Attorney Joseph Waldbaum's Legal Cases

DUI and DWI

OUI DRUGS + ACCIDENT

Jan 15, 2015

OUTCOME: DISMISSED

After an accident and while at the station client admitted he had been smoking marijuana shorlty before driving. Plus, drug paraphernalia was found in his truck. At my Motion to suppress evidence, I pr ... oved that he had not been Mirandized properly and the judge threw out all his statements. At trial, the DA agreed they couldn't prove it without them and dismissed the charge. No conviction, no license loss, no probation, no 16 week treatment program and saved about $2400 in fines and fees.

DUI and DWI

3rd OFFENSE NOT GUILTY DESPITE BAD ACCIDENT

Dec 17, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Client drifted into opposite lane of travel and struck another car moving it fifteen feet. He failed all three field sobriety tests and was arrested. At trial, the other driver and two officers testife ... d they thought he was under the influence of alcohol. Verdict: not guilty. No mandatory jail term, no 8 year loss of license, no $15,000 fine, no probation.

DUI and DWI

FAILED BREATH TEST; NOT GUILTY 2ND OFFENSE

Dec 11, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Client smelled of alcohol, admitted drinking and had red, glassy and bloodshot eyes. He failed 2 field sobriety tests and 2 empty beer bottles were found within reach in the truck. At the barracks, the ... breathalyzer registered over the legal limit at 0.10. At trial I argued cop followed him for one mile and he committed no lanes violations, had no trouble producing his license and registration, getting out of the car and walking normally. Plus the breath test was done one hour after driving and they couldn't prove what his blood alcohol was at the time of driving --- as required by law.

DUI and DWI

2nd OFFENSE: 3 YEAR REFUSAL SUSPENSION REVERSED. NOT GUILTY ALL 3 CHARGES DESPITE ACCIDENT

Nov 19, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Chuck's license was suspended 3 years for the refusal. I advised him how to fight this at the RMV in the required 15 day period and then appealed to a Judge in Court. The Judge ordered the 3 year susp ... ension lifted so he was able to drive while we proceeded to trial. There, I showed the jury medical records indicating he suffered a concussion in the accident and argued that even though the accident was his fault, the balancing tests were done at 11 PM after a workday on a ramp leading up to the highway. CHUCK'S TESTIMONIAL: "From the second Joe took my 5 AM call to my acquittal at trial, he was on top of every detail. What could easily have been a 5 year icense loss became a NOT GUILTY verdict. He was articulate and organized in court, systematically shredding the DA's claims one by one. He convinced the jury there was insufficent evidence despite the testimony of 2 state troopers, 2 failed sobriety tests and an accident. "

DUI and DWI

NOT GUILTY ALL 4 CHARGES:: OUI, CHILD ENDANGERMENT WHILE OUI, OPEN CONTAINER IN VEHICLE, LANES VIOLATION

Nov 05, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

I had never been arrrested before and this was a terrifying situation for me. The DA's office wouldn't reduce the charges despite my clean record so Joe recommended we go to trial. During the year it t ... ook, he left no stone unturned in my defense. At trial, he faced an obviously tough and experienced DA, but, boy, did he pull through in the clutch

DUI and DWI

FAILED BREATH TEST; NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL

Oct 30, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

The troopers said I had bloodshot, glassy eyes, was unsteady on my feet and failed the field sobriety tests. I took the breath test, failed it and immediately lost my license. Joe advised me how to pro ... ceed every step of the way. After writing 3 detailed reports, he advised me to fight the case and he was absolutely right. I can't recommend him more highly as a lawyer -- and a friend.

DUI and DWI

NOT GUILTY 2ND OFFENSE

Sep 30, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

I failed the one leg stand and 9 step walk and turn tests but did fine when asked to count backwards from 86 to 64 (except I forgot to stop at 64 and kept going to 38). The cop said I failed since I di ... dn't stop at 64. At trial, during his closing argument in front of the jury, Joe counted backwards all the way from 86 to 38 -- 48 consecutive numbers--and then asked, "How many drunks do you think can do that perfectly at 1:30 AM with 3 cops standing a few feet away ?" It worked! Not guilty!

DUI and DWI

NOT GUILTY; 2ND OFFENSE; LICENSE RESTORED

Jul 30, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY 2ND OFFENSE

"The trooper said I smelled of alcohol, had red, glassy, bloodshot eyes, and performed poorly on the field sobriety tests. Plus, he testified I didn't blow into the breath machine correctly and called ... it a refusal causing a three year license loss. At trial, Joe stressed to jury: it was 2:30 AM, there was no erratic driving as he followed me for one and a half miles, he said there was nothing abnormal with my fine motor skills, and he never noted that my speech was slurred in his 4 page report. Jury verdict: Not guilty."

DUI and DWI

NOT GUILTY 2ND OUI; LICENSE RESTORED

Apr 29, 2014

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY; LICENSE RESTORED

'It was really something to watch Joe argue his pretrial motions. He was very clever and kept out lots of bad stuff. During a 2-day trial, when everybody went to lunch, he stayed at the defense tabl ... e prepping his cross exam of the cop who said I almost hit a guardrail, had slurred speech and admitted drinking. But when he said I fell "face first" during the walk the line test, Joe showed the jury he never wrote that in his report. After the not guilty, he brought a motion to restore my license and convinced the judge to do so as well"

DUI and DWI

OUI-DRUGS 2ND; NOT GUILTY

Dec 12, 2013

OUTCOME: Not Guilty OUI-Drugs 2nd Offense

Client was seen by off duty cop to cross center line 6-7 times and once go entirely into opposite lane then run through a 4 way stop sign. He admitted to taking Vicodin and according to the arresting o ... fficer failed the one leg stand and the nine step walk and turn field tests. Despite the testimony of three officers at trial, he was found not guilty.

Joseph Waldbaum's Legal Cases (24)

OUI DRUGS + ACCIDENT

3rd OFFENSE NOT GUILTY DESPITE BAD ACCIDENT

FAILED BREATH TEST; NOT GUILTY 2ND OFFENSE

2nd OFFENSE: 3 YEAR REFUSAL SUSPENSION REVERSED. NOT GUILTY ALL 3 CHARGES DESPITE ACCIDENT

NOT GUILTY ALL 4 CHARGES:: OUI, CHILD ENDANGERMENT WHILE OUI, OPEN CONTAINER IN VEHICLE, LANES VIOLATION

FAILED BREATH TEST; NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL

NOT GUILTY 2ND OFFENSE

NOT GUILTY; 2ND OFFENSE; LICENSE RESTORED

NOT GUILTY 2ND OUI; LICENSE RESTORED

OUI-DRUGS 2ND; NOT GUILTY