The Defendant was pulled over as an alleged suspect in a battery. Upon contacting the Defendant the officer noticed that he had a strong odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath, bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. When asked to exit his vehicle, the Defendant had a hard time maintaining balance. The Defendant refused to perform voluntary fields sobriety exercises in addition refused to give a breath sample. The Defendant was subsequently charged with a Felony DUI based on his priors. The Defendant was found not guilty by a jury of his peers after deliberating for 15 minutes.
DUI & Criminal Division
