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A nice young man from the area left a note on my car under the windshield wiper one morning. He knew my wife and where I lived, but he didn't have my phone number. He had been charged with drunk driving, and his breath test showed a .15. He was convinced that he was going to have to plead guilty, but it was going to kill his career as a commercial truck driver. He was in his early 20s, and he was super nice, but he was also super scared.
This was one a bit of a nail-biter. My client was charged with OWI 3rd, and we ended up before one of the toughest circuit court judges in Wayne County.
Client was stopped for speeding and weaving along a hilly stretch of road, with the officer claiming that he could see the vehicle traveling in and out of his lane of travel. He was arrested after submitting to field sobriety tests and a PBT. His Datamaster test result was over the legal limit.
I win a lot of implied consent hearings. More often, however, the hearing officers are so terrible that, if the cop shows up, you lose. This one was too funny not to share.
Michigan's implied consent law states that a person must submit to a chemical test after a valid arrest. If you fail to submit to the test, your license is suspended for one year, and six points are added. You can win by showing 1) the traffic stop was unlawful, 2) the arrest lacked probable cause, 3) chemical test rights were not read, or 4) there was reasonable refusal.
In the 33rd District Court in Woodhaven, Michigan, my client DK was charged with Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident. LSPDA is actually a fairly serious charge. More commonly known as "hit and run," the charge of LSPDA is a criminal misdemeanor offense that carries up to 93 days in jail, a $500 fine plus costs, 6 points on your driving record, and driver responsibility fees.
In Garden City's 21st District Court, I represented GG, accused of OWI by local police. My client was seated in his car, which was running, eating taco bell in February 2015. The car was parked a few blocks away from Taco Bell. An open beer was located inside the car. Police investigated because the parked running car occupied a space at a closed hardware store.
Picked a jury yesterday, February 12, 2016. I was really happy with the jury considering that the facts were pretty tough. Client was followed by a 911 caller who claimed that the vehicle was all over the road. No one else thought my client's driving was bad enough to dial 911 even though the caller followed my client for 15 minutes. Supposedly, he was all over the road, into oncoming traffic, and generally just driving like the drunkest person in the world.
My client was described as uninjured following a serious crash and rollover accident. According to police and witnesses, my client was falling down drunk but not injured from the crash. After a full-blown jury trial, the jury returned a very fast "NOT GUILTY" verdict on all counts. I could not be happier for my client, who went through hell on this case.