The Defendant was stopped at a green light with its rear directional flashing and rear lights off. The vehicle eventually drove forward slowly and was pulled over after stopping abruptly. The Officer noticed bloodshot/glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol coming from the defendant. Her speech was mumbled and slurred and she said that she was not drinking. After the officer told her what his observations were, she admitted to drinking 3 beers. She stumbled when she got out of the car and performed poorly on roadside tasks. She was arrested and taken to the jail where she blew a .156 and .157. The State of Florida after plea negotiations with the firm agreed to dismiss the charges for DUI.
The Defendant was seen rocking back and forth on his motorcycle and was then revving his engine. He then dropped the motorcycle on himself a couple of times and was stopped by the officer who witnessed it right in front of her car. The Defendant smelled of alcohol and his speech was very slurred and mumbled. He was unsteady of his feet and stumbling the entire time with red/glassy eyes and a flushed face. He admitted he should not have been driving and begged to be let go. He eventually refused to perform roadsides and was arrested. He consented to a breath test and blew a .196 and .177. He was very uncooperative at the jail with the officer. The State of Florida after plea negotiations with the firm agreed to dismiss the charges for DUI.
The Defendant was stopped for soliciting a prostitute. He reeked like alcohol and had bloodshot/glassy eyes. He said he was drinking at a friends house and was “not as drunk” as his friend. A DUI unit responded and the Defendant performed roadsides poorly. He mumbled and just said OOOOOOOOOHHH UUUUUGGG through the alphabet and then was arrested. At the jail, he refused to provide a sample of his breath. The State of Florida after plea negotiations with the firm agreed to dismiss the charges for DUI.
The Defendant was stopped for going 73mph in a 45mph zone. When the officer approached, he noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and the driver's bloodshot eyes. He asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. At that time, he noticed the driver swaying from side to side. He requested that the driver perform sobriety exercises. The driver refused. He was then arrested. At the station, he also refused to take a breath test. This was the driver's 3rd arrest fro DUI. On the day of trial, the State dropped the case.
An Officer responded to complaint of a reckless driver who crashed into another vehicle. When the officer arrived, he noticed the driver had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and alcohol on his breath. The driver admitted to drinking at a Christmas party. The officer arrested the driver and took him to the station. At the station, our client did poorly on the field sobriety exercises and then blew a .180 on the intoxilizer. We filed a motion to sppress and the State dropped the charge.
The Defendant was clocked going 87 in a 65 mph zone on I-95. After being stopped the defendant would not respond to officer knocks on the window for a few moments. Once contact was made, the officer observed glassy eyes and the driver fumbled through documents and his wallet. He had a strong, obvious odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his speech was slurred, mumbled and mushmouthed. His eyes were bloodshot and glassy. He said that he had one beer and consented to roadside tasks. He also continuously stated he just wanted to go home. He later changed his story to having 2 beers. The Defendant performed poorly on roadsides and could not finish the alphabet correctly. After being taken to jail, the Defendant refused to provide a sample of his breath. The Firm zealously pointed out problems with the reports and with the videos. After looking at these issues, the State agreed to dismiss the charges for DUI.
The Defendant was stopped at a red light when a police officer pulled behind him. The light turned green, and other vehicles proceeded through the intersection. The Defendant remained stopped at the green light. The officer conducted a traffic stop of the Defendant’s vehicle. When the officer made contact with the driver, he noticed signs that he may be impaired, including the smell of alcohol and a red, flushed face. The officer asked the Defendant to perform roadside exercises, and the Defendant did not do well. The Defendant gave a breath sample above the legal limit. The attorney for the firm argued a motion to suppress the stop of the vehicle and the Defendant’s subsequent arrest. The judge granted the motion and all charges were dropped.
The Defendant was on felony probation for a previous conviction when he was stopped by law enforcement and cited for driving with an expired license greater than 6 months. A conviction would have resulted in a violation of the Defendant’s probation and possible prison time. The attorney carefully analyzed the facts of the case and was able to present several legal challenges to the prosecutor. After a heated negotiation, the attorney was able to convince the state to drop the criminal charge and prevent a violation of probation.
At 4:37 in the morning, our client ran into the back of a parked car. Based on the severity of the accident, our client was taken to the hospital. At 7:21, the officer arrived at the hospital and requested a blood sample from our client. The reason she requested the blood sample was because she claimed she could still smell alcohol on our client’s breath. Our client agreed to provide a sample and the result was a .124. Based on the result, our client was arrested for DUI. Our firm filed a motion to suppress the blood results and on the day of the motion, the State dropped the DUI charge.
The defendant was stopped for traveling the wrong way down a one way street. Officers on foot yelled for our client to stop the vehicle, but he continued on. The officers caught up to our client, drew their weapons and ordered him to step out of the vehicle. He complied. The officers noticed that he had an odor of alcohol on his breath, glassy eyes, and three paper wristbands on his wrist. He was also unsteady on his feet. The officers requested that he perform field sobriety exercises and he refused. He also refused to provide a breath sample. He was then arrested for DUI. We filed a motion to suppress and before the motion was heard, the State dropped the DUI.
The defendant was stopped for cutting off a police officer causing the officer to slam on his brakes. When the officer approached the car, he noticed an odor of alcohol, red eyes, and constricted pupils. Our client admitted to having 4-5 beers. The officer then requested that he perform field sobriiety exercises After this request, our client stated “I only had 6-7 beers.” He eventually agreed to perform the exercises. Based on his performance, he was arrested. An open container of Bud Light was also found in his vehicle. Once at the breath testing center, our client refused to take the breath test. We filed a motion claiming our client’s driving pattern was necessary to avoid colliding with another vehicle that was driving erratically. After reviewing the video and facts, the State dropped the DUI.
The defendant was approached in a parking lot. He was sitting in his vehicle parked. When the officer approached, he noticed our client's pants were undone and his girlfriend's head was in his lap. He was ordered to exit the vehicle. Once outside, the officer noticed indicators of impairment and requested field sobriety exercises. Our client refused to do them and also refused to provide a breath sample. He was then arrested. Our firm filed a motion and on the day of the motion, the state dropped the case.
