Port St. Lucie DUI and Criminal Blog

You have been arrested, booked, tested (or refused to be tested) and have posted a bond to get out of jail. You have spent several hours searching through your memory about everything that happened to you the day of your arrest, regarding the arrest itself and your time in custody, and have written all this…

Once out of jail, several critical things need to be done as soon as possible. Most important is writing down all the details of your arrest, detention, testing and jailing. Waiting even an extra day will cause loss of details. Besides contacting a lawyer to help you, you need to record your side of the…

Don’t expect your DWI Attorney to be a magician Your lawyer can only be your best possible advocate, not a magician. This means two things: First, if you decided to drive after drinking alcohol, you may ultimately be held liable for this in the form of a conviction. One of the reasons to obtain the…

Immediately contact an attorney that specializes in drunk driving defense The situation you face when arrested and charged with a DUI-DWI crime is one of the most tangled legal webs in the entire criminal justice system, and gets literally more tangled with every passing day. In addition, the police and the prosecutor already have almost…

Most people are so certain that being confronted by a police officer investigating a possible DUI-DWI offense will not happen to them that they make little or no preparation for the possibility. About one million people made that error last year, and not a single one thought it could happen to him or her either.…

What should you say and do if you are confronted by a police officer and suspected of DUI-DWI? No single answer will suffice for all people in all situations. In dealing with the police, here are five universally sound things to do, if stopped 1. If asked (or told) about an alleged traffic violation, do…

Will you lose your license under Florida drunk driving Law if you do not submit to field sobriety tests? There is no requirement for you to have to take any field sobriety tests. Therefore, there is no authority for the police to take your driver’s license if you refuse to participate in these highly subjective…

Whatever the reason, the police officer has just made the decision to arrest you for DUI-DWI and has placed you in the back of his vehicle. This chapter covers what you should do at this point. If you have already been arrested and if certain steps to start building a defense have not already been…

Who can refuse to be tested when being accused of Drunk Driving? Unless someone was serious injured or killed as a result of an accident related to your DUI-DWI arrest, you typically have the right to refuse to allow the police to take a blood, breath or urine sample from you. In other words, the…

Defenses related to prosecution’s ability to prove the elements of the offense, other than impairment. To be convicted of a DUI-DWI charge, the State has to prove each of the “elements” of each offense against you beyond a reasonable doubt. An “element” is an essential part of the offense charged. For example, “driving” is a…