Nors Elwood Davidson
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Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases (1087)

San Francisco, CA

DUI and DWI Lawyer at San Francisco, CA

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense

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DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County Pittsburg DUI .14% BAC First Offense DUI Speed Enhancement

Mar 18, 2024

OUTCOME: Probation Granted Three Years, Three Month DUI School, Two Days SWAP, 30 Day License Suspension

Client was observed driving on State Route 4 by the California Highway Patrol and was clocked at 104 miles per hour. Client was stopped for speeding and performed field sobriety tests and submitted to ... a preliminary breath test with a .14% blood alcohol concentration. Client arrested for driving under the influence or DUI of alcohol and submitted to two additional breath tests of .14% BAC. The Contra Costa County District Attorney took eight months to file charges but today we smartly settled this DUI case at arraignment today before the case was sent to a pretrial conference since prehearing research showed that client was not initially charged with the speed enhancement which would have resulted in a sixty day jail sentence. This strategy got the minimum punishment for client without an enhancement.

DUI and DWI

San Mateo County (Redwood City) .20% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/ Collision & High BAC Enhancement

Jan 24, 2024

OUTCOME: DISMISSAL OF HIGH BAC ENHANCEMENT & Probation Granted: 3 Years, $224 Fine, 3 MONTH DUI SCHOOL and 2 days SWAP

Client was arrested for DUI by the San Mateo Police Department after he was found in his vehicle which had collided with a street sign. Client was take to the hospital where his blood was drawn and te ... sted with a result of .20% BAC. The BAC was highly relevant because it qualified client for the 9 month DUI school and a potentially mandatory Ignition Interlock Device ("IID"). Settled the case today for a DISMISSAL OF HIGH BAC ENHANCEMENT & Probation Granted: 3 Years, $224 Fine, 3 MONTH DUI SCHOOL and 2 days SWAP. Not only did we get the 3 month DUI school, but I even secured an $1,800 reduction of clients fine!

Domestic violence

Contra Costa County (Martinez) Temporary Restraining Order Hearing

Jan 19, 2024

OUTCOME: RESTRAINING ORDER WITHDRAWN & CASE DISMISSED

Client was served with a Temporary Restraining Order by his wife after an altercation. Client was living in the U.S. on a work visa, so if the restraining order were to be made permanent, he would lik ... ely have been deported. After many hearings and much negotiation with his wife, today I successfully convinced her to withdraw the restraining order.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .13% BAC 2nd Offense DUI w/ Collision

Dec 21, 2023

OUTCOME: Probation Granted: 3 Years, $1900 Fine, 18 Month DUI School, 1 MADD Class, 1 Year IID and NO JAIL OR SWAP

Client was arrested for DUI by the San Francisco Police Department after she collided with three parked cars. Client submitted to PAS with results of .14% BAC and a later blood test which returned a r ... esult of .13% BAC. Complicating matters further, client had suffered a prior DUI conviction in San Mateo County in 2016. Today, we settled the case for Probation Granted: 3 Years, $1900 Fine, 18 Month DUI School, 1 MADD Class, 1 Year IID and NO JAIL OR SWAP. Considering that second offenses typically get around 30 days SWAP, this was an exceptional result.

DUI and DWI

Monterey County (Salinas) .20% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Dec 15, 2023

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENTS DISMISSED & Probation Granted: 5 Years, $1900 Fine, 30 AA Meetings, 240 Hours Community Service & 3 Month DUI Schoo

Client was arrested by Salinas Police Department for DUI after she was found asleep in her vehicle at a stop light. Client submitted to a blood test which returned a result of .20% BAC, thus qualifyin ... g her for an enhancement and the 9 month DUI school. After much negotiation, I settled the case today for ENHANCEMENTS DISMISSED & Probation Granted: 5 Years, $1900 Fine, 30 AA Meetings, 240 Hours Community Service & 3 Month DUI School.

DUI and DWI

Alameda County (Fremont) .19% BAC w/ Drugs 1st Offense DUI w/ Collision

Dec 08, 2023

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENTS DISMISSED: Probation Granted, 3 years, $1919 Fine, 3 Month DUI School and 3 days SWAP in lieu of Jail.

Client had a collision in a parking structure of which he was unaware. The Fremont Police were called and found client in his home and arrested him for hit and run and DUI. Client submitted to a bloo ... d test which returned a result of .19% BAC and positive for drugs. Today, we settled client's case for ENHANCEMENTS DISMISSED: Probation Granted, 3 years, $1919 Fine, 3 Month DUI School and 3 days SWAP in lieu of Jail.

DUI and DWI

Marin County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Dec 06, 2023

OUTCOME: DUI CHARGES DISMISSED, Case Reduced to Reckless Driving: 1 Year Probation, $919 Fine, 12 Hour DUI School and 2 Days SWAP

Client was arrested for DUI by the Marin County CHP after being observed speeding on Highway 101. Client submitted to PAS test with results of .12% BAC and a later blood test with result of .11% BAC. ... Today, we successfully resolved the case for DUI CHARGES DISMISSED, Case Reduced to Reckless Driving: 1 Year Probation, $919 Fine, 12 Hour DUI School and 2 Days SWAP.

DUI and DWI

Solano County (Fairfield) .19% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Dec 04, 2023

OUTCOME: PROBATION GRANTED: 3 years, $1,850 fine, 3 month DUI School & 2 days Weekend Work

Client was arrested for DUI after being found passed out behind the wheel at a stoplight by the Vacaville Police Department. The high BAC was a problem but today we settled the case favorably for PROB ... ATION GRANTED: 3 years, $1,850 fine, 3 month DUI School & 2 days Weekend Work. License suspended for 30 days and restricted for 5 months.

DUI and DWI

Santa Clara County (San Jose) .19% BAC 2nd Offense DUI w/ Probation Violation

Nov 21, 2023

OUTCOME: PROBATION GRANTED: 4 Years, 22 Days SWAP, 18 Month DUI School, 1 Year IID and NO FINES OR FEES

Client was found passed out at the wheel of her vehicle at a stop light in Santa Clara. After field sobriety tests, client submitted to a PAS test with results of .22, .19 and .20% and was arrested by ... the Santa Clara Police Department for DUI. Client had suffered a prior DUI conviction just two years prior so she was still on active probation for that offense. Today, I settled clients case for: PROBATION GRANTED: 4 Years, 22 Days SWAP, 18 Month DUI School, 1 Year IID and NO FINES OR FEES. Since we were able to avoid client admitting a probation violation, she might be eligible for a "restricted license" and by arguing inability to pay fines, she saved approximately $2,500.

Criminal defense

Yolo County (Woodland) Driving on Suspended License Case

Oct 19, 2023

OUTCOME: ALL CHARGES DISMISSED

Client had previously lost her license for an old DUI case and was arrested by the Woodland Police Department for driving on a suspended license. Client was looking at a misdemeanor with fines in exce ... ss of $2,000, 10 days in jail and a 2 year license suspension. After helping client get her license back, today I convinced the DA to dismiss all charges!

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