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What happens when law enforcement officers enter the curtilage of the home or other private property without a warrant for a DUI investigation? The Fourth Amendment protects homes from unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant unless the court finds an exception for an exigent circumstance. Those Fourth Amendment protections extend to the curtilage of […]
We are often asked this question: “I reside in Florida and have a Florida driver’s license, but I just got arrested for DUI out of state, what impact will this have on my Florida driving privileges?” The arrest itself, even if accompanied by an administrative suspension of your driving privileges in the other state, will […]
One of the best ways to win a DUI breath test case (sometimes called the “DUBAL”) is to get the court to suppress the breath test, making it inadmissible at trial. In one of our recent cases, the Honorable Mary Catherine Green, in the courthouse in Lakeland, FL, suppressed our client’s breath test reading that […]
In many driving under the influence (DUI) cases in Florida, the arresting officer has difficulty remembering how the subject did on field sobriety exercises. These problems are most pervasive when there is no video recording of the roadside investigation. In those cases, the prosecutor might ask the officer if reviewing his report would refresh the […]
After a DUI arrest, you might face two consequences to your driver’s license. The first is the on-the-spot administrative suspension, typically explained in a notice printed on your DUI citation. The second is the revocation of your driver’s license, which the court orders at the time of a DUI conviction for at least six (6) […]
After a DUI arrest, if you demand a formal review hearing and the administrative suspension is not invalidated, you will qualify for a hardship license until after the hard suspension. The hard suspension period is: 30-day for a first DUI with a BAC over .08; a 90-day hard suspension for a DUI with a first […]
Did you receive a letter concerning a subpoena for your medical records from Andrew H. Warren, State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit? If you were involved in a crash and DUI investigation, even if you were NOT arrested, the investigation might trigger such a letter regarding how to object to the issuance of the […]
