OCTOBER 2009
Defendant was stopped at 4 o’clock in the afternoon by Hillsborough County Deputies for weaving on Dale Mabry in Tampa, Florida. Defendant spoke to the deputies and admitted to drinking the night before, but denied drinking during the day. Defendant consented to Field Sobriety Excercises and, according to the Hillsborough County Deputies, failed miserably. He was unable to stand without stumbling, unable to perform the excercises and his speech was noticeably slurred. At the Hillsborough County jail, defendant refused to provide a breath sample. Tampa, Florida DUI lawyer Stephen Higgins negotiated with the state and, on the eve of trail, kept the defendant from being convicted of a DUI. As a result of also winning the challenge to the initial license suspension, defendant never went without driving. (Ref. No. 0326-XCG)
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