May 4, 2009 – State v. M.G. – Motion to set aside and vacate plea and conviction granted in Pinellas County, Clearwater, Florida, for 2326GDJ, which caused the DMV to remove the Florida habitual traffic offender revocation causing the driver’s license to become valid.

May 7, 2009 – State v. C.H. – Habitual traffic offender’s Motion to vacate DWLS without knowledge granted in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, which will cause the client’s driver license to become valid after the habitual traffic offender revocation is removed.

May 7, 2009 – State v. L.A. – Motion to vacate DWLS without knowledge granted in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, which will cause the habitual traffic offender status to be removed.

May 20, 2009 – State v. J.T., Case Number 2007-CT-000786, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, Judge Robery A. Farrance, County Judge, granted the Motion to Vacate and Set Aside the Judgement and Sentence for the criminal offense of Driving While License Suspended or Revoked after an evidentiary motion hearing. The man’s license had been revoked as a HTO for almost two years before he retained the firm. We were able to file the Rule 3.850 motion just a few days before the 2 year deadline passed. The State Attorney’s Office refused to consent to the motion so a hearing was conducted. The issue in the case was whether the man’s plea was involuntary when he did not know the plea would cause a five year suspension, and he did not understand the other rights he was giving up by entering the plea. The Manatee County Judge granted the motion on May 20, 2009. The man’s driver’s license became valid a few days later when the DMV lifted the HTO revocation. On June 9th, 2009, the State filed a “nolle prosequi” which dropped the charge of DWLSR for the 2007 underlying offense. The man did not have to enter a plea to any offense because the charge was completely dropped.

June 10, 2009 – State v. J.V. – Habitual traffic offender revocation lifted for a client from Venice, Florida, after a court in North County Traffic Court Sarasota County grants a motion to vacate judgment and sentence for charge of driving while license suspended or revoked without knowledge.

October 8, 2009 – State v. P.M., Case No. 2009-TR-23140 – Judge for Brevard County, FL, granted motion to vacate the conviction for a Vero Beach man who was designated a habitual traffic offender because of an offense for DWLSRC without knowledge, which will result in the HTO revocation being immediately lifted.

December 31, 2009 – Citation 6341SNX – Jefferson County Traffic Court, Monticello, FL. The court granted our motion to vacate or set aside a prior conviction which caused our client to be declared a habitual traffic offender. The court then accepted a new plea, ordered our client to take an 8 hour driver improvement class and agreed to withhold adjudication which allowed our client to obtain a valid Florida driver’s license.

February 1, 2010 – A.S. v. State of Florida – 2009 CT 012037 – We filed a Motion to Withdraw Plea. The State ultimately agreed that our client had been misadvised by his privately retained attorney about the consequence his plea to driving while license suspended with knowledge (a criminal misdemeanor offense) would have on his driver’s license. After client entered the plea he learned he was declared a habitual traffic offender. We were able to withdraw the plea and then convince the prosecutor to reduce the charge to “no valid” driver’s license which would not cause another HTO revocation.

March 19, 2010 – R.R. v. State – Case Number 2005 TR 23878 and 2006TR 3078 – Judge in Bradenton, Manatee County, granted two motions to vacate prior convictions for driving while license suspended without knowledge which then allowed our client to lift the 5 year habitual traffic offender revocation so that he could obtain a valid driver’s license. The court also allowed our client to reenter the plea, this time receiving a withhold of adjudication on the civil infractions which does not count toward a habitual traffic offender revocation.

April 8, 2010 – B.G. v. State – 003984 FQJ – Hillsborough County Traffic Court in Tampa granted motion to set aside a conviction that caused our client to be declared a habitual traffic offender under Florida law. The court then accepted a new plea and this time withheld adjudication so the case would not count toward a HTO revocation. Our client was able to get the HTO order lifted and obtain a valid driver’s license.

HTO Reversed in Pasco County

Our client was informed he was habitualized as a traffic offender resulting in a loss of driving privileges for five years. This was done as the Pasco County clerk inadvertently added a DWLS to his record 14 years late. We filed a Motion to Vacate the conviction. Judge Vandercar in Dade City, Florida, granted the motion in 2004CT020XXX, and on August 2, 2018, over State’s objection our client was able to enter a plea to the reduced charge of NVDL thereby allowing him to get his Driver License reinstated.

HTO Reversed in Polk County

August 8, 2018 – Our client was habitualized as a traffic offender after paying a traffic ticket for DWLS without knowledge. Our firm filed a Motion to Vacate which was denied without allowing for a hearing. We filed a Motion to Reconsider and demanded a hearing. This was also denied. We did not rest. We chose to attack a criminal DWLS with knowledge wherein our client was not represented by counsel. Judge Grode granted our motion in 17-CT-007XXX and on August 8, 2018, the State Attorney in Winter Haven allowed our client to enter a plea to the reduced charge of NVDL so she would no longer be HTO.