Recent Case Results
State v. KH
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: 2nd DUI Offense Reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The client was charged with DUI for the second time in 5 years. Client reported an accident after leaving the scene and driving home. The officers came to his house and arrested him for DUI after he failed field sobriety evaluations. The DUI charge was reduced to Reckless Driving because there was no evidence that the client had been drunk when driving earlier in the night – it could not be proven that he did not begin drinking once he had arrived at home.
State v. REL
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI, DUI Child Endangerment dismissed
Description: The client was charged with DUI and DUI Child Endangerment. The child endangerment charge was dismissed and the client was able to keep her driving privileges.
State v. AW
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Obstruction
Description: The client was charged with DUI under 21. Charge was reduced to Obstruction with no driver's license suspension.
State v. VP
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: 2 DUI charges
Description: The client was charged with two DUIs within a single month. One DUI was reduced to Reckless Driving so the second DUI charge was treated as a first offense.
State v. BB
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: Minimum statutory jail time
Description: The client was charged with a second DUI in 10 years and was involved in a car accident with serious injuries to the victims. We negotiated the minimum amount of jail time required by statute and he was able to keep driving on a limited permit.
State v. LU
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving after it was determined that the field sobriety tests and breath test results would not be admissible at trial because the officer used coercive tactics and forced the client to submit to the testing.
State v. WY
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving after it was determined that the officer did not comply with the NHTSA procedures for administering field sobriety evaluations.
State v. RK
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving after evidence was produced that proved the client suffered from a condition making it physically impossible for her to produce a breath sample and that she was not attempting to "trick" the testing device. The alleged refusal would not have been admissible at trial.
State v. GT
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving after it was determined that the testing equipment used for the breath sample was not properly maintained.
State v. HM
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI dismissed
Description: The charge was dismissed after the judge concluded after a motion hearing that there was no cause to suspect the client had been the driver.
State v. MK
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving because the client's driving was not as described in the police report and performed well on field sobriety evaluations.
State v. SP
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI dismissed
Description: The charge was dismissed because the officers did not follow proper procedure during a roadblock.
State v. VT
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Description: The charge was reduced to Reckless Driving because the only evidence was the officer's statements that she had bloodshot eyes and an odor of alcohol on her breath. There was no less safe driving and no breath test.
State v. MB
Practice Area: DUI / DWI
Outcome: DUI reduced to Local Ordinance
Description: The charge was reduced to a local ordinance violation because the officer's stop of the vehicle was illegal – the client was cited for not signaling while changing lanes but there was no traffic and there is no duty to use a turn signal when no cars are approaching from either direction.
State v. CS
Practice Area: Possession of Marijuana
Outcome: Dismissed
Description: The charge was dismissed because the officer performed an illegal pat-down of the client.