Result: No Conviction
2011CF003700NC (SARASOTA)

The Defendant was investigated by law enforcement when they suspected he was in violation of his business purpose license for a pending DUI charge. When the officer began to speak with him he noticed the Defendant had an odor of alcohol, slurred speech and several other indicators of impairment. The Defendant admitted to drinking. The Deputy wanted to begin a DUI investigation of the Defendant of which the Defendant refused to cooperate and then began to resist being arrested. After a struggle and being tased by the Deputies the Defendant was taken into custody where he was charged with multiple felonies and another DUI. AnneMarie Rizzo was hired again by this client to defend his best interests. After a very intense and detailed investigation of the facts of the case, depositions and several meetings with the Prosecutor AnneMarie was able to expose the weaknesses of the case to the Prosecutor resulting in the DUI charges being reduced to a Reckless Driving and the felonies being dismissed.

Result: No Conviction
2011CF006214NC (Sarasota)

The Defendant was stopped for traffic infractions. When the Deputy made contact with the Defendant he observed him to have a odor of alcohol, poor balance, bloodshot watery eyes and slurred speech. At this time the Defendant was requested to perform field sobriety tests and began questioning the Deputy as to his reasons for requesting them. A struggle ensued between the Deputy and the Defendant. The Defendant was ultimately arrested and charged with DUI and Felony Battery on a Law Enforcement officer.  The Defendant was nervous and scared and came to the Law Firm of Finebloom and Haenel for help. Here he met with AnneMarie Rizzo. The State Attorney’s did not want to give their client a deal as the Deputy claimed to have several injuries due to the Defendant’s actions. AnneMarie investigated the case and the Deputy thoroughly. After long fight AnneMarie convinced the Prosecutor to drop the charges of DUI and Battery on a law enforcement officer. Ultimately AnneMarie’s client resolve the case to obstruction of an investigation without violence and did not receive any conviction.