Two undercover Tampa Police Department officers were fired today for hanging out and drinking in a strip club while on duty. Officer Ortega and Officer Madsen were in a strip club drinking. When it was time to go to work, the officers logged into work remotely from a computer. The were on the Rapid Offender Control...
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Intoxilyzer 8000 seminar Provided by Forensic Alcohol Consulting & Training completed by Polk County DUI Lawyer
On Friday, I attended a seminar specifically dealing with the Intoxilyzer 8000, the official Breath Test machine used in Florida. Prosecutors like to call the machine a breath test instrument, but we all know it's a machine with many problems and short comings. By attending these seminars, it allows me to keep up to date...
Read MoreNTSB porposes lowering the legal limit in DUI cases to 0.05 from 0.08
Last week, the NTSB proposed lowering the legal limit for Driving Under the Influence cases from 0.08 to 0.05. In Florida, the legal limit is 0.08. Also in Florida, a driver with a breath alcohol under 0.05 is presumed to not be impaired. The NTSB feels that lowering the limit would help cut down on...
Read MoreHow to sign up for a Formal Review for your Polk County DUI arrest
You only have 10 days to request a “Formal Review” to challenge the administrative suspension of your driver’s license for blowing over 0.08 on the breath test machine or refusing the breath test. Unfortunately, many people do not realize this 10 day deadline and fail to request a Formal Review to fight the 6 to...
Read MorePolk County DUI attorney explains if breath test will be thrown out of court based on "source code"
This week, the Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the breath test machine used in Polk County, Florida. At issue is the software that runs the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test machine that is used in all Polk County DUI arrests. If a suspected DUI driver is not allowed to have an independent review of...
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 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 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...
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