According to the police, they observed the Defendant weaving in and out of traffic, and tailgating a car on the highway. They pulled him over and the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. His eyes were bloodshot and his face was flushed. The Defendant almost fell over after exiting his vehicle. The officer asked the Defendant if he would do roadside sobriety exercises and he agreed. He did poorly on all 3 of them and the last one had to be discontinued for the Defendant’s safety after he almost fell down. The Defendant refused to provide a breath sample. The attorney for the firm investigated the case and filed a motion to dismiss. Rather than fight the motion to dismiss, the State dropped the DUI case against the Defendant.
The Defendant was stopped for an expired tag violation. The Defendant admitted to drinking and the officer began a DUI investigation after observing several signs of impairment. At the conclusion of the investigation the Defendant was arrested for DUI and charged with refusal to provide a breath sample. The attorney aggressively challenged the sufficiency of the state's evidence causing the prosecutor to drop the DUI charge prior to trial.
According to the police, they observed the Defendant engage in a hand to hand transaction with another individual. Upon making contact with the Defendant, he admitted to purchasing marijuana from the other individual. He was arrested for Possession of Cannabis. 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 police pulled the Defendant over for failure to have a tag light. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer smelled the odor of cannabis and 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 was observed weaving in and out of his lane multiple times by an officer who was following him. After the vehicle was pulled over, the officer noticed the driver had bloodshot eyes, a blank stare, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol on his breath. The defendant performed field sobriety exercises. The officer felt he did not perform them to his standards. He was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. After negotiations with the state, they decided to drop the DUI.
The Defendant was stopped for speeding by a Florida Highway Patrol Officer. After the stop, the defendant was holding an unknown object in his hand. The officer then noticed an odor of alcohol and a slight slur in his speech. He was shuffling through papers and couldn’t find his documents. He had bloodshot and glassy eyes and said he was “driving fruit punch”. He denied drinking and refused to perform roadside tasks. Inventory of his vehicle revealed a bottle of alcohol in the front passenger seat. Once brought to the jail, the Defendant blew a .084 and .079. The State of Florida filed a DUI charge and then offered the defendant a resolution to plea to a lesser charge of reckless driving. After numerous negotiations with the State Attorneys office, the Firm was able to convince the State that both charges (DUI and Reckless Driving) should be dismissed. All charges were dropped!
The defendant was involved in an accident. She was alleged to have been driving too fast around a curve and lose control of her vehicle. When the officer arrived, he noticed the driver had an odor of alcohol when she spoke, slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and was confused. Based on these observations, the officer believed the defendant was impaired and asked her to perform field sobriety exercises. She refused to do them and was arrested. She also refused to provide a breath sample. On the day of trial, the State dropped the case.
The Defendant ran a red light and was stopped. The officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol. He then told the officer to “stop” after getting out of the car and began walking away back to his car. The officer told him to stop and he said “No, Time out”. At that time, the officer started an investigation for DUI and noticed glassy, bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred. He said he had a couple drinks at his “buddy’s house” and could not focus. After performing poorly on roadsides, he was arrested for DUI. He was taken to jail where he refused to submit to a sample of his breath. The State initially refused to offer the defendant a chance to have his DUI dismissed, however, the firm demanded a jury trial and forced the case forward and prepared for trial based upon the video evidence. After the Firm had more negotiations with the assigned trial division State Attorney, the DUI was dismissed.
The Defendant was seen by a security guard jump a median in his car and crash into a cement sign. He then observed the Defendant get his belongings from the trunk. The officer came to the scene and the defendant stated he had “fallen asleep.” The Defendant smelled like alcohol, had slow and slurred speech and his eyes were red and glassy. His face was red and flushed as well and he was walking slowly. When asked how the crash occurred, the Defendant responded that “nobody was injured.” The officer then asked for the Defendant to perform roadsides to which the Defendant became hesitant. The officer told him the refusal could be used against him in court. He complied. After performing poorly, the Defendant was arrested for DUI and taken to the jail where he refused to submit to a sample of his breath. The firm retrieved both videos in the case and after viewing them convinced the filing attorney to completely drop the DUI crash offense and file the charges as a Reckless Driving Causing Damage. Subsequently, the Firm entered into further negotiations based upon the video evidence. The State agreed to dismiss all charges against the Defendant.
The Defendant was stopped for carelessly "swerving" around an apartment building and not wearing a seat belt. After noticing an odor of alcohol and other signs of impairment the officer began a DUI investigation After failing the field sobriety exercises, the Defendant was placed under arrest for a second DUI within 5 years (with mandatory jail and a mandatory 5 year drivers license revocation)and blew .111 and .112. The attorney challenged the legality of the stop, causing the state to drop the DUI charge As a result the Defendant was able to avoid a DUI conviction, mandatory jail time, and a 5 year license revocation
The Defendant was BOLO’d as a vehicle driving out of control almost hitting other cars on the road. The officer got behind the car and observed the Defendant swerve off the road into the grass where it hit a storm drain sending sparks into the air. After being stopped, the officer noticed that he became defensive and argumentative. Additionally, he said he had “4 or 5 beers”. His speech was slow and slurred and smelled like alcohol. He performed poorly on roadside exercises and was arrested. While at the jail he refused to submit to a sample of his breath. The defendant “technically” did not qualify to have his charges reduced but was able to convince the State Attorney’s Office to dismiss the charges for Driving Under the Influence.
The Defendant was stopped without probable cause and arrested for NVDL. As a United Kingdom citizen with immigration issues, the Defendant had lived in the United States for many years with no hope of obtaining a Florida license in the near future. The Attorney filed a motion to suppress the vehicle stop and the state dropped all criminal charges against the Defendant.
