Attorney Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .10% BAC 2nd Offense DUI

Jun 27, 2012

OUTCOME: DUI Charges DISMISSED. Case Reduced to Reckless Driving: NO JAIL

Client suffered a prior conviction in 2003 in Santa Clara County and drove into an SFPD DUI checkpoint. Breath tests showed the client was from a .09% to .12% BAC. Client arrested and charged with DU ... I. Today, I settled the case for an amazing result: DUI CHARGES DISMISSED. Case reduced to reckless driving for three years informal court probation, fine of $848, 12 HOUR DUI SCHOOL, and four actual days of SWAP.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .13% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 26, 2012

OUTCOME: Probation Granted, $1,959 Fine, 3 month DUI School, NO JAIL OR SWAP

Client stoppoed by the CHP for crossing a gore point on the freeway. Subsequent breath test returned result of .13%. Client had two prior out of state DUI convictions and we faced the potential of si ... gnificant jail time. We successfully settled this case as a first offense for minimal sentence: three years informal court probation, fine of $1,959, three month DUI School and NO JAIL OR SWAP. Clients license likely suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .23% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 26, 2012

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENT DISMISSED. 3 MONTH DUI SCHOOL, $1,989 Fine & 7 SWAP

Client stopped by the SFPD for driving in the wrong lane of traffic. Subsequent blood test returned result of .23% BAC. Client charged with DUI, high BAC enhancement and an additional misdemeanor or ... reckless driving. Today we successfully settled the case for a dismissal of all charges in exchange for a plea to driving with a BAC greater than .08%. The special allegation and reckless driving charges were dismissed. Client received three years informal court probation, fine of $1989, THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL (nine is ususally standard for this case) and seven actual days of SWAP in lieu of jail. Clients license suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months. Nine month DUI schools are long, expensive and usually mandatory for cases like this. Getting the three month school was a huge victory saving the client six months of school, an additional five months of license restriction and about $1,200. An excellent result in the end for a deserving client.

DUI and DWI

Contra Costa County (Walnut Creek) .10% BAC 4th Offense DUI w/ Collision

Jun 14, 2012

OUTCOME: NO ACTUAL JAIL: 6 MONTHS TREATMENT, 6 MONTHS HOME DETENTION

I represented client previously for his second and third DUI's last year. I was able to get him a second offense and a wet reckless respectively and warned him that his next DUI would be a fourth offe ... nse felony. Unfortunately, he drove on a suspended license and was involved in a collision that led to a .10% BAC chemical test and his fourth DUI in less than five years. Charged with a felony, he faced a maximum sentence of three years in prison. Today, I settled his case for NO ACTUAL JAIL. Client received five years supervised probation, fine of $2,016, 18 month DUI school, six months residential treatment and six months home detention. Client required to have an ignition interlock device for the length of his probation and license revoked.

DUI and DWI

Alameda County (Oakland) .15% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 14, 2012

OUTCOME: DUI CHARGES DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

Client is a hard working student going to college while managing two jobs. Unfortunately, she drove after drinking and got her car hung up on railroad tracks. Subsequent breath test returned result o ... f .15% BAC. After several court appearances and persistent advocacy, we convinced the district attorney to reduce the offense to reckless drivng. As a result, client's sentence substantially reduced: three years of court probation, fine of $1,013, three month DUI school, NO JAIL OR SWAP, and most importantly, NO MANDATORY IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE. Client's license likely to be suspended by DMV for thirty days and restricted for five months. A rewarding result.

DUI and DWI

Alamea County (Oakland) .12% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 14, 2012

OUTCOME: DUI CHARGES DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING: NO "IID"!

Client stopped by the Albany Police Department for a brake lamp violation. Subsequent investigation returned a breath test BAC of .12%. Today, we successfully resolved the case for a reduction to rec ... kless driving for: three years informal court probation, fine of $1,013, three month DUI school and NO JAIL OR SWAP. Clients license likely, however, to be suspended by DMV for thirty days and restricted for five months. Because of the reduction, I saved the client five months of ignition interlock device ("IID").

DUI and DWI

Alameda County (Oakland) 1st Offense DUI REFUSAL

Jun 14, 2012

OUTCOME: CASE DISMISSED & DMV "SET ASIDE"

Client stopped by the Piedmont Police Department who alleged that he "refused" a chemical test. Client faced DUI with stiff refusal enhancement which would have resulted in a minimum 9 month DUI schoo ... l and a full year of license suspension. As the officer taped the refusal and then destroyed the evidence, we obtained a full DISMISSAL of all criminal charges. The DMV was another story...After several hearings and the testimony of four witnesses we were able to convice the hearing officer to SET ASIDE THE LICENSE SUSPENSION. In other words, a total victory which meant a happy lawyer and an even happier client!

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County Failure to Stop (Infraction) Bench Trial

Jun 12, 2012

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed

Well, I don't handle a lot of traffic cases, but when the client needs it, there I am. I represented client for DUI in San Francisco, but at the time, he also had a pending traffic ticket for running ... a stop sign. Client wasn't eligible for traffic school and although I got his DUI reduced to a reckless driving, he still was carrying too many points on his DMV record. So, we fought this ticket and ended the bench trial with a DISMISSAL.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 12, 2012

OUTCOME: DUI CHARGES DISMISSED. CASE REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

Client is a young man and college student who was stopped by CHP for weaving in the late hours. Subsequentl blood test returned BAC result of .11%. Although I saw the case all along as a reduction, i ... .e. reckless driving, the district attorney disagreed. Undaunted, I continued to cajole the DA until we compromised in the middle: DUI charges dismissed and case amended to reckless driving. Client received two years of informal court probation, fine of approximately $1,000, three month DUI school and no jail or SWAP. Basically a minimum sentence for a deserving client as we all make mistakes in life.

DUI and DWI

Marin County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Jun 08, 2012

OUTCOME: Probation Granted: 3 Years, $1,850 Fine, 3 Month DUI School, NO JAIL OR SWAP

Client stopped by the United States Park Service for expired registration and happened to have an open container in the vehicle. Client subsequently arrested for DUI and charged with open container vi ... olation. Today I successfully settled the case for three years informal court probation, fine of approximately $1,850, three month/level one DUI school and NO JAIL OR SWAP. Open container charge dismissed. Client previously waived DMV hearing, so license suspended for basically six months.

Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases (1087)

San Francisco County .10% BAC 2nd Offense DUI

San Francisco County .13% BAC 1st Offense DUI

San Francisco County .23% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Contra Costa County (Walnut Creek) .10% BAC 4th Offense DUI w/ Collision

Alameda County (Oakland) .15% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Alamea County (Oakland) .12% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Alameda County (Oakland) 1st Offense DUI REFUSAL

San Francisco County Failure to Stop (Infraction) Bench Trial

San Francisco County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Marin County .11% BAC 1st Offense DUI