Contact UsFor the last thirty-five or so years, since Houser v. State, 474 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. 1985), Carawan v. State, 515 So. 2d 161, 170 (Fla. 1987), and State v. Chapman, 625 So. 2d 838, 839 (Fla. 1993), it has been the law in Florida that multiple charges arising from one criminal episode and […]
Contact UsOver the past years, jurisdictions across Florida have implemented diversion programs benefiting those who are accused of DUI. All of them have one things in common: to reduce recidivism and promote public safety. In March 2018 the State Attorney’s Office in the Thirteenth (13th) Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County announced the implementation of a […]
If you are visiting the Tampa Bay area, and have unfortunately been arrested for DUI, in addition to the normal questions of what to do so that this arrest won’t completely disrupt your life, you have the added complication of being hundreds, if not thousands of miles away. Not only must you navigate the numerous […]
Technology advances have made recording a DUI suspected driver’s performance on the Tampa Field Sobriety Tests that police officers rely upon to decide whether to arrest someone easier and more cost effective. These tapes are often the best evidence to persuade a jury that the DUI suspect was or more importantly, was not DUI. […]
As you are driving along with your significant other or with friends in your car, you see emergency lights up ahead. You slow down with traffic, and the multiple lane road you are on is merged into one lane because of traffic cones. As you slowly proceed through the one lane, a police officer directs […]
Everything! In order for a police officer to stop a vehicle that he suspects is being driven by an impaired driver, he must have a reasonable articulable suspicion to stop that driver. Fla. Stat. § 901.151(2), and Wren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed. 2d 89 )0996). If the […]
Fla. Stat. § 316.1937 provides that certain convicted DUI offenders shall be ordered to have an ignition interlock device installed on their car prior to making an application for a restricted license in the following circumstances: Discretionary for a First DUI Conviction with a BAC of .08 or above for a period of […]
For a Prosecutor to be able to admit a high breath test in a DUI prosecution, there are multiple hurdles that must be overcome. One of those is referred to as the “20 Minute Observation Period”. This is a portion of the Florida Administrative Code that mandates that the officer who is running the […]
You’ve been arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI). You’ve bonded out of jail. You know that your license is likely going to be suspended. So what should you do now? First, try to relax. You are not alone in this matter. In 2013, Florida had 61,852 DUI arrests. That’s an average of […]
Hillsborough County Florida has one of the highest DUI arrests in the country. Between checkpoints, officers stopping for traffic violations, and people getting into crashes; DUI arrests are commonplace. When an officer conducts a DUI arrest, they are required to go through certain procedures. One of the things officers want someone who they believe is […]