DUI Case Studies
Case Synopsis
Charges: DUI
Court: Leon County / Criminal Traffic
Facts
Client was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and DUI with property damage.
After an accident defendant was located several blocks from the scene.
After apprehension defendant admitted, after Miranda, he had been driving and drinking and showed signs of alcohol consumption. After arrest defendant refused to submit to a breath test.
Arguments
Mr. Meadows argued before the court that the charges should be dismissed as no individual could accurately place his client behind the wheel.
Outcome
The court dismissed all charges.
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Charges: DUI
Court: Leon County / Criminal Traffic
Facts
Client was charged with DUI with property damage after an accident.
At the hospital blood was drawn with results above .08.
Arguments
It was argued on behalf of client that blood could not be withdrawn citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court case in that a warrant had not been issued.
Outcome
After several hearings the court ruled in favor of the defendant and blood results were suppressed.
The information in this section contains information about our past results and statements regarding the quality of our law firm′s services. The information has not been reviewed or approved by The Florida Bar. You should know that the facts and circumstances of your case may differ from the matters in which results have been provided. Not all results of cases handled by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC are provided. The results provided are not necessarily representative of results obtained by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC, or the results of your individual case.
Every case is different, and each client′s case must be evaluated and handled on its own merits.
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Charges: DUI
Court: Leon County / Criminal Traffic
Facts
Client was stopped at a roadblock and the officer based upon his reasonable suspicion of driving under the influence requested client submit to field sobriety exercises.
The client was offered a breath test and refused.
Arguments
It was argued that as law enforcement did not adequately follow the roadblock operational plan all observations of law enforcement, results of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test and statements the of defendant be suppressed.
Outcome
After hearing on defendant’s motion defendant’s motion was granted.
After argument the court agreed with defendant and suppressed all of the evidence in the case.
The information in this section contains information about our past results and statements regarding the quality of our law firm′s services. The information has not been reviewed or approved by The Florida Bar. You should know that the facts and circumstances of your case may differ from the matters in which results have been provided. Not all results of cases handled by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC are provided. The results provided are not necessarily representative of results obtained by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC, or the results of your individual case.
Every case is different, and each client′s case must be evaluated and handled on its own merits.
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Charges: DUI
Court: Leon County / Criminal Traffic
Facts
The defendant was found by FSU police, asleep in his car with the door closed, and his keys outside the vehicle.
Arguments
The defendant brought a motion to dismiss for lack of proving actual physical control. The state in return wrote a motion to traverse, alleging as the motion to dismiss “ambiguously described how the defendant’s vehicle was discovered, the motion to dismiss should be denied.
Outcome
After careful review, the Judge found that the state’s case lacked merit, and the defense provided a good argument for lack of actual physical control and the dismissal was granted.”
The information in this section contains information about our past results and statements regarding the quality of our law firm′s services. The information has not been reviewed or approved by The Florida Bar. You should know that the facts and circumstances of your case may differ from the matters in which results have been provided. Not all results of cases handled by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC are provided. The results provided are not necessarily representative of results obtained by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC, or the results of your individual case.
Every case is different, and each client′s case must be evaluated and handled on its own merits.
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Charges: DUI
Court: Leon County / Criminal Traffic
Facts
The defendant was arrested, charged with DUI and taken to Leon County Jail. The defendant was required to submit an Intoxilyzer.
Arguments
Since the defendant was placed behind a lead partition, during the observation period required during an Intoxilyzer test, the defendant’s motion in limine regarding the intoxilyzer was granted. The results of the intoxilyzer were deemed inadmissible as well.
Outcome
The DUI charge was reduced to a count of reckless driving.
The information in this section contains information about our past results and statements regarding the quality of our law firm′s services. The information has not been reviewed or approved by The Florida Bar. You should know that the facts and circumstances of your case may differ from the matters in which results have been provided. Not all results of cases handled by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC are provided. The results provided are not necessarily representative of results obtained by The Law Office of Lee Meadows, LLC, or the results of your individual case.
Every case is different, and each client′s case must be evaluated and handled on its own merits.