DUI & Criminal Division

RECENT COURT VICTORIES

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Case Summary

Date: 09/17/2018
Case #: 2015CT00######
Charge: DUI
DUI
The Client was charged with DUI after crashing into two other vehicles at an intersection. The Officer alleged that the Client's speech was slurred and that he had urinated on a building after the accident. The Officer then arrested the Client for DUI without asking the Defendant to complete Field Sobriety Exercises. Once at the jail the client gave a breath sample over twice the legal limit. This was the Client's third DUI charge. The Firm looked into the case and discovered that while there was no video of the client at the scene, there was video of the Client at the jail. The jail video demonstrated that the Client looked completely sober and not impaired. The Firm also discovered that the Client was diabetic and this could be the reason why the breath sample was so high, but the client did not seem impaired. The Firm found an expert witness to testify on the Client's behalf that the breath machine improperly gave a high breath sample result because the Defendant had diabetes. The expert witness was extremely costly and the Client could not afford said witness. The Firm then argued to the Court that the State should pay for the exert witness. The Court agreed with the Firm that the State should pay for the Client's expert witness. After over a year of work on the case, the week before trial, the State agreed to dismiss the Client's DUI charge.

Case Summary

Date: 09/17/2018
Case #: 2015CT00******
Charge: DUI
DUI
The client was stopped by law enforcement and the officer had the client conduct sobriety exercises, which the client completed. However the officer still arrested him for DUI and upon searching the clients vehicle discovered marijuana. The client did not admit to or know the marijuana was in the vehicle. After discussing the law on the issue as well as the clients background and the facts of the case, the State agreed to dismiss the DUI and the Possession of Marijuana charge.

Case Summary

Date: 09/14/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-XXXXX
Charge: Driving While License Suspended
Traffic
Client was observed running a stop sign. The officer pulled him over and noticed his eyes were bloodshot. Upon further investigation, he also noticed an odor of alcohol on our clients breath. Our client admitted to drinking at Graffiti Junktion. When asked to perform field sobriety excerises and a breath test, our client refused both. He was arrested and transported to jail. After our firm requested the State review the file due to its lack of evidence of impairment, the State dismissed all charges.

Case Summary

Date: 09/14/2018
Case #: 17-017XXXXXXXX
Charge: Felony Posession of a Concealed Firearm
Felony/Other
Our client was stopped by the police for riding his bicycle at night without lights. He was immediately searched and the officer discovered a handgun tucked into his waistband. The client was arrested and charged with Felony Carrying a Concealed Firearm. The attorneys at the firm convinced the prosecutors that they would be unable to prove several important elements of the crime and the prosecution agree to drop all felony charges.

Case Summary

Date: 09/14/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-1****9
Charge: Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Traffic
The Defendant was charged with backing into a car as she left her house in the early morning hours. After conducting an investigation and presenting the mitigating evidence to the prosecutor they agreed to drop the criminal charges against the client.

Case Summary

Date: 09/14/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-XX-XX-X
Charge: Violation of DL Class
Traffic
The Client was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in Orlando. During the stop the officer determined that the Client’s license was restricted to business purposes only. The Client attempted to explain the situation to the officer to no avail. The Ticket Clinic Attorney was able to gather proof for the Court and presented the evidence and the state dropped all the criminal charges against the client.

Case Summary

Date: 09/14/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-XXXXXX
Charge: Driving While License Suspended
Traffic
The client was pulled over for a traffic violation. When the officer checked the client’s license his commercial license was suspended, but not his Class E license. The Ticket Clinic Attorney addressed this issue with the prosecuting attorney and the criminal charges were dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 09/12/2018
Case #: 2018-CT-06****-A-O
Charge: Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Traffic
The Defendant was involved in a traffic crash with a parked vehicle. After the crash the client attempted to turn around and return to the scene. In doing so her vehicle became disabled. The client called 911 and reported the traffic crash. Despite the 911 call the office still charged the client with leaving the scene. The Ticket Clinic attorney conducted its own investigation and obtained a copy of the 911 call. When The Ticket Clinic Attorney presented the evidence to the State Attorney’s Office the charges were dismissed.

Case Summary

Date: 09/11/2018
Case #: 08-XXXC-4XX5XX7 NO CONVICTION AS CHARGED
Charge: DUI
Uncategorized
The defendant was stopped for a tag light out and no other driving pattern. The officer smelled alcohol the defendants breath, saw that he keep putting gum in his mouth and would turn his head to talk to the officer so that he could not smell his breath. The defendant did all of the Field Sobriety Exercises, but had many discrepancies that the officer noted. A civilian interpreter was used to give the instructions while he was on a ride along. The defendant had trouble understanding this interpreter and went more by what he observed than what he was told. The defendant was arrested for DUI and refused a breath test. After talking to the state and filing a motion, the DUI charge was dropped.

Case Summary

Date: 09/10/2018
Case #: ct-009xxxxxxx
Charge: DUI
DUI
Our client was pulled over at 1:50 a.m. while operating his vehicle without head lights being activated and traveling at 72 mph in a 45 mph zone. When questioned about consuming alcohol, our client admitted to drinking beer at a local bar just prior to the stop of his vehicle. After arrest on suspicion of DUI the officer requested a breath test, which registered at .098 and .096. We were able to find inconsistencies between the police report and the video, which coupled with the video evidence which illustrated our client moving around without mobility issues and engaging the officers in logical communication, provided us with enough evidence to indicate that our client's normal faculties were not impaired, despite providing a breath test which was above the legal limit. The State agreed and dismissed the DUI on 9-4-2018.

Case Summary

Date: 09/06/2018
Case #: 18ctxxxxxx
Charge: DUI
DUI
The Defendant was involved in a vehicle accident. During the crash investigation, the Florida Highway Patrolman learned the Defendant was driving on a suspended license. The Defendant had 4 prior convictions for driving on a suspended license and was at risk of being categorized as a Habitual Traffic Offender and losing his license for 5 years. Result: Based on negotiations with the Firm, the State dismissed the Driving While License Suspended charge.

Case Summary

Date: 09/06/2018
Case #: 2018CTXXXXXXX
Charge: Refusal to Submit to Breathalyzer
The client was operating a motorcycle and was investigated for a driving under the influence and allegedly resisted their subsequent arrest. The client the refused to submit to a breath test. Law enforcement charged the client with resisting arrest and incorrectly charged them with a criminal offense of Refusing to submit to a breath test for a second time. The Ticket Clinic Attorneys contested the criminal charges, resulting in the refusal to submit to a breath test offense being dismissed and the resisting arrest charge being referred to a court diversion program, keeping the client’s record clean.
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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.