Yesterday, I was in court all day before arguing various motions to suppress in my client's DUI case. Many people arrested for DUI or a criminal offense do not know what a criminal defense attorney does for them in court. Many people charged with DUI also do not know what it means to mount an...
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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 MorePolk County DUI Thomas C. Grajek attorney files writ challenging "Formal Review" DUI license suspension
My client was arrested for DUI by the Florida Highway Patrol. I was able to get a copy of the video and police reports for his case. Because my client retained me within 10 days, I was able to request a “Formal Review” to fight the administrative suspension of his driver’s license for allegedly having...
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 MoreSHOCK 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 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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