Articles Posted in DUI

Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test The US Supreme Court gave the OK to punish DUI defendants for breath test refusal. This allows Florida to give harsher penalties to defendants for their breath test refusals, even with no search warrant. The Court ruled DUI arrests Breath Tests are likely to happen. So, Breath Tests…

What are the effects of THC on the brain of a driver? DUI and cannabis information needs to be shared. For both DUI attorneys and medical experts in the courts, this is a concept known as THC Kinetics and involves the concept of Hysteresis. Recently I attended a seminar that covered key issues, Questions and…

DUI Cops Are Instructed How to Testify “Always demonstrate how you conducted field sobriety evaluations.Be certain, however, that you can do in court  all the evaluations you asked the defendant to perform” Just spent some time reviewing what must be the Bible for DUI cops testifying in criminal cases it is called The Criminal Justice System: A…

Summary of the Field Sobriety Exercises Ruling:  Field sobriety exercises are inadmissible in this case unless the State of Florida demonstrates their reliability to the Court in a Daubert hearing. The State must show that field sobriety exercises were created using the same rigorous scientific method that is behind every theorem and postulate in science journals…

A Miss USA contestant didn’t think of mentioning a misdemeanor DUI. Then, the contestant won the title. Specifically, the rules don’t allow “any type of” illegal behavior or activity. The pageant officials found out about her DUI conviction. She immediately lost her crown and her title. The paperwork says, ‘Have you been convicted of a…

Michael Phelps – Miracles Happen – From Addiction to Gold Medals The Recovery of Michael Phelps from 2 DUI charges to “Greatest Olympian of All Time” was a long journey that began with his first DUI charge in 2004. The miracle began Less than 2 years before his historic run at the 2016 Olympic Games…

A prominent legal ally in Hillsborough County, Florida, specializes in providing robust defense strategies for individuals facing DUI charges. With a focus on legal expertise, strategic responses to evolving enforcement tactics, and a proactive stance on reputation management, the firm  stands as a reliable partner for navigating the complexities of DUI arrests. Overview of DUI…

What are the 3 Most Important DHSMV Forms for People with a DUI Driver’s License Issue? We have all of the forms to reinstate your driver’s license after a DUI suspension. The first form is an application to obtain a hardship license HSMV 78306. Second, we have the application for formal/informal review of a driver’s…

DUI Questions and Answers from a Florida DUI Attorney and Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer. For over ten years, Tampa DUI Attorney has been maintaining this resource for DUI information, It has become a resource for both citizens and Lawyers. We have reviewed our history and summarize a Reviewof the most frequently asked questions (FAQ);…

Drugs and DUI DUI attorneys and people who have been arrested call me and sometimes ask: What happens when there is a DUI arrest, a .000 breath test, followed by a urine screen that is positive for drugs? Here is the answer. We use a toxicologist to testify about the limitations of urinalysis in the…