The neighbors of the defendant called the cops once they saw him swerve off the road and hit another neighbor’s bushes, he continued to drive to his home, the defendant got out of the car and began kicking his trash cans over. When police arrived on scene the defendant was passed out in his driver’s seat with the keys in his hand. After sobriety exercises the officer arrested the defendant. After weeks of heated negotiations the State dropped the DUI charge and the careless driving was dismissed.
The police responded to an accident scene where the at fault party fled the scene. The Police went to the address of the at fault driver’s license plate and found the car matching the description. After knocking on the door the police encountered our client who admitted to leaving the scene of the accident on his way home. The officers believed him to be under the influence and had him preform sobriety tests right there in the middle of the street bare foot. After the tests the police arrested our client and charged him with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. Day of trial the State dropped the driving under the influence charged and dismissed the leaving the scene.
Client was driving early on a Saturday morning when she had to swerve to avoid hitting a construction vehicle. She unfortunately swerved into her neighbors car causing damage. The client left the scene to return home (seven houses down) where the client called the police. The responding officer cited her for leaving the scene of an accident. Four days later we convinced the State attorney to drop the case.
The Defendant was at Jupiter Dog Beach where he took his boxer puppy to play every week. There was a gentleman there with whom he had an ongoing confrontation issue with. On the date he was arrested, the defendant’s dog had run up to the alleged victim. The alleged victim was in the ocean with his dog and playing fetch with a foot long orange dog toy. After the alleged victim yelled at the Defendant to leash control his dog, the Defendant put the dog on a leash and walked away. The alleged victim stated that the dog was never leashed. The dog jumped up on the alleged victim to play again and the alleged victim kicked the Defendant’s dog in the stomach and then turned to the Defendant in an aggressive manner. The Defendant punched the alleged victim in the face and began to choke him. The alleged victim reversed the hold and began choking the Defendant. The State Attorney’s Office offered to drop the charges if the Defendant paid the alleged victim almost $5,000.00 in lost wages and medical bills because his eye socket was fractured by the punch. The Defendant declined all offers and the Firm filed a motion to dismiss the charges based upon Florida’s Stand Your Ground Immunity Statute. The State Attorneys Office called the Firm the day before the hearing and offered to drop the charges for $2,500.00 to the alleged victim. The Defendant declined all offers again. The court held a 4 hour evidentiary hearing on the motion and finally entered a 2 page written order granting the motion to dismiss holding that the Defendant was “immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability.” The charges were dismissed by the court.
Police alleged that the defendant was backing his car up in a parking lot and backed into another car. The driver of the other car stated that the defendant simply parked and walked away. Our client was contacted by police and cited with Leaving the scene of an accident, driving while license suspended, no insurance, and improper backing. Day of trial the State dropped the leaving the scene of an accident charge and dismissed the remaining charges.
According to the police, they observed the Defendant driving at a high rate of speed. They caught up to him and observed the Defendant erratically drifting through lanes, almost striking the center median. The officer conducted a traffic stop. The Defendant was immediately aggressive and argumentative with the officer. The officer noticed signs that the Defendant may be impaired such as bloodshot eyes and the odor of alcohol coming from his breath. The officer asked the Defendant to perform roadside exercises, and the Defendant performed poorly on all of them. The officer arrested him, and the Defendant refused to perform a breath test. The attorney for the firm investigated the case, and concluded that the detention of the Defendant was unlawful. He filed a motion to suppress most of the evidence in the case. Rather than argue the motion, the State dropped the DUI case.
According to the police, they came into contact with the Defendant and smelled the odor of cannabis. They eventually arrested the Defendant for Possession 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.
The Client was charged with DUI after making a left turn where it was not permitted. The officer also claimed that the Client ran a red light, but The Firm argued that this was when the officer was trying to pull the Client over and he essentially forced the Client through the red light. The client did fair on the roadside exercises, but gave a breath sample over the legal limit. After negotiations with the State Attorney the DUI charge was dismissed.
Law enforcement observed the Defendant drive from a green light at a high rate of speed while squealing his tires loudly through an intersection. No other traffic was reported. The Defendant was subsequently stopped and cited for “improper start” and charged with the criminal offense of “Driving on a Suspended License with Knowledge”. The attorney filed a motion to suppress the illegal stop of the Defendant's vehicle. After researching the case law thoroughly, the prosecutor dropped all criminal charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was using his girlfriend as a driver for their business. While traveling together in separate vehicles, law enforcement stopped the girlfriend’s vehicle (registered to the Defendant) for an unrelated traffic offense. The Defendant and his girlfriend were charged with “Permitting unauthorized Driver to Drive” and “Driving while License Suspended with Knowledge” respectively. The attorney negotiated vigorously with the State Attorney’s Office and challenged the knowledge requirement of the alleged crime. Eventually the prosecutor relented and dropped all criminal charges against the Defendant.
Our client allegedly rear ended a car and that car hit a third car. As the first 2 vehicles were pulling off the roadway, our client allegedly sped off. A civilian witness was able to get the license plate and called the police. The police responded to the residence of the alleged hit and run driver and noticed a vehicle that fit the description given to them and the vehicle had fresh damage. The driver of the vehicle ultimately confessed to leaving the scene because he was scared that this accident could ruin his career. He was then charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. Our firm convinced the prosecutor to drop the charge based on our client’s perfect driving record, age, and career.
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.
