DUI AMENDED TO RECKLESS DRIVING, LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT – NO CONVICTION (NOVEMBER 2009) Defendant was observed by 3 independent witnesses hitting a vehicle and leaving the scene of the accident. The witnesses spoke to the arriving deputy and positively identified the defendant as the driver. Defendant was noticeably confused during the Field […]
Client Charged with DUI Blows a .158 Receives No Conviction Due to Lack of Probable Cause for the Stop of Her Vehicle
April 14, 2010 Case Number 7565-XEF – Judge Lefler Charge: DUI Result: NO DUI CONVICTION Defendant was stopped for traveling over the solid white bar at a pedestrian cross walk. The defendant was then observed driving straight in a right turn only lane. Tampa Police Officers smelled an odor of alcohol on her breath and […]
No Conviction on DUI Charges with BAC of .149
Case Number: 2012 CT 005028 NC The defendant was stopped for changing lanes without signaling in Sarasota County. The trooper noticed signs of impairment and conducted a DUI investigation. The Defendant was subsequently arrested and blew a .149 and a .138. Darren Finebloom subpoenaed the officer to the DMV hearing in order to obtain testimony that […]
Manatee County DUI Charge with Breath Test Over .20 Completely Dismissed
2012 C T 001342 (Manatee County) DUI Defendant was stopped in Manatee County by a Pinellas County sheriff for briefly driving on the wrong side of the roadway against oncoming traffic. The Pinellas sheriff called out for Manatee Deputies to respond. A DUI investigation ensued and the Defendant was arrested for DUI. He took a breath test and blew […]
Hillsborough County DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving
7048-XFA – Hillsborough County – November 2012 Charge: DUI Result: Reckless Driving Defendant was stopped for running a stop sign. Upon extensive review of the location of the stop, pictures were taken of the stop sign and compared to the position of the officer at the time he allegedly observed defendant driving. During negotiations and […]
Getting A Hardship License Following A Florida DUI
How does this affect my ability to drive? That question is one we hear from clients all the time after they have been charged or convicted with a Florida DUI. And this is not an unsubstantiated concern—Florida is a state where people rely heavily on their cars to accomplish their daily lives. With the heavy […]
Sarasota Field Sobriety Tests: Designed To Fail
Ahhhh tests. You probably thought you were done with them the day you graduated from high school or college. But if you are (or ever have been) pulled over under suspicion of drunk driving in Sarasota then you have a series tests that you will have to pass in order to get by. One major […]
Should There Be Leniency for the Inexperienced, Young and the Elderly?
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, automotive accidents are the leading cause of death in the United States for individuals between the ages of 2 to 33. Out of all fatal accidents, 41 percent of them involved alcohol. In spite of the historical references to the danger of drinking and driving, authorities recently […]
Ways to Avoid A Florida New Years Eve DUI
2013 is upon us. That means celebrating the New Year with friends and family. One thing that will quickly ruin any celebration is a Florida driving under the influence charge. And if you do get behind the wheel post-celebration on December 31st, then your chances of getting caught are higher than almost any other night. […]
What Are Open Container Laws?
The state of Florida is always looking for ways to crack down on instances in which an individual has had a little too much to drink and then gets behind the wheel of a car. In addition to heavy penalties, Florida police are some of the strictest in the nation when it comes to patrolling […]
