DUI & Criminal Division

RECENT COURT VICTORIES

To protect our clients privacy, incomplete case numbers are provided.

Case Summary

Date: 03/01/2005
Case #: 05-0047XXTCA99 NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
Defendant was stopped and investigate for DUI. Defendant submitted to a breath test but refused urine test. DUI charge dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 02/25/2005
Case #: 03-78XXMM10A NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
Defendant was stopped for failing to obey police officer and failing to maintain lane of travel. After performing poorly on roadside exercises and refusing breath test the defendant was arrested. DUI charge dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 02/24/2005
Case #: 05-35XXMM10A NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
Defendant was stopped and investigated for DUI. After being arrested defendant submitted to breath test but refused urine test. DUI charge dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 01/25/2005
Case #: 04-0104xxMM10A NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was driving while license was suspended. He was pulled over for failing to maintain a single lane of travel. After being arrested for DUI he refused a breath test. Second DUI offense. Acquitted by jury

Case Summary

Date: 01/24/2005
Case #: 04-365XX-CT NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: Driving While License Suspended
Uncategorized
Dismissed

Case Summary

Date: 01/19/2005
Case #: 03-84XXMM10A NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was driving his vehicle without a license and straddling the lines. Once stopped he was investigated for DUI. He was arrested and refused breath testing. DUI charge dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 01/10/2005
Case #: 04-271XX-CT NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: WWRD
Uncategorized
Dismissed

Case Summary

Date: 11/11/2004
Case #: 2014CTXXXXXXXXX No Conviction As Charged
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
Client was stopped for attempting to enter through an exit gate by security personnel. The Client was then asked to do field sobriety exercises once law enforcement arrived. The officers determined he was DUI and arrested him for DUI for the fourth time. Once at the station the Client refused to give a breath sample. The State's initial offer to the client was over half a year in jail. The Firm deposed some of the officers involved and determined that there was an improper arrest of the defendant because no one, other than the private security officers, could place the client behind the wheel. The firm filed a motion to suppress the arrest of the client. The Court agreed and granted the motion, which led to the State agreeing to dismiss all charges.

Case Summary

Date: 10/22/2004
Case #: 08-01XX78XXXM10A NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The Defendant was stopped by an Officer from the Seminole Police Department for weaving in and out of traffic and traveling at a high speed as he proceeded toward the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Upon making contact with the Defendant, the officer noticed the Defendant to be unable to handle his vehicle documentation; that he had the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage; bloodshot and glassy eyes; and that his speech was slurred and incoherent. When the Defendant exited his vehicle he almost fell to the ground. The Defendant was asked to perform roadside sobriety exercises, but they had to be stopped due to the Defendant’s appearance that he would fall and hurt himself and because he was unable to perform them in a manner to dispel the officer’s belief that he was DUI. The Defendant was then arrested for DUI and refused to submit to the breath test. The firm filed a Motion to Suppress the traffic stop which was granted. The firm was able to prove several inconsistencies within the officer’s testimony concerning what the Defendant did wrong while driving and, ultimately, prove that no traffic violation was committed prior to the stop. The State dropped all charges.

Case Summary

Date: 10/17/2004
Case #: 20XXCXX006XXX3 NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was charged with violating the terms of a business purposes only license that was issued for a Habitual Traffic Offender Suspension. The defendant was offered 30 days in jail for this offense. The defendant was driving on the day in question to purchase a sweater for work as his work required him to be outside during winter months. Believing that the defendant was not operating outside the law by purchasing clothing for work on a business purposes only license, the Firm set the case for trial. All charges were dismissed by the State as a result.

Case Summary

Date: 09/22/2004
Case #: 0847XXXXX NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was stopped for traveling 68 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer conducting the stop, upon making contact with the defendant, noticed the defendant to have the distinct odor of alcohol on his breath, glassy, watery/bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. The officer then requested a DUI investigator to perform a DUI investigation. When the DUI investigator arrived, he observed that the defendant swayed as he stood, had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and bloodshot/glassy eyes. The defendant performed field sobriety exercises unsatisfactorily. During the Walk and Turn test, the defendant failed to maintain his balance, did not touch heel to toe, stepped off the line, took the wrong number of steps and used his arms for balance. On the One Leg Stand test, he swayed while balancing, used his arms for balance and hopped to maintain balance. During the Finger to Nose test, the defendant failed to return his arms to his side as instructed and failed to touch his nose with his finger. The defendant incorrectly recited the alphabet during the Alphabet test, and incorrectly counted from 100 to 75 backwards. The defendant admitted that he drank 2 beers an hour while at the beach from noon to 6pm. He admitted to having a “buzz” and that he did feel the effects of the alcoholic beverages. The defendant refused to take the breath test. The firm set the case for trial, but before trial the State dropped the DUI charge.

Case Summary

Date: 02/19/2004
Case #: 03-0329XXTCA08 NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
Defendants vehicle was parked partially in the roadway on the entrance ramp to I-95. Defendant was observed to be asleep in the vehicle with the engine running. After performing poorly on the roadside exercises he was arrested for DUI. Defendant refused the breath test. Aquitted by a jury of DUI.
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Rolando A. Sanchez, Esq.

Originally from Miami , grew up in Central Florida.  After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked on F-15E fighter jets as an Avionics Technician.  He was Honorably Discharged. Afterwards, he attended University of Central Florida and received a BSBA Finance Degree, cum laude.  Next, he attended Barry University for law school and among other things, served as V.P. of the Veterans Legal Society.  Since graduating in 2016, Mr. Sanchez has dedicated his career to helping those charged with criminal matters.  These cases include traffic, misdemeanors and felonies, including trials and post-conviction relief. Mr. Sanchez is the lead attorney in Ticket Clinic’s Kissimmee office, handling cases in Osceola, Polk, Hardee and Desoto Counties.