What are the penalties for a first DUI in Florida? Over the last few weeks we did a series of posts on how to avoid getting a DUI and also certain things your SHOULD and SHOULD NOT do if you are pulled over for DUI. In this post we will go over what potential penalties […]
5 Golden Tips to Help Avoid Getting a DUI
Over the past few weeks we have done a series of posts about dealing with a DUI. In this post we will go over 5 golden tips that you can use to help you avoid a DUI in the first place! 1. Our first tip is simply the most obvious of all. If you’re going […]
What’s The Purpose of the Victim Impact Panel?
When you are found to be driving under the influence, it can negatively affect the people you came into contact with on that drive as well. With the potential to seriously injure or kill another person in mind, most judges will require a driver to attend a victim impact panel following a DUI conviction. Many […]
6 Important Tips for Coping with the Stress of a DUI
Have you been arrested and charged with a DUI in Florida? Facing DUI charges can be an extremely trying and emotionally taxing experience. This may even be your first encounter with criminal charges. The prospect of lawyers, courts, and fines can seem awfully intimidating. At Finebloom and Haenel, our DUI Defense attorneys help clients to […]
Sarasota DUI News – Two-Time DUI Offender Asks Sarasota Judge To Spare Him Jail Time
In Sarasota people charged with a second, third or fourth DUI can enter a new program that allows them to serve a minimum sentence if they complete an intense program. That request was denied for one man who sevred a DUI manslaughter sentence and then was charged with a second DUI.
Sarasota DUI Bulletin – Sarasota County DUI Checkpoints Will Be Up And Running Friday Night
There is a DUI checkpoint scheduled for Sarasota County this Friday. The FHP will join forces with the North Port and Venice police departments to deter drunk driving.
DUI Penalties In Florida – DUI Manslaughter Guilty Verdict Could Result In Jail Sentence Of 45 Years
The DUI penalties for a felony DUI are severe especially when there are fatalities involved. This Florida man may be facing a DUI jail sentence of 45 years for killing two pedestrians while driving drunk.
Florida DUI Penalties – Penalties In Sarasota DUI Case Lands Witness In Jail For 90 Days
The penalties for a Florida DUI are hanging in the balance in a Sarasota DUI manslaughter trial. A key witness is now in jail for refusing to testify in the trial.
Florida DUI News – DUI Manslaughter Trial Ends In A Conviction Against A Port Charlotte Man
A North Port man has been found guilty by a jury of seven counts including DUI manslaughter and possession of Oxycodone and Xanax. He is facing up to 60 years in prison for the accident that killed a 7-year-old girl.
DUI Arrests In Florida – Two Florida DUI Arrests On Center Stage At Florida High Schools
The range of DUI penalties in Florida can be measured in years but for two drunk drivers who killed loved ones, the DUI penalties they suffer go beyond jail. Two Tampa Bay high school classes got to hear details about the true DUI penalties in Florida.