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The Defendant was charged with DUI after being stopped for swerving and having a hard time maintaining his lane.  Once stopped the Defendant admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.  He did the field sobriety exercises and performed poorly.  The Defendant was arrested and gave a breath sample under the legal limit but did provide a urine sample which was positive for marijuana.  The State offered to break the charges down to a reckless driving with probation and several additional requirements.  The Defendant and the Firm rejected that offer and set the case for a trial and a hearing on a motion to suppress the stop of the Defendant’s vehicle and any evidence after said stop.  The Firm conducted a hearing on the motion to suppress and convinced the Judge that the officer was being dishonest with regard to whether the Defendant was actually swerving or committing any traffic infraction.  The Firm accomplished this by cross-examining the officer using the dash cam video.  Once the Court granted the motion to suppress the State had to dismiss the entire case.