DUI-Dismissed
Oct 31, 2014OUTCOME: Case Dismissed.
Client was arrested for DUI and charged separately with traffic tickets for the same incident. The government violated the rule that requires the DUI and traffic tickets to be tried together.
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L. Kenneth Chotiner's Legal Cases (26)
Philadelphia, PA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Civil Rights ... +2 more
DUI- Case Dismissed
Sep 29, 2014OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
A new day for an old rule. The old rule requires a DUI and a traffic ticket to be tried together. The Government ignored this rule that now applies because municipal court took over traffic court.
DUI- Prosecution Withdrawn
Jul 31, 2013OUTCOME: Prosecution Withdrawn
Client was arrested for driving under the influence by a State Trooper. State Troopers have video cameras in their patrol cars. However, neither the Trooper nor the Government did anything to ensure th ... at this valuable evidence was preserved. Instead, it was destroyed. After I filed a Motion to preclude the trooper's testimony because the evidence was destroyed, the Trooper failed to appear at any further hearings.
DUI- Case Dismissed Lack of Prosecution
Jul 01, 2013OUTCOME: case dismissed.
Client was arrested because he failed to use a turn signal. Other than that, he was driving fine. The Commonwealth was not ready to proceed today. The court granted my motion to dismiss for lack of pro ... secution.
DUI-Motion to Supress Granted, Case Withdrawn
Jun 17, 2013OUTCOME: Motion to Supress Granted
Client was observed by State Trooper driving down 95. Trooper claimed he pulled my client over because of the way he was driving. Luckily for my client, the trooper's patrol car had a camera. When, the ... trooper claimed that the camera didn't capture all of the erratic driving, I crossed him with the PSP regulations that required him to press record. The Judge found that the trooper was not credible.
DUI- NOT GUILTY!
Jun 05, 2013OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was out drinking at a bar. When he returned to his car, he found it had been side-swiped. A wreck chaser offered him a tow but ended up damaging the car more. Client called cops but fell asleep ... behind the wheel with the engine on before they arrived. The Court found my client not guilty because the COP admitted that the car could not be driven.
Civil Rights Racial Profiling
Mar 28, 2013OUTCOME: $25,000 Judgment
Client was stopped for an alleged traffic violation and then the police officers claimed he smelled like weed. They arrested and charged him with driving under the influence. After the criminal court s ... uppressed the evidence, the Government withdrew prosecution. Then we filed a Civil Rights suit. We took judgment against the police officers.
DUI Not Guilty!
Feb 20, 2013OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client arrested for a DUI because he was Jamaican. Cops assumed they would find marijuana in his blood. They were right. But they did not find the active ingredient only the inactive metabolite. In Pen ... nsylvania that is enough to convict. However, I objected to the test results because of an evidentiary issue. The Court sustained my objection and kept the blood results out of evidence. Another win.
Gun Case Withdrawn
Jan 25, 2013OUTCOME: Prosecution Withdrawn
Client witnessed her boyfriend get shot. Cops force her into her car and take her to the station for a statement. After they put her in the car, the cop hands her her jacket. After she gets to the stat ... ion, her boyfriend dies. She wants to go to hospital but cops make her go to speak with homicide detectives. When they get to the detectives, they make her walk through a metal detector and find a gun. The cops talk to her about the shooting and then get her to admit the gun was hers. The Judge ruled that the police did not have the right to force her to go with them. Therefore, the gun they found and the statement they took were not admissible Without that evidence, the government had no proof she committed any crimes.
DUI- Defendant Wins
Dec 10, 2012OUTCOME: Prosecution Withdrawn
Officer claimed my client failed to stop at a stop sign. The officer said my client smelled like alcohol, had blood shot eyes, and trouble standing. My client told the COP he had three beers. My client ... s BAC was over a .160, the highest penalties. I made a motion to suppress the evidence because the cop did not have any reason to stop my client. My client said he stopped at the stop sign. During the motion, I questioned the cop. I got him to admit that, other than failing to stop, my client was driving fine. THe cop admitted that my client stopped at 3 previous stop signs, obeyed the speed limit, and pulled right over on signal. Then I asked about the failure to stop. I got the cop to admit that my client slowed down. But the cop insisted he didn't come to a complete stop. The judge did not believe the cop.