Claris Law Legal Blogging Community

Editor: Tampa Criminal Attorneys
Profession: Tampa Defense Attorneys

Category: DUI

The client was arrested for DUI in Orlando. She, and her sixteen year old daughter were on their way home from a rock concert when the trooper stopped her vehicle for erractic driving. The client had no familiarity with Orlando, and became very lost when she tried to read her mapquest directions backwards on the ride back to Tampa. After the initial stop the client performed field sobriety tests, was arrested for DUI, and then transported to the jail. When she was asked to perform the breathalyzer she refused. Read a summarized version of the tampa criminal defense lawyer's letter to the prosecutor. The letter requests the prosecotor to reduce the charge to reckless driving. While our client's performance on the field sobriety tests was poor, the letter gives you insite into how her performance could be affected by the conditions of the area that the trooper chose to administer the tests.

RESULT: She plead to reckless driving, and the conviction was withheld. In other words, she received no points on her driving record.