DUI with serious bodily injury is a third degree felony which carries a maximum of 5 years in prison. This crime is taken very serious by the Polk County State Attorney for the 10th Judicial Circuit. These DUI crimes are tragic and often filled with emotions from the victim of the accident who has sustained...
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SHOCK JOCK’S ATTORNEY ENTRAPPED INTO COMMITTING DUI
New development in the arrest of DJ MJ Kelli’s attorney and his DUI arrest. Was the lawyer entrapped into committing DUI? If you are set up to commit a crime, is that a defense to the criminal charge? Things are getting interesting at the shock jock trial! Today, MJ’s attorneys were in court arguing for a...
Read MoreRADIO DJ’S ATTORNEY GETS ARRESTED FOR SECOND DUI WITHIN 5 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF SHOCK JOCK TRIAL
Early this morning, the lawyer for MJ Kelli was arrested for his second DUI within 5 years of his last DUI. MJ is suing Bubba the Love Sponge for defamation, even though MJ makes his living due to our right to Free Speech and is a public figure. The attorney refused to submit to the...
Read MoreHow does a DUI trial work when arrested for DUI refusing the breath test also
In Polk County and Florida, if you are arrested for DUI and refuse the breath test, you will be charged with a DUI. However, if you have a DUI, refuse the breath test, lose the Formal Review, and your license is suspended for one year for refusing the breath test, the next time you get...
Read More3 DUI Formal Review Suspension Set Aside Including Commercial Driver's License Revocation
1 YEAR SUSPENSION FOR REFUSING TO TAKE A BREATH TEST SET ASIDE! 6 MONTH SUSPENSION FOR BREATH TEST OVER THE 0.08 LEGAL LIMIT SET ASIDE! 1 YEAR REVOCATION OF CDL LICENSE FOR REFUSING THE BREATH TEST INVALIDATED! 3 ACCUSED DUI DRIVERS GET THEIR LICENSES BACK My client was pulled over by an officer of the Lake...
Read MoreWhat is a temporary permit or hardship license in a Polk County DUI Driving Under the Influence Case
When you apply for a Formal Review, after being arrested for a DUI, to fight of the administrative suspension of your driver’s license, you will automatically receive a temporary permit to drive for “business purposes”. If you lose the Formal Review and the license suspension is upheld, for refusing the breath test or for having...
Read MorePolice Officer accused of arresting drivers despite passing sobriety tests. Can that happen in Polk County
Police Officer Lisa Steed accused of arresting drivers despite passing sobriety tests in Utah is all over the news. Numerous drivers arrested for DUI by this officer passed the breath test at the police station. This was an officer who was awarded trooper of the year! Now she is the defendant in a class action...
Read MoreBlood draws in DUI - Suspected DUI driver arguments against forced blood draws
Yesterday, I posted about the United States Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on whether police need a warrant before they can force a driver suspected of DUI to give a blood sample. This blood sample would then be used to determine the driver's blood alcohol level. This would be a key piece of evidence in...
Read MoreBlood draws in DUI - Driving Under the Influence criminal cases in Polk County, FL
Today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument whether Forced blood draws in DUI cases are constitutional. The DUI case the Supreme Court is hearing started when a driver was pulled over for speeding. As usual, it's late at night and the trooper gives the standard odor of alcohol, glassy, bloodshot eyes observed...
Read MoreDUI checkpoints and DUI roadblocks what you need to know in Polk County, Florida
With the new year approaching, drivers must be aware of the holiday DUI checkpoints. In order to be a lawful DUI checkpoint, the police must conduct the traffic stops pursuant to a written, predetermined plan. The DUI checkpoint plan must contain specific neutral criteria which limit the conduct of individual DUI officers on the scene...
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