on the gas pedal. lient admitted to comning from a bar. He had the odor of alcohol, slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. He admitted to consuming several alcoholic beverages. Client performed badly on the exercises and was arrested for DUI. Client then asked for a "break" since this was the first time he had been caught. Client had breath samples of .111 and .117.
Our client drove upon a police officer directing traffic. She became confused and apparently drove in a direction differently than where the officer intended her to drive. The officer apparently became upset and charged her with Reckless Driving for not following his directions. Counsel set the case for trial under the basis that our client never willfully drove in a manner that was reckless, but rather it was a misunderstanding not a crime. The prosecutor dismissed all charges.
The Defendant crashed his vehicle into 2 other vehicles on I-95. When police arrived, the Defendant’s vehicle was pushed up against the concrete barrier. The Defendant started to walk away from the area when the police arrived. He was ordered back to the area of his car to keep him on scene, as well as to maintain his safety as there were other cars on the highway. He then attempted to climb over the barricade in an apparent attempt to escape. The officer noticed the strong smell of alcohol on his breath. The officer ran his license and determined that it had been permanently revoked for multiple prior DUI’s. The Defendant was arrested for a number of charges, including DUI with Injury while License Habitually Revoked. This was his 5th DUI charge. He agreed to submit to a breath test and the result was almost twice the legal limit. A half empty bottle of vodka was found in his car. Under Florida’s sentencing guidelines, he was scoring mandatory prison time and was looking at up to 25 years in prison. The attorney for the firm investigated all aspects of the case thoroughly. He came up with a comprehensive treatment plan for the Defendant. Ultimately, the attorney for the firm filed and successively argued a motion to the Judge to permit an alternative sentence to prison. Despite the Defendant having 4 prior DUI’s, the Judge granted the motion and did not give the Defendant any prison time.
Client was charged with affray, or starting an altercation with another. The state claimed that the client went to another's house and began yelling. The other person then pushed the Client and the client fell and allegedly picked up a yard ornament made of stone and went towards the other individual. After a physical altercation the police arrived and charged both individuals with affray. The Firm argued that the Client was the victim in the case and was simply attempting to have a conversation with the other person, who then started the altercation. All charges against the Client were dismissed.
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 Defendant's truck veered out of its lane and collided head-on with another car. The force of the impact caused great injury to both the Defendant and the other driver. The Defendant was ejected from his truck and was located approximately 50 feet from the wreckage by EMT personnel. While at the hospital blood was forcibly drawn from the Defendant and came back positive for narcotics and alcohol. Several months after his release from the hospital the defendant was charged with DUI. The attorney filed a motion to suppress any admissions by the Defendant and challenged the evidence identifying the Defendant as the driver. DUI charge was dropped.
The Defendant was a a foreign exchange student working part time at an auto parts store. During the course of his employment, his boss instructed the Defendant to transport items using a company car. The Defendant was subsequently stopped for a traffic infraction and charged with the crime of attaching tag not assigned for a vehicle he did not own or know anything about. Facing possible negative consequences involving his foreign exchange status, the attorney negotiated vigorously on the Defendant's behalf. After repeated efforts, the attorney finally convinced the state to drop all criminal charges against the Defendant.
Our client was observed arguing with his girlfriend in a bar parking lot. They went back in the bar and returned to the parking lot to argue 3 more times. After that, they both got into our clients vehicle. He then drove off. The officer who was watching this from across the street the entire time decided he should pull the vehicle over to make sure everyone was ok. Our firm filed a motion to suppress all evidence due to the officer having no legal reason to pull the vehicle over. The Prosecutor agreed with our motion and dismissed the case.
The client was charged with DUI. Client was seen leaving the house impaired after another officer already spoke to her on a different criminal matter. The officer followed the client and noticed that she did not have her headlights on. After the roadside exercises, which the client performed poorly on, the client admitted to taking drugs. After the client retained the Firm, the DUI case was dismissed and the client's license was resinstated after the Firm attended and won the formal hearing in the matter.