For a DUI in Florida, in addition to impairment, the State must also prove a person was driving or in actual physical control. An officer alleged the client, who appeared intoxicated, was coming out of his truck at an apartment complex as though he had just arrived after driving. The client admitted that although he was intoxicated he did not drive and never intended to. In exploring that matter the attorney located a neighbor who told us that she knocked on the apartment door of the client to warn him to roll up his truck windows because of the pending rain moments before the police officer made contact with the client. The attorney prepared the case for trial, not accepting any possible lessors. All charges dismissed.
On February 26, 2019 Florida Highway Patrol Trooper arrived at an accident scene. Upon speaking with the parties involved in the accident, it was determined that the Defendant had traveled from the eastbound turn lane into the already occupied eastbound left lane causing the accident. The Defendant denied changing lanes, however dash camera from another vehicle captured the accident. The dash camera showed the Defendant merging into the occupied lane causing the accident. Based on the dash camera footage, the Defendant was charged with Giving false information during a crash investigation in violation of Florida Statute 316.067. The firm filed a motion to suppress and prior to the motion hearing, the State dismissed the case.
Our client was pulled over for "failure to maintain a single lane," and eventually arrested for Driving Under the Influence with a breath alcohol level over .150. Our client provided two valid breath samples of .151/.151. The State was forced to drop all of the charges after the Court granted our Motion to Suppress the evidence gained as a result of the unlawful traffic stop.
Our client was pulled over and arrested for Driving Under the Influence. The arresting officer, a Drug Recognition Expert, opined that our client was under the influence of a controlled substance. We successfully attacked the State's evidence until they were forced to amend the charge to Reckless Driving.
Our client was stopped for speeding and eventually arrested for Driving Under the Influence. We were able to successfully negotiate with the State Attorney's office and our client's charges were reduced to Reckless Driving.
Our client was stopped for careless driving and failure to maintain a single lane. After performing the field sobriety exercises, he was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. We were able to negotiate with the State Attorney's office and our client received a withhold of adjudication on the amended charge of Reckless Driving and our client is now in the process of having his criminal record sealed and expunged.
The Client was charged with DUI after she was stopped for not having her lights on at night. As the Client rolled her window down to speak to the Officer, marijuana smoke rolled out of the vehicle. The Officer then conducted a DUI investigation where the Client performed well on her exercises. The Firm investigated the case and informed the State that while there was evidence she had consumed marijuana, there was no evidence that she was impaired by it. As a result the State agreed to dismiss the DUI.
The Client was stopped for running a red light and a stop sign. Once detained the officer stated he smelled alcohol and wanted to conduct a DUI investigation. The officer claimed that during the DUI investigation, the Client had slurred speech and difficulty maintaining balance. The Firm reviewed the evidence in the case, including the DUI video. The video showed that the Client was not slurring his speech and maintained his balance. The Firm set the case for trial and on the day of trial the State agreed to dismiss the DUI charge.
Client is a commercial semi-truck driver who was stopped across a roadway obstructing traffic when another driver crashed into the side of the Client’s trailer, resulting in catastrophic injuries. Law enforcement issued the Client a citation for improper backing resulting in serious bodily injury, putting the client’s employment at risk. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys contested the citation in a trial and got the citation completely dismissed by the Judge after arguing that the State had failed to prove their allegation.
The client was pulled over for weaving. The officer noticed signs of impairment and subsequently requested my client perform roadside sobriety exercises. The Client was arrested and charged with this second offense DUI. When the Ticket Clinic attorney reviewed the case, the attorney elected to file a Motion to Suppress attempting to restrict the evidence the state could present in trial. On the date of the motion to suppress the State requested a last minute continuance – the cases were continued to another motion to suppress date. The day before the second motion to suppress the assistant state attorney reached out to the Ticket clinic attorney and offered to amend the charge to Reckless Driving. After discussing a strategy with the client we elected to turn down that offer and move forward with the suppression hearing. The client made a wise decision, on the morning the motion to suppress the State of Florida without explanation completely dropped the case.
The client was involved in a traffic crash that resulted in his arrest for DUI with a .150 BrAC. After reviewing the case the Ticket Clinic Attorney filed a motion to suppress evidence based upon an illegal detention. In the days leading up to the Motion to Suppress additional information came forward that was favorable to the client. The attorney continued the case and rescheduled the hearing. The Ticket Clinic Attorney continued the investigation. During the investigation the State Attorney reached out and dropped the DUI charge.
Deputies initiated a traffic stop on our client for allegedly failing to mover over on the highway. According to the deputies, our client consented to a search of his car. Deputies allegedly found numerous drugs in his car including MDMA and “dab oil” cannabis, charging our client with numerous felonies. The attorney for the Firm obtained discovery and took dispositions of the deputies. After detailed consultations with the client to obtain his perspective on the event and further analysis of the case, the Firm’s attorney filed a Motion to Suppress on numerous legal premises claiming the search of the client’s car was illegal. A day before the motion was to be heard in front of the judge, the prosecutor conceded to the our Motion to Suppress thereby dropping all charges.
