Salinas, CA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Salinas, CA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Case dismissed!
Young man charged in Santa Cruz County with misdemeanor domestic battery, felony assault with a deadly weapon, and felony false imprisonment. He faced over seven years in prison.
OUTCOME: Driver pled to a reduced charge with no jail time and no license suspension.
Driver charged with DUI. He took three breath tests, all with results of 0.17, more than twice the legal limit. A trial resulted in a hung jury. Rather than try the case again, the prosecutor agreed ... to a plea to a "wet reckless," a reduced charge. We won the DMV hearing. So the driver avoided a license suspension, jail time, and the alcohol education class.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed!
Tourist traveling with his wife and son charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and disturbing the peace. He faced jail time, fines, and suspension of his driver's license. We got the cas ... e dismissed at court and won his DMV hearing.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed!
Businessman visiting the area arrested for DUI. His blood test came back at 0.19%, more than twice the legal limit. We set the case for a motion to dismiss evidence.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed!
Disabled Navy veteran was charged with felony domestic violence. He faced up to six years in prison. We took the case to trial and got a hung jury (with most jurors voting "not guilty"). Rather than ... face another jury trial, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss the charges if the veteran completed an anger management class. He completed the class and the case was dismissed. He has a clean record.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed!
Our client was in a serious accident in which vehicle went off the road and into a ravine. An ambulance took him to the hospital. The police obtained a search warrant to take his blood while he was l ... ying on a gurney with a neck brace. His blood test showed an alcohol level of 0.24% - three times the legal limit. We filed a motion to suppress evidence, alleging that his constitutional rights were violated. After a two hour hearing, the judge agreed. The case was dismissed!
OUTCOME: Case dismissed!
Our client was in an accident in which he hit a parked car. When the police arrived, he was in the driver's seat, bleeding from a head wound. He was taken to the hospital, where a nurse drew a sample ... of his blood. The blood test showed an alcohol level of 0.13%. We filed a motion to suppress evidence. Halfway through the hearing on our motion, the District Attorney moved to dismiss the charges.
OUTCOME: Not guilty!
Our client was charged with DUI after being stopped for weaving. Her breath test results were 0.18 and 0.17, more than twice the legal limit. She faced losing her job if convicted. We took the case ... to a jury trial. After a four-day trial, the jurors deliberated for three hours and found her not guilty!
OUTCOME: No license suspension. No DUI on his record. No jail time.
Our client was pulled over by Scotts Valley police moments after leaving a bar. According to the police report, he had an unsteady gait, slurred speech, an odor of alcohol on his breath, and bloodsho ... t eyes and performed poorly on field sobriety tests. He took five breath tests, with results ranging from 0.08 to 0.11. He was charged with a DUI and face a license suspension, fines, a 30 hour alcohol education class, and several days jail time, which he would complete in the Sheriff's work alternative program. We won his DMV hearing and he pled to a "wet reckless" (a reduced charge) at court.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed!
18-year-old man arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana. He was stopped by CHP for weaving on the freeway and driving without any headlights at night. He admitted smoking marijuana abou ... t an hour before driving. He faced five years of informal probation, a license suspension, a mandatory alcohol and drug education class, fines and fees, and increased insurance costs.