Our client was stopped by Law Enforcement due to having an expired vehicle registration. Officers alleged that “immediately” upon making contact with our client, they smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the vehicle – which was occupied by more than one person. Officers asked our client to step out of the vehicle, for nothing more than an alleged odor of alcohol, and proceeding to question him about how much he had drank while at the beach. Our client, submitting to the authority of the police, admitted to drinking 3 White Claws over the course of the day. Based upon this admission, officers asked our client to participate in Field Sobriety Exercises. After his performance on the exercises, our client was arrested and charged with DUI. Our client refused to provide a breath or urine sample to police.
Immediately upon receipt of the case, our Firm began investigating the facts alleged by law enforcement and protecting our client’s Constitutional Rights. Based on potential issues in the investigation, as well as our client’s lack of criminal history, our attorney’s were able to negotiate our client an outcome to a reduced charge of Reckless Driving. Our client avoided a criminal conviction on his record, and avoided further penalties against his license. Once he is done with his conditions, he could even apply to have his record sealed to potentially avoid it being used against him for future employment purposes.