The defendant was charged for failing to use due care after he rear-ended another driver. Once the officers were on the scene, they noticed the defendant throw a bag of marijuana on the groung. The officers noticed signs of impairment and asked the defendant for permission to take his blood, which he agreed to. the blood results were .240, .243. DUI charge dropped.
The Defendant was pulled over for his tag light being out. When the officer approached, she noticed that the defendant's eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, and his breath smelled of alcohol. He was asked to exit the vehicle and stumbled while stepping out. According to the report, he was unsteady on his feet. After performing field sobriety exercises poorly, he was arrested and provided a .230 breath sample. Our attorneys filed motions questioning the validity of the breath results and the State dropped the DUI.
The Defendant was observed weaving in and out of his lane. Based on this driving pattern, he was pulled over. The officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. The defendant admitted to drinking 2 Bud Lights. He also was swaying while the officer was talking to him. He was asked to perform field sobriety exercises and according to the officer, he did not do well. He was arrested and taken to jail. He provided a breath sample of .177, more than twice the legal limit. Our attorneys convinced the State that there were issues with the case and the State dropped the DUI.
The Defendant pulled into a gas station at approximately 25 mph and crashed into a legally parked vehicle. After stepping out of the car and going inside the gas station, the police were called. The officer noticed that the defendant had red, glossy, droopy eyes and was unsteady on her feet. She had an odor of alcohol coming from her breath and admitted to drinking 2 vodka tonics hours ago. Her speech was slow and slurred. During roadside tasks the defendant stepped off the line, missed heel to toe several times and stopped to steady her self. Additionally, during the one leg stand task, she used her arms to balance and her legs were trembling to try to keep her balance. She could not recite the alphabet correctly and had to pause 5 times during the task. The officer arrested the defendant and took her to the Palm Beach County Breath Alcohol Testing Facility. She was asked to submit to a breath sample and she refused. She admitted that she was out during the evening drinking vodka. During the discovery process, the Firm found out that there was a video of the accident through the gas station that was destroyed. Additionally, the Firm pointed out to the State Attorneys Office that the Police Department knew about the video but did nothing to try and preserve it. Furthermore, the firm pointed out that the roadside exercises, on their face, were actually performed pretty well and that the defendant did not seem impaired at the breath facility. On the day of trial, the State dismissed the charges for Driving Under the Influence Causing Damage to Person or Property.
The Defendant was accused of rear ending another vehicle and leaving the scene. Witnesses were able to get the license plate number. Police responded to the defendant's home and charged him. On the day of trial, the State dropped the charges.
The police were called by the alleged victim in the case, who happened to be the Defendant’s wife. The Defendant’s wife indicated that he had punched her in the face after an argument over their pending divorce. When the police arrived, the alleged victim appeared to have a black eye and swollen lip. The alleged victim told the police that the Defendant had destroyed the house phone and taken her cellular phone, which is why she had to run to the neighbor’s house to call 911. The police made contact with the Defendant, at which time they learned that he had also called the police regarding the incident. The Defendant admitted they had been fighting, but said that it never became physical. He indicated that the victim threatened to have him arrested if he did not give her money immediately. At that point, the alleged victim began hitting herself in the face to make it appear as though the Defendant had battered her. The police arrested the Defendant. The attorney for the firm investigated the case thoroughly and prepared for trial. On the day of trial, the State dismissed all charges against the Defendant.
The police were dispatched to an accident in the parking lot of a local business. According to police, when they arrived on the scene, the Defendant was present but his vehicle was not. It was later discovered that shortly after the accident, the passenger of the vehicle drove the car away. The police were unable to conduct a full traffic investigation due to the Defendant’s vehicle being driven away from the scene. After some time had elapsed, the Defendant’s vehicle was returned to the scene. The Defendant admitted to permitting the passenger to drive the vehicle away. He also admitted to walking away from the scene himself for a short period of time. He was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident. The Attorney for the firm investigated the case thoroughly, and was able to provide witness statements to the State Attorney. The State dismissed the entire case prior to trial.
The Defendant was charged with DUI and his vehicle was stopped for running a red light. The defendant performed poorly on the roadside tests and then gave a breath sample over the legal limit. After negotiating with the State in this matter the Defendant's DUI charge was dropped.
The Defendant was clocked traveling 45 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone with her brake light out. After making an abrupt turn into a gas station, she was stopped by the officer. The defendant smelled of a strong odor of alcohol and had glassy eyes. She said she was working until 11 p.m. and had a glass of wine at work. She then said she went to the Key-Lime House where she had 3 vodka and orange juice drinks. She pulled into the gas station to buy wine coolers to bring to her friends house. During the walk and turn, the defendant did not walk heel to toe at all. During the Finger To Nose exercise, she continually held her hand on her nose after being told numerous times to put it right back down to her side after each command. During the alphabet task, she skipped around and missed some letters. She was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. While at the Breath Alcohol Testing Facility, the Defendant told the officer that “she knew she should not be driving, but she had to pick up another friend at home who was more impaired. She was asked to submit to a breath test and continually asked the officer what she should do. She asked the officer what would happen if she blew over the legal limit versus if she refused the test. After the officer told her she had to make a decision, she finally refused. The Firm was able to get certain evidence excluded and convinced the Assistant State Attorney on the day of trial to dismiss the charge of Driving Under the Influence.
The client was pulled over by the police after being observed swerving. During the stop the police detected the odor of alcohol and requested that the client perform sobriety tests. Despite being cooperative the client was still arrested and blew over the legal limit. Due to lack of criminal history the Ticket Clinic attorney was able to work with the state and get them to drop the DUI Charge.
The Defendant was reported as driving erratically in Desoto County and stopped by law enforcement. The Officer claimed to smell alcohol coming from the Defendant and also observed obvious signs of impairment. During the course of the DUI investigation the Defendant admitted to taking pain medication earlier in the day. The Defendant was subsequently arrested for DUI and asked to provide a breath sample in which he blew 0.000/0.000. The Officer never asked the Defendant to provide a urine sample and relied solely on the Defendant's admission of the ingested narcotic. The attorney filed a motion to dismiss the charges based on this flaw in the State's case. After reading the attorney's motion, the State Attorney dropped all criminal charges against the defendant.
Facts: The Defendant was observed driving the wrong direction on a one way road towards a police officer’s moving vehicle. After being stopped, the deputy observed the defendant’s eyes to be bloodshot and glassy. She smelled an odor of alcohol coming from the Defendant’s breath. A DUI officer responded on scene and conducted a DUI investigation. According to this officer, the Defendant’s movements were slow and he swayed while he stood. He stated he had 3 glasses of wine and then changed his story to 2 glasses of red wine about an hour or two before driving. He said he was coming from an unknown sports bar and could not advise why he was driving the wrong way on a one way street. He performed poorly on the roadside tasks and was arrested for DUI. When taken to the Breath Alcohol Testing Facility, he refused to give a sample of his breath. The firm took the depositions under oath of the stopping officer as well as the arresting officer. The Firm was able to gather evidence from the stopping officer that she was going to let the Defendant go. This was after she testified that she made over 10 DUI arrests in the past. The arresting officer testified that he had no knowledge of this fact. After bringing these points to the attention of the Assistant State Attorney, the charges for Driving Under the Influence were dropped by the State of Florida.
