DUI
Result: Charges Dropped
Facts: The Rudman Law Group‘s client was arrested for a DUI crash, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Refusal to Submit to Chemical or Physical Test, and Careless Driving. This was a second offense.
Results: Attorney Rudman immediately began to advocate for the client with the Office of the State Attorney and was able to negotiate a resolution to this case where the client completed an in-patient treatment program followed by probation. In exchange, the State of Florida dropped two counts of DUI and required no jail time.
Result: Charges Reduced
Facts: The Rudman Law Group‘s client was involved in a car accident where the Boca Raton Police Department observed signs of impairment and during the investigation an altercation ensued. Ultimately, the client was found to have more than 3 times the legal limit of alcohol in her system and was arrested for her second DUI and Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, a felony.
Results: Mr. Rudman was able to successfully convince the Office of the State Attorney to drop the felony charge of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and resolve the charge of Driving Under the Influence to standard first DUI sanctions with no jail time.
Result: Charges Reduced
Facts: The Rudman Law Group‘s client was arrested for his second DUI offense after he was found sleeping in his car with the car running. After participating in roadside exercises and a breath test the client was found to have nearly four times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
Results: Mr. Rudman was able to advocate for the client with the Office of the State Attorney and secure minimum first-time DUI sanctions with no jail time in this case.
Result: Charges Dropped
Facts: The Rudman Law Group‘s client is a teenager who was stopped by the police for a traffic offense after attending a house party. The police officer observed signs of impairment and arrested the client for Driving Under the Influence.
Results: Attorney Rudman advocated for this young man and convinced the Office of the State Attorney to offer Pre-Trial Diversion resulting in the charges being dropped in this case.
Result: No Charges Filed
Facts: The Rudman Law Group‘s client was stopped for swerving and was observed as having glassy bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol on his person. Since their client was a local executive chef, the odor of alcohol could have easily been explained because their client cooks with alcohol, and the bloodshot eyes could be a result of heat from the kitchen.
Results: The firm immediately ordered roadside videos to determine their client’s demeanor on the side of the road. No such video existed. After they reviewed all the written allegations, they contacted the state attorney’s office and informed them that they would be filing a motion to suppress based on an unlawful stop. With all these factors combined, they were able to convince the state attorney’s office to abandon all charges by entering a “no file” on the case.
Result: Charges Reduced
Facts: The Rudman Law Group client’s vehicle hit the center wall on I-95 and then eventually came to rest on the right shoulder of the road. There, the client was approached by law enforcement who conducted a DUI investigation. The client refused a breath test of his blood alcohol level and the administrating trooper read him his implied consent warnings. Their client was arrested and then performed sobriety exercises at the station as requested.
Results: After ordering all videos and evidence, the firm were able to determine that their client was not properly read his implied consent warnings. Immediately, they filed a motion to take depositions so that they could depose the arresting officer in order to lock her into testimony regarding implied consent, for purposes of impeachment at trial. After the deposition, they filed motions to suppress the breath test refusal. As a result, they negotiated for the state to offer their client a reckless driving with a withhold of adjudication and only 6 months of probation. The withhold of adjudication allows the client, to seal this case from his record in the future.
Result: No Charges Filed
Facts: The client was approached as he was allegedly urinating outside of his vehicle on the side of the highway. No one else was nearby. After the officer made some observations of impairment, the client was arrested for DUI.
Results: The Rudman Law Group‘s office reached out to the state to point out that the misdemeanor presence rule prohibits an officer from arresting someone for DUI if they do not observe that individual in actual physical control of the vehicle. Since their client was outside of his vehicle, the officer had no evidence that their client was in actual physical control, regardless of his statements and behavior. Thus, in this case, they negotiated for the state to dismiss, or “no file” the charges as a direct result of their client’s unlawful arrest.
Result: No Charges Filed
Facts: The client was stopped for not having her headlights on while driving in a private parking lot. Upon being stopped, officers allegedly noticed signs of impairment. After an investigation, the client was arrested and charged with DUI.
Results: Florida law prohibits individuals from driving on public roads without the use of their headlights. However, there is no law stopping someone from driving in a private parking lot without their headlights activated. Thus, the firm immediately contacted the state and expressed their concerns that the stop was illegal; the officers did not have the requisite reasonable suspicion to detain their client. As a result, they negotiated with the state to “No File,” or dismiss, the charges against their client.
Result: No Charges Filed
Facts: After being arrested for DUI, the client submitted to a sample of his breath, which yielded an alcohol content of .031. This number is well below the legal limit. Subsequently, officers asked him to submit to a urine test to test for other drugs, as his behavior was allegedly inconsistent with his breath test results. The client declined.
Results: The team at The Rudman Law Group immediately ordered videos of the officer’s dash camera and from the breath testing facility. After thorough review, they were able to successfully argue to the state that there was no way the state could prove what substance, if any, their client was under the influence of that night. As a result, the state entered a “no file” as to the charge of DUI, abandoning prosecution.
Result: Not Guilty
Facts: The client was coming home after a long day at work, stopped by a bar, and immediately after leaving was pulled over and arrested for DUI. This being his fourth DUI, the firm needed to take the case to trial. If he was convicted, he would have been required to do substantial jail time and permanently lose his driver’s license.
Results: At jury trial, The Rudman Law Group successfully argued that their client only consumed drinks immediately before leaving the bar. Therefore the alcohol had not yet been absorbed into his system thereby at the time of stop he could not have been illegally impaired. The jury found their client not guilty and their client avoided a permanent license revocation and any jail time.
