I blew over the limit. Why should I hire a Florida DUI lawyer?
Just because you blew over the limit doesn’t mean that you’re guilty of DUI. If you hire a lawyer, that lawyer’s able to look at how the machine was calibrated, how the machine was tested, the proper procedures of before the breath test, the officer’s supposed to observe you for a 20-minute observation period… Read More »
What should I do if I am asked to take a field sobriety test in Florida?
If you’re asked to take field sobriety tests in the state of Florida it’s up to you whether or not you want to participate in them or not. Field sobriety tests are not required in the state of Florida. You’re not required to do them, and field sobriety tests are designed to make you… Read More »
I got into an accident after I had been drinking. Why should I hire a Florida DUI lawyer?
Just because you’ve been in an accident after you’ve been drinking, doesn’t make you guilty of DUI. The field sobriety exercises and the observations that the officer makes, sometimes it’s difficult to determine whether or not those observations are caused by alcohol consumption or the effects of having been into an accident. You see… Read More »
What symptoms and behavior is the officer looking for during the initial detention at the scene of a DUI?
The typical symptoms that police are looking for at the initial detention of any DUI case are the typical bloodshot eyes, odor of alcohol, slurred speech, fumbling with your wallet, things like that, that show impairment. The key is that those symptoms and observations can be caused by nerves from someone being tired, from… Read More »
