Success Stories
Client found NOT GUILTY of OWI by Jury!
People v. Client, 6th Circuit Court (Oakland County, Michigan)
Client was stopped by the police because he had allegedly changed traffic
lanes without signaling on multiple occasions. After the officer stopped
him, the officer stated that he smelled a strong odor of intoxicants and
that Client admitted to drinking alcohol. The officer then had Client
perform several roadside tasks such as reciting the alphabet, counting,
standing on one leg, walking a line, and the finger to touch the tip of
the nose exercise. After Client performed the tasks, the officer arrested
Client for OWI and took him to the police station. While at the police
station, Client agreed to take a breathalyzer test and results of .16
were obtained.
The case eventually proceeded to jury trial and at the end of trial, the
jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY of all OWI charges!
Result:
NOT GUILTY
Client found NOT GUILTY of OWI by Jury!
People v. Client, 48th District Court (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan)
Client was stopped by the police because he was accused of tapping on his
brakes several times and weaving between lanes. After the officer made
the traffic stop, he said that the driver had glassy eyes, bloodshot eyes,
and a strong odor of intoxicants coming from his breath. The driver also
admitted to and consuming alcohol. The officer then administered multiple
field sobriety tests and ended up arresting the driver for OWI. The driver
was then taken to the police station and blew a .13 on the breathalyzer.
The case eventually proceeded to jury trial and at the end of trial, the
jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY!
Result:
NOT GUILTY
Client found NOT GUILTY of OWI by Jury!
People v. Client, 36th District Court (Detroit, Michigan)
Client was stopped by the police for running a stop signal, swerving all
over the road and running into the curb. After the officer made the traffic
stop, he said that the driver had bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of
intoxicants coming from his person. The officer also administered multiple
field sobriety tasks and testified that he failed all of them. The case
eventually proceeded to jury trial and at the end of trial, the jury returned
a verdict.
Result:
NOT GUILTY
Client found NOT GUILTY of OWI by Jury!
People v. Client, 42nd District Court (Romeo, Michigan)
Client was found by the police passed out sleeping the driver’s seat
of his car. The keys were in the ignition and the car was running. According
to the officer, the client was highly intoxicated and smelled very strongly
of alcohol. The client was arrested and taken to the police station and
later submitted to further breath testing. He was given a Datamaster breath
test and results of .16 and .15 were obtained. This case also ultimately
proceeded to trial and the jury reached a verdict of Not Guilty!
Result:
NOT GUILTY
Client found NOT GUILTY of OWI by Jury!
People v. Client, 39th District Court (Roseville, Michigan)
People v. Client, 39th District Court (Roseville, Michigan)”Client
was arrested after leaving a friend’s house where he had been drinking.
He was stopped on his way home by the police for driving a “suspicious
vehicle” and failing to use a turn signal. After the traffic stop,
he was given field sobriety tasks and according to the arresting officer,
the client failed the tasks. He was later given a Datamaster breath test
at the police station and results of .10 were obtained. However, during
the administration of the breath test, the officer encountered some problems.
The case eventually went to jury trial and after the trial, the jury came
back with a verdict of Not Guilty!”
Result:
NOT GUILTY
OWI charges reduced to Careless Driving during trial!
People v. Client
Client was stopped by the police for spinning and squealing his tires in
a parking lot off of a busy road. After the police stopped the client,
they had him get out of the vehicle. After getting out of the vehicle,
the officer stated that he smelled alcohol and that the client admitted
to drinking a couple of beers. The officer then conducted field sobriety
tests which included the One-Leg Stand, Walk the Line, and Horizontal
Gaze Nystagmus (Eye Test). After performing poorly these tests, the client
was arrested for OWI and taken to the police station for a breath test.
While at the police station the client blew a .08 on the breath machine.
Client pled not guilty to the charges and eventually proceeded to jury
trial. After the jury was picked and seated in the courtroom, the prosecutor
decided to dismiss the OWI charges and reduce the charges to the civil
infraction of a “Careless Driving”.
Result:
Plea to Careless Driving
OWI and OUID charges Dismissed!
People v. Client
Client was initially pulled over for driving without headlights on. According
to the officer, when he asked her for her driver’s license and vehicle
information, my client fumbled through her paperwork, had slow dexterity
and was having trouble completing a simple task. The officer also said
there was an odor of intoxicants and that my client admitted to drinking
two beers. He then had her get out of the car for sobriety tests. The
officer gave her the HGN eye test, one-leg stand test, and the walk the
line test. The officer stated that she failed all three tests, that she
had problems with her balance, and couldn’t follow directions. She
was then arrested and taken for a blood test. The blood results came back
with a combination of both Xanax and alcohol. She was charged with OWI/Operating
Under the Influence of Drugs. When the case finally went to court, we
were able to find problems with the blood work in the case. At a Pre-Trial
hearing, the prosecutor DISMISSED all OWI/OUID Driving charges.
Result:
Dismissal
OWI charges reduced to Reckless Driving!
People v. Client
Client was stopped by the police for running a red light and a stop sign.
After being pulled over, the officer said he noticed she had slurred speech,
glossy eyes, and admitted to drinking wine. He then had her do the alphabet
test, finger counting dexterity test and the walk the line test. He said
that she failed all of the balance tests so he gave her a breath test.
The breath result was a .20 and the client was charged with OWI. During
Pre-Trial negotiations, we discovered some problems with the prosecutor’s
evidence. As a result, the prosecutor was forced to reduce the OWI charges
to a NON-ALCOHOL charge of Reckless Driving.
Result:
Plea to Reckless Driving
All OWI and OUID charges DISMISSED!
People v. Client, 29th District Court (Wayne, Michigan)
Client was stopped by the police for failing to use a turn signal. After
the officer approached the client, he noticed the strong odor of alcohol
and an odor of marijuana. The client admitted to drinking beer and smoking
“half of a joint” to the officer. After administering field
sobriety tests, the officer arrested the client. During pre-trial negotiations,
the arresting department did not provide certain evidence which was necessary
to examine in order to properly prepare for trial.
Result:
DISMISSAL
OWI Charges Reduced to Reckless Driving!
People v. Client
Client was stopped for squealing his tires, speeding 15 mph over, and weaving
from lane to lane. The officers said that the Client had blood shot eyes
and that there was a strong odor of intoxicants. After admitting to the
officers he had drank mixed drinks, the police gave him some sobriety
tests. The police administered an alphabet test, a counting test, and
the standing on one-leg test. The officers said that the client failed
all of these tests. On the day of jury trial, however, the prosecutor
agreed to reduce the charges to Reckless Driving!
Result:
Reckless Driving
OWI 2nd Offense Dismissed at Trial!
People v. Client
Client was arrested for OWI 2nd Offense. He was stopped by the police for
driving without headlights at night. After being stopped by the police,
the officer stated that he observed bloodshot, watery and sleepy eyes.
The officer also said that he smelled the odor of alcohol and that the
client admitted to drinking beer. The officer then had the client perform
a counting test, the walk the line test, the one leg stand test, and the
eye test (HGN). After performing poorly on these tests, the officer had
the client take a preliminary breath test and the client blew a .10. After
being arrested, the client was then taken to the hospital for a blood
test. The blood test results came back at a .08 and the client pled Not
Guilty. The case went to jury trial and on the day of trial, defense counsel
was able to point to substantial flaws with the prosecutor’s case.
Result:
DISMISSAL
OWI charges reduced to Careless Driving!
People v. Client
Client was stopped by police for going 56 in a 45 mph zone. During the
traffic stop, the officer smelled alcohol and said that my Client’s
eyes were bloodshot and glassy. Client admitted to the officer that he
had a couple of drinks at the bar so the officer administered a couple
of field sobriety tasks. After the field tasks, Client was arrested Operating
While Intoxicated and taken to the police station. While at the police
station, a breathalyzer test was given and my Client blew a .08. Prior
to trial, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the OWI charge to a Careless Driving!
Result:
Careless Driving