The Client was spotted swerving in and out of his lanes of travel, and then stopping on the center lane divider. The client's vehicle was then stopped by the officer and a DUI investigation was conducted. The defendant is handicapped and walks with a cane, and as a result was unable to do more than one of the field sobriety exercises. After that exercise the officer arrested the client and then requested a sample of the client's breath. The client refused the breath sample and was charged with DUI. The Firm went to court on behalf of the client and discussed the case with the State Attorney, as a result the State agreed to dismiss the DUI charges
According to the police, they were called out to an unrelated noise disturbance call regarding fireworks being set off in a residential neighborhood. They noticed a suspicious vehicle parked in the guest parking area. As they approached, they noticed the odor of burnt cannabis emanating from the open car window. Upon search of the car, 19.8 grams of cannabis was found. The Defendant admitted it was his after he was read Miranda warnings. 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 was stopped by law enforcement for driving with her high beams on. After the traffic stop, law enforcement discovered the Defendant had lived in Florida for over a year without a valid license. The attorney challenged the legality of the traffic stop forcing the prosecutor to drop all criminal charges against the Defendant.
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 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.
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
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.
