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Editor: Will Hanlon & Charlie Lambert
Profession: Tampa Defense Attorneys

Category: Recent Wins

CASE #001-603-XAM; Judge James Dominguez; Date: April 4, 2006
FACTS: The defendant left a bar and attempted to drive home. After becoming ill outside of his vehicle he fell asleep behind the wheel. He was contacted by law enforcement and asked to perform field sobriety tests. After failing these tests and making statements to the police officer he was arrested. The defendant was transported to Central Breath Testing and blew .078 and .082.

DEFENSE: While the defendant was ill in front of the police officer and had a lot of trouble performing field sobriety tests, he had taken steps to avoid driving.

RESULT: The DUI charge was dropped.