Law enforcement stopped the Client after the Client’s vehicle passed the Officer while he was conducting a traffic stop and the Client failed to move over or slow down. Once stopped the Client and the Officer began arguing and the Client chest bumped the Officer. The Officer conducted a DUI investigation and then arrested the Client for DUI and Battery on a law enforcement officer. The Firm immediately began working on both charges. The State to agreed to dismiss the Battery charge, based upon the fact that it could not be shown that the Client intentionally ran into the Officer. In addition, The Firm argued that the Client did not appear to be severely intoxicated in the video and also had no prior criminal history. The State agreed to dismiss the DUI charge if the Client wrote a letter of apology to the Officer involved.
DUI & Criminal Division
