State v. Williams
Jan 01, 2014OUTCOME: DUI case dismiss outright after successful motion to supress traffic stop
Client accused of DUI
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Andy Joshua Ingram's Legal Cases (9)
Ocala, FL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Ocala, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +2 more
Victory on Robbery with a Firearm and Burglary with Assault with a Firearm charges
N/AOUTCOME: Release from prison
While her co-defendants, also represented by private attorneys, are serving life sentences for their armed robbery and burglary convictions, our client was released from prison after the same convictio ... n as well as an additional violation of probation conviction. Not often seen, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram actually testified at trial in support of his client. By hiring the law firm of Dunham & Ingram, our client walked away from her violation of probation charge and was sentenced only with probation and time served.
Trial Victory: Not Guilty Verdict for Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia
N/AOUTCOME: Not guilty
After being pulled over for speeding, a law enforcement officer arrested our client after discovering marijuana and paraphernalia in plain sight on the front passenger seat. Despite the State's offer o ... f the minimum sentence available for these charges, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram decided to take the matter to trial. In trial, the prosecutor argued to the jury that posession was clear given the fact that our client owned the vehicle, confessed that the duffel bag containing the drugs and paraphernalia was hers, the duffel bag was in her immediate reach, and there was no one else in the vehicle to whom the drugs could have belonged. One of the State's two witnesses was a court certified expert in Drug Recognition who is very experienced in the courtroom. Nonetheless, the jury returned verdicts of "not guilty" as to both counts.
Trial Victory: Not Guilty Verdict for DUI Charge
N/AOUTCOME: Not guilty
After being pulled over for driving erratically, our client failed all field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. While the State offered a plea deal for the minimum sentence available for DUI, Gai ... nesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram opted to fight the allegations of the State and took the matter to trial. At trial, the State's main witness was a Drug Recognition Expert, who is recognized by the Court as an expert in DUI investigations. Because DREs testify regularly at trial, they make for very polished witnesses and juries often find their testimony particularly credible. After an impressive display by attorney Ingram in the courtroom, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" despite the DRE's damaging testimony.
Trial Victory: Not Guilty Verdict for Possession of Oxycodone
N/AOUTCOME: Not guilty
Following a traffic stop, a law enforcement utilized a K-9 for a drug sniff that resulted in an alert. Thereafter, law enforcement searched the vehicle and found a baggie of ten white pills identified ... as oxycodone. At that time, our client confessed to buying the drugs and intending to use them to ease his shoulder pain. After hiring the law firm of Dunham & Ingram, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram declined any plea agreements offered by the State and prepared for an aggressive trial. During jury selection, it was clear that Attorney Ingram was well received by the jury. After an impressive display by Attorney Ingram in the courtroom, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" despite our client's actual confession.
Trial Victory: Not Guilty Verdict for Domestic Violence Charge
N/AOUTCOME: Not guilty
Law enforcement was called after an independent witness heard screams from an apartment and then watched as our client pushed the mother of his infant child into the blinds of their apartment and onto ... the ground. Our client was arrested and charged with domestic violence. After hiring the law firm of Dunham & Ingram, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram declined any plea agreements offered by the State and prepared for an aggressive trial. After an impressive display by Attorney Ingram in the courtroom, the jury quickly returned a "not guilty" verdict despite the independent witness' damaging testimony. Our client left the courthouse feeling redeemed and cleared of any charge.
Serious Charge of Enhanced DUI, for Having Two Children in Vehicle, Client Not Convicted of any DUI
N/AOUTCOME: Not convicted of any DUI
Our client was arrested for DUI after a law enforcement officer watched him swerve off and back onto the road. After stopping our client, the law enforcement officer saw that a four year old and seven ... year old were in the car. After failing a field sobriety test, our client was arrested and the Department of Children and Families was contacted. The State charged our client with an enhanced DUI for exposing children to this danger. An enhanced DUI carries a more severe punishment than a DUI alone. After hiring the law firm of Dunham & Ingram, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Ingram prepared the case for trial. The morning of the trial, the State Attorney offered our client a substantially reduced charge in effort to avoid the trial with Attorney Ingram. Our client avoided any DUI conviction.
Search Revealing Oxycodone Successfully Suppressed in Court
N/AOUTCOME: Motion to Supress granted by Court
Our client was charged with possession of oxycodone after a pill was uncovered from her pocket. Prior to the search, law enforcement was contacted by an individual who allegedly witnessed our client at ... tempt to purchase illegal drugs with a child present. According to the arrest affidavit, the law enforcement officer sought out our client in order to conduct a well being check on the potential child. Once he located our client, the law enforcement officer demanded that she empty her pockets. Ultimately, a single oxycodone pill was discovered. After hiring the law firm of Dunham & Ingram, Gainesville criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram argued to the Court that the law enforcement officer had no probable cause to search our client for drugs in light of his mission to conduct a well being check on a child and not investigate any potential drug possession. Therefore, Attorney Ingram argued that the results of the search should be suppressed and not used against our client. The Court agreed with Attorney Ingram that our client's constitutional rights were violated. As such, the results of law enforcement's search were suppressed. Without the pill as evidence, the State's case was substantially weaker, which resulted in a very favorable outcome for our client.
Probation only for highly publicized violent felony against LEO
N/AOUTCOME: Probation
After fleeing a traffic stop and dragging a law enforcement officer from his vehicle, our client was charged with resisting arrest with violence and driving with a suspended or revoked license. Additio ... nal charges were filed, as well. At the time of the offense, our client was on probation for DUI. The State demanded imprisonment for this felony offense that garnered much media attention. However, once the law firm of Dunham & Ingram was hired, Ocala criminal defense attorney Andy Ingram was able to achieve an impressive result for his client: only two years of probation with no imprisonment. http://www.baynews9.com/ content/news/baynews9/news/ article.html/content/news/ articles/cfn/2014/7/2/ocala_man_drags_depu.html