DUI REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING – NO CONVICTION (FEBRUARY 2009)
Defendant was stopped for driving the wrong direction on Cleveland Street and for failure to respond to a traffic signal on Platt Street. Upon request by the Deputy, the defendant performed Field Sobriety Exercises, but did so inadequately according to the Deputy. Defendant later refused to provide a breath sample. In his negotiations with the state attorney, Tampa DUI lawyer Stephen Higgins convinced the state attorney that the video, including the driving pattern and the performance of the FSE’s was not enough to provide impairment. In court, Stephen was able to get the charge reduced to a Reckless Driving with no conviction. (Ref. No. 8760-XAM)