The Defendant was driving on a 2 lane road. He came upon 2 police cars in the right lane with their flashing lights on. As the defendant reached the police cars, an officer stepped out of the vehicle a motioned for him to stop. The officer also stated that he looked directly at the defendant and yelled stop. The defendant proceeded to drive and about 3 mph and kept on going. The officer claimed to hold up his hand and yell stop a second time. The defendant continued driving. He was pulled over a few miles down the road and arrested for failure to obey a lawful command. At trial, the officer’s testimony was inconsistent with his report and our client was found NOT GUILTY.
DUI & Criminal Division
