Result: No Conviction
2009CT00576NC (Sarasota)
The Defendant was stopped by a Deputy for speeding. When the Deputy approached the Defendant he noticed him to have bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol coming from him. He also stated the Defendant’s coordination was poor. After the Deputy made these initial observations he had him he requested a DUI unit to come to administer field sobriety tests. After the field sobriety tests the Defendant was arrested for DUI. At the jail the Defendant provided two breath samples with results over double the legal limit. The team at Finebloom and Haenel,David Haenel,Darren Finebloom, and AnneMarie Rizzo worked together to show multiple perspectives on the problems with the State’s case and got the breath test results thrown out. After intense negotiations and litigating the case for 2 years AnneMarie Rizzo convinced the State Attorney to reduced the charge to Reckless Driving.
