Our client made contact with police after she called police for assistance with her estranged husband. The husband had shown up late in the evening at her house with his new girlfriend and demanded to take their children with him. Due to the children having appointments the next morning our client refused. The husband placed a child in the car and an argument ensued. After the husband got in the car our client reached in the car and recovered the child. The husband exited the car and chased our client back into her house. Where she was able to close the front door just as he was getting to them he then punched the cutting his hand. The police office who responded to the scene began investigating by questioning the husband and the new girlfriend who were standing outside. Law enforcement then took pictures of the husbands cut hand. Later he questioned the children and finally he questioned our client who had placed the call for help. Law enforcement then determined that our client had committed a battery on the husband. Law enforcement then placed our client under arrest and placed the children into the care of the husband. Due to their mother being arrested the children never made their appointments the next morning. After posting bond our client immediately contacted our office to begin working on the case. We carefully analyzed all of the State's evidence, Law Enforcement's reports, and witness statement's. Our office then constructed a defense strategy. Finally, we reviewed each detail of the case with our client and prepared her for a possible trial. After reviewing some inconsistencies within the statements provided by the husband and the new girlfriend with the State the prosecution dismissed the Domestic Violence Battery charge.
Our client was allegedly paced by Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) traveling 90MPH on SR-826. FHP activated their emergency lights and sirens and gave chase for approximately 15 minutes while our client weaved in and out of lanes of traffic. Eventually FHP was ordered to discontinue their pursuit and contact was made for Police to take up the chase. Police were able to pull our client over once off the highway. Our client was arrested for reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. When the police searched our clients car they found marijuana and charged our client accordingly. Ticket Clinic attorneys were able to show the police had a general lack of recollection as to key parts of the arrest process, demonstrated there were chain of custody issues with respect to the marijuana and argued that our clients driving amounted to nothing more than a simple infraction. After some back and forth, the state attorney dismissed the marijuana charge, dismissed the driving on a suspended license charge and reduced the reckless to careless driving.
The Client was first charged with a battery on a law enforcement officer after she had been drinking at a local bar and was asked to leave. When the Client did not leave she was forcibly removed by law enforcement. During her removal she struck one of the officers in the groin area with her knee. The Client was then released on bond and went home. A short period of time later the Client was again arrested for being impaired and striking another police officer that she came into contact with when she was impaired. The Firm took the cases to the Felony State Attorney and pointed out that the Client obviously had an alcohol problem and that treatment was in fact the best option for her. The Firm then got the State to agree that if the Client would complete treatment for her alcohol issue then they would agree to dismiss both felony cases. The Client completed the treatment and all felony charges were dismissed.
Our client was charged in two separate cases with possession of cannabis and resisting an officer without violence. The lawyers at the Ticket Clinic had the cases transferred to the Drug Court Diversion Program where the client was considered an All-Star. The client successfully graduated Drug Court and both cases were dismissed.
The defendants vehicle failed to maintain its single lane of travel. The defendant was stopped and investigated for DUI. The defendant refused breath and road exercises. Motion to suppress was granted. State’s appeal affirmed. DUI charged dropped
The police arrested the defendant for DUI. According to the police, they came into contact with an individual who was improperly parked and passed out behind the wheel of his car. The car was still running when the police arrived. The officer had to knock on the window repeatedly in order to wake the client up. The defendant had red glassy eyes, slurred speech, flushed face, and the odor of alcohol emanating from his breath. He admitted to police that he had 3 or 4 beers. The police alleged that he was impaired and that he had actual physical control of the vehicle. After taking a number of depositions and preparing for trial, the Firm announced ready. On the day of trial, the State dropped the DUI charge completely.
Our client was alleged to have sped through traffic striking two vehicles and leaving the scene without having provided his information. Later that evening, police respond to a call regarding a crash and possible injuries. Upon arriving, the police claim that our client was passed out behind the wheel. The police further claim that the car was still on, in drive, but that his foot was on the break. According to the police, attempts to wake our client failed and they were forced to smash the back window of our clients car, crawl in and manually put the car in park and turn off the ignition. After waking our client, the police conduct a DUI investigation and arrest our client. During the arrest, the police claim that our client admitted to taking several drugs recently including prescription medication. During our investigation of the case, Ticket Clinic attorneys discovered that Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) was involved in the investigation of the accident. Witnesses stated that our client was permitted to drive back to the scene of the accident in order for the police to complete their investigation. However, those same witnesses stated that they were not able to identify our client with any degree of certainty. Further investigation revealed that the Police Department investigated the DUI and we inquired from the police officers whether they were aware that FHP ticketed our client for leaving the scene of the accident within an hour of their DUI, including letting him drive. To everyone's surprise, police admitted that they were aware of that and that in their opinion, FHP committed a serious error in allowing our client to drive in the condition he was in. The state attorney was so appalled at the facts of this case that they dismissed the leaving the scene of an accident charge and allowed our client to enter into a program whereby his DUI will be reduced to a reckless driving.
Law enforcement noticed that the Client's vehicle was swerving from the fog line to the center line multiple times and as a result conducted a traffic stop of the Client's vehicle. Once stopped the Client was observed to have an odor of an alcoholic beverage and had slurred speech. The Client then performed field sobriety exercises and did poorly. The Officer then arrested the Client and requested a breath sample, which the Client refused to give. The Firm spoke with the Assistant State Attorney on the case and highlighted the fact that the Client had a clean record and there was not a breath sample from the Client in the case. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI charges.
Law enforcement observed the Client drifting all over the road and almost collided with three separate Semi trucks. Then the Client stopped his vehicle at an intersection and fell asleep before the light could turn green. The Officer made contact with the Client and observed an odor of alcohol and slurred speech. The Officer then conducted a DUI investigation. The Client did not perform well on the roadside sobriety exercises and was then arrested for DUI. At the jail the Client refused to provide a breath sample. The Firm spoke with the State Attorney's office regarding the client's lack of a prior record and the fact that there was not a breath sample in the case. The State then agreed to dismiss the DUI charge.
The Client was stopped for speeding on the interstate. Once the Client was stopped the officer observed the driver to have bloodshot and glassy eyes and observed the odor of alcohol and slurred speech. The Client then conducted field sobriety exercises and performed poorly on them. The Officer then arrested the Client and took him to the Breath Alcohol Testing Facility. The Client then gave a breath sample more than double the legal limit. The firm reviewed the case and requested that his DUI charge be dismissed based upon the Clients lack of a prior record and the fact that the Client checked himself into treatment voluntarily before his case was even finished. The State agreed and dismissed the DUI charges.
The Client was found at a local park while he was semi-conscious in his vehicle by a park official. The Client was then asked out of the vehicle once law enforcement arrived to conduct field sobriety exercises. The Client was extremely impaired and later gave a breath sample that was nearly 3 times the legal limit. The Firm set the case for trial and let the State know that the defense was that the Client wasn't actually in control of the vehicle, as he was not conscious. The week before the trial the State agreed to dismiss the DUI charge.
Our client was pulled over for making a u-turn in a manner which almost cased an accident. Upon engaging our client the police allegedly detected the odor of alcohol on his breath and accused him of having bloodshot and watery eyes. The police further stated that our client admitted to drinking that evening at the Miccosukee Resort. The police began a DUI investigation and our client is said to have failed the field sobriety exercises which caused him to be arrested. At the police station, our client refused to provide a breath sample and allegedly stated to the police that the reason he was refusing was because he would likely fail the test. Our client was also driving on a suspended license. Our attorneys immediately set the case for trial and the assistant state attorney was forced to dismiss all charges for insufficient and conflicting evidence.
