Reader’s Question:
My cousin was charged with DUI here in Central Pasco, Florida and she told me that according to the officer, she failed the field sobriety tests, especially the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. What is this test, how is it being conducted and how can this be inclined to problems?
Elle
Central Pasco, FL
The horizontal gaze nystagmus [...]
Reader’s Question:
We are finding police mistakes so that we can use it as a defense in my DUI case in Florida. What are the things that police officers should do or say during a DUI arrest?
Jayda
Boynton Beach, FL
Police officers are required to follow certain procedures during the course of a DUI investigation. Failure of the [...]
Reader’s Question:
Field Sobriety Tests have a bad reputation here in Florida that they are not really reliable indication that a person had been drinking before driving. Are there any kind of field of sobriety test that has been validated and has there been any guidelines that have been set up to administer these tests?
Eileen
Carol City, [...]
Reader’s Question:
I haven’t been actually arrested for DUI but I’m afraid someday that I would just be asked by an officer here in Sunshine Parkway, Florida to stop because he might think that I am drunk driving. How can someone be asked to stop under a DUI suspicion?
Alton
Sunshine Parkway, FL
If a police officer suspects that [...]
Reader’s Question:
We were driving home the other night when a police officer asked us to stop. I was the one behind the wheel and I was asked some questions related to drunk driving. I wasn’t detained because clearly, I was not drunk nor consume any amount of alcohol. But I want to know, are these [...]
Reader’s Question:
How do I choose the best DUI attorney for my DUI conviction in Florida?
Janice
Thank you for asking Janice.
Here are some of the criteria that you may consider in choosing the best DUI lawyer in Florida:
1. Your DWI lawyer must have the latest functional knowledge on the focused areas of DUI/DWI as well as know [...]