2012 CT 004794 NC (Sarasota County) Charge: DUI Result: DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving & Adjudication was Withheld Defendant was stopped for speeding by a Sarasota Sheriff’s Department DUI unit deputy, who is also a trained drug recognition expert. Deputy noted signs of intoxication and requested driver perform field sobriety tests, which she did not […]
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Client Acquitted of DUI Charges in Sarasota County
2012 CT 005873 NC – Sarasota County – February 2013 Charge: DUI w/ Breath test refusal Result: Found not guilty after a jury trial Defendant was stopped for not having headlights on. Signs of intoxication were noted by Sarasota Sheriff’s department DUI Task Force deputy, who asked defendant to perform field sobriety tests. Deputy believed […]
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Client Receives Reduced Charge of Reckless Driving After Being Charged with DUI
2012 CT 007372 NC – Sarasota County – December 2012 Charge: DUI Result: Reduced to Reckless Driving and Withhold of Adjudication Defendant was stopped by Florida Highway Patrol because tag light was out. Trooper noted signs of intoxication and requested driver perform field sobriety tests, on which he believed she did poorly. Driver was arrested […]
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Hillsborough County DUI Reduced to Reckess Driving – NO Conviction
8239-XFA – Hillsborough County – November 2012 Charge: DUI Result: Charges Reduced w/ no conviction Defendant was stopped in South Tampa on Platt Street for driving the wrong way on Westland Street. Upon contact, officers smelled alcohol on her breath and requested that she perform field sobriety exercises. She refused to perform them and refused […]
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Pinellas County DUI with Breath Test Refusal Reduced to Reckless Driving
CTC111721XEOAN – Pinellas County – November 2012 Charge: DUI Result: Reckless Driving At 5:30 AM, on his way to the airport to travel and visit his daughter, defendant’s right rear tire blew. He was not familiar with the area, and traveled on the flat tire looking for a gas station. Ultimately, he was stopped by […]
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Hillsborough County Second DUI Within 5 Years Reduced to Reckless Driving
4307-XGA – Hillsborough County – November 2012 Charge: DUI, 2nd within 5 Result: Reckless Driving Defendant was stopped for driving too slow and using his blinker without turning. Officers followed him for several minutes noting that his driving pattern was erratic and pulled him over. The DUI officer requested that he perform Field Sobriety Exercises […]
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Second DUI Within 5 Years Reduced to Reckless Driving
1804-XBO – Hillsborough County – October 2012 (DUI Case) Defendant was charged with a second offense DUI within five years. He was observed by Florida Highway patrol on I4 weaving within his lane, crossing over lane markers and failing to maintain his lane. Trooper Drake requested that he perform FSE’s, which he was unable to […]
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DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving – No Conviction
State v. PAR 2012 CT 006268 NC (Sarasota County) The Defendant was stopped at the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office for erratic driving. He was subsequently requested to perform field sobriety tests. The Defendant refused to cooperate with the police investigation. He was arrested for DUI. Darren Finebloom set the case for trial and the state reduced […]
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DUI Charge Reduced to Reckless Driving
2011 CT 011492 SC Sarasota County The Defendant was stopped for speeding and failing to maintain a single lane by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Based upon the odor of alcohol and the failure to produce the proper insurance card for the vehicle a DUI investigation was begun. The Defendant refused to perform any tests […]
