The defendant was stopped by police when they witnessed him driving over pavement lines, swerving, and failing to maintain his lane of travel. Police noted that defendant\'s speech was slurred, his response was slow, his eyes were bloodshot, and they detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. The defendant performed poorly on roadside sobriety tasks and was arrested for DUI. The defendant then refused to provide a sample of his breath to police. DUI charge dropped by the State 4-29-08.
The defendant was stopped by a Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy for speeding on Oakland Park Boulevard. Upon making contact with the defendant, the deputy noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage, bloodshot watery eyes, and slurred speech. The defendant also used the steering wheel for balance when exiting her vehicle. The defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises at the scene of the stop and did so poorly. The defendant was arrested and taken to the Breath Alcohol Testing Facility and again performed physical performance exercises poorly to the extent that she was compelled to hold the wall for balance. She also submitted to a breath test that resulted in a .137/.141 reading on the intoxylizer. The defendant was found not guilty by a jury after only 4 minutes of deliberations.
The police witnessed the defendant and another person acting extremely intoxicated as they were leaving a nightclub and getting into their vehicle. The police then observed the same vehicle driving and conducted a traffic stop. The police noticed defendant to have a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from him as he spoke, and that he had bloodshot droopy eyes. The police asked the defendant to sit on the front bumper of his patrol car due to his extreme intoxication. The officer asked the defendant how much he had to drink and he said “a lot”. The defendant was arrested for DUI and refused a breathalyzer test. DUI charge dropped by the State.
The Defendant was pulled over for failing to maintain her lane. The stopping Deputy noticed that the defendant exhibited an odor of an alcoholic beverage and other indicia of alcohol impairment. The defendant performed poorly on roadside exercises and submitted to both a breath and urine test. The State Dropped all charges.
The police made contact with the defendant when they noticed him to be slumped over the wheel of his vehicle. The police asked him where he was coming from and he said Peru. The police noticed an obvious odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from his breath as he spoke, that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and that he was crying. The defendant performed poorly on roadside exercises and was arrested for DUI. The defendant provided two samples of his breath of .129 and .121 both over the legal limit of .08. The defendant found not guilty of DUI after a jury trial.
The defendant was seen by two Florida Highway Patrol Officers traveling at 99 mph in a 65 mph posted speed zone on the Florida Turnpike and made several erratic lane changes and was tailgating other vehicles and causing them to take evasive action. The troopers conducted a traffic stop on the shoulder of the turnpike. The defendant was asked to exit his vehicle and was so unsteady that he almost fell into a lane of travel on the turnpike. The defendant had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath; had red blood shot eyes; had difficulty handling and identifying his vehicle documentation and was very unsteady. The defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises and performed poorly as an impaired or intoxicated person would. The defendant submitted to a breath test and registered a .094/.095 on the intoxylizer. The State dropped all DUI charges.
The defendant was stopped for speeding. She completed the roadside exercises and refused the breath test. DUI charge dropped
The defendant’s car was stopped for continuously weaving within it’s lane of travel and for making a wide turn. After stopping the vehicle, the officer learned that the tag was registered to a different vehicle and that the defendant was unable to show proof of insurance. Signs of impairment were noticed and roadside exercises were performed on video. After the officer concluded that the roadsides were performed poorly, the defendant was arrested. At the police station a breath test was attempted. The officer felt as though the defendant was “playing games” at the breath machine, not blowing properly. 2 breath samples were obtained; .134, .136, however they were considered “volume not met”. The breath test results were not admitted into evidence, and the defendant was found not guilty of the DUI after trial.
The Defendant was the driver of a vehicle that caused a rear-end collision with 4 other vehicles. Four occupants of those vehicles as well as the Defendant were transported to the hospital for various injuries. The DUI officer responded to the hospital, as the initial officer on scene felt that the Defendant may have been impaired. The DUI officer also noticed the odor of alcohol coming from the Defendant and because the Defendant was in and out of consciousness ordered a blood draw at the hospital. The Defendant’s blood contained .17g% of alcohol, more than double the legal limit. DUI charge dropped on the day of trial.
The Defendant was on two separate felony probations for felony possession and manufacturing of cannabis (marijuana). On February 16, 2008, the defendant was arrested for Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Deliver or Sell at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in violation of the probations listed above based on an anonymous tipster inside of the Hotel. Based on the tip, two uniformed officers approached the Defendant and grabbed him out of line as he waited in front of a nightclub and found 17 separate baggies of cocaine in his pocket after an alleged consensual search. Our firm subpoenaed the videotape that monitored the lines entering the nightclub, which clearly reflected that the manner in which the officers seized the defendant was unlawful and unconstitutional and would have caused all evidence (cocaine) to be suppressed in both the probation violation cases and the new felony cocaine case. Accordingly, the State conceded and dropped the new felony case and dismissed all warrants for the violations of probation. The defendant was facing a maximum 30 years in prison and a minimum of 4 years.
The defendant was slepping in his parked car. After several attempts the officer woke the defendant up and observed alcohol on the defendant. The defendant took the breath test and blew .137 and .124 DUI charge dropped
The defendant was witnessed by another motorist when her vehicle created a cloud of dust and then came to a stop. The other motorist then went to check to see if the defendant was ok and noticed she was very intoxicated. The motorist said that the defendant could barely talk, and the defendant told the motorist she was drunk. The other motorist then called 911. Police then arrived on scene and requested the defendant to perform field sobriety exercises. While police were trying to explain these exercises they had to keep holding onto the defendant to keep her from falling. Police stopped the roadside exercises because they feared for safety as she continued to sway backwards. The defendant was arrested for DUI and refused a breath test. DUI charged dropped by the State 3-20-08.
