Attorney Lindsay L. Reese's Legal Cases

DUI and DWI

State v. Gonzalez

N/A

OUTCOME: Not guilty verdict after a jury trial.

Ms. Gonzalez, a US citizen from Puerto Rico, was pulled over and charged with DUI based almost exclusively on the fact that her tag light was out. A Spanish speaker, Ms. Gonzalez had a difficult time ... understanding the field sobriety test instructions which were given to her in English, despite the fact that the officer spoke Spanish. The officer also made several mistakes during the tests such as leaving his police vehicle flashers on and failing to designate a clear line on which to perform the walk and turn test.

Criminal defense

State v. Roddie

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OUTCOME: Not guilty verdict on all counts after a jury trial.

Mr. Roddie was charged with affray (fighting), obstruction, simple battery and disorderly conduct. Mr. Roddie had stepped in to defend his girlfriend, who was being attacked by a teenage male. The ma ... le began hitting Mr. Roddie, who defended himself. When police arrived on the scene they did not attempt to pull the teenager off of my client. Instead, they tazed them both in the head and charged them with obstruction for failing to stop fighting. I did extensive investigation by going to the neighborhood and knocking on doors looking for a witness. I found a witness that the police had never talked to, even though she attempted to give a statement at the time of the incident. She confirmed that Mr. Roddie was acting in self-defense and that the police never attempted to stop the fight prior to tazing the men. The prosecutor had never even bothered to talk to her prior to the day of trial.

Speeding and traffic ticket

State v. Becker

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OUTCOME: Diversionary program which led to dismissal of the ticket. He kept his license and did not get any points.

A young college student had been stopped for speeding. He was under 21 and going 30 miles over the speed limit. If he had plead guilty he would have lost his driver's license.

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Lindsay L. Reese's Legal Cases (3)

State v. Gonzalez

State v. Roddie

State v. Becker