The defendant was pulled over for going through a stop sign at 15 mph. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the driver. The defendant admitted to having 3-4 beers and a DUI specialist was called to complete a DUI investigation. The officer requested that the defendant perform 4 different field sobriety exercises. At the conclusion of the exercises, the defendant was arrested because the officer determined that too many clues of impairment existed. At the breath testing center the defendant provided a breath sample of .167 (twice the legal limit). Based on the firm’s recommendation, the defendant elected to take his case to trial. After the jury was chosen, the State of Florida dropped the DUI.
DUI & Criminal Division
