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Physical control reduced to Negligent Driving 1
Marge had a lot of factors working against her – including a breath test between nearly three times the legal…
DUI and reckless driving reduced to negligent driving
Sam was charged with DUI and Reckless Driving, and faced up to two years in jail and a license suspension. After pointing out several evidentiary flaws in both officers' investigations Dan convinced the prosecutor to reduce the DUI to Negligent Driving. The Reckless...
DUI and reckless driving charges reduced to traffic ticket
Alvin was arrested for DUI and Reckless Driving after an officer claimed he drove recklessly at excessive speeds in an attempt to avoid seizure and exhibited signs of impairment following Field Sobriety Tests. After pointing out several evidentiary issues in the...
Third DUI within ten years reduced to reckless driving
Harry, who was arrested for DUI after excessive speed, several indicators of impairment and refusing to perform FSTs, refused the breath test. Because of his two prior DUIs, Harry was facing a minimum of four months custody. Prosecutors insisted that he plead guilty...
Physical control reduced to Negligent Driving 1
In DUI cases, one of the issues that we closely scrutinize is the legal basis for the traffic stop. In this case, Demarcus was stopped for having a green light bulb in his headlights. After thoroughly researching the traffic laws, we found that there was no law that...
DUI reduced to negligent driving despite breath test 3 times the legal limit
Dane was arrested for Physical Control after the arresting officer found him parked on the side of the freeway with his engine running. He failed field sobriety tests and a breath test revealed his blood alcohol was .24 - three times the legal limit. Dane's record...