Attorney Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases

DUI and DWI

Alameda County (Hayward) .14% 2nd Offense DUI w/ Probation Violation

Mar 09, 2011

OUTCOME: Probation Granted, $1,796 Fine, 18 Month School, NO ACTUAL JAIL

Client arrested for second offense DUI while on probation for first offense. Client stopped for defective brake light and blew a .14%. Successfully negotiated settlement of case in Department 501 whe ... re client received three years of informal probation, 18 month DUI school, fine of $1,796 and 9 days of community service (SWAP) in lieu of actual jail. license susspended for one year due to probation violation/2nd offense by DMV.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .21% BAC 1st Offense DUI

Mar 07, 2011

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENT DISMISSED. THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL, Fine & 4 SWAP

Today I settled a high BAC (>.15%) first offense DUI in Department 17 at 850 Bryant Street. Client stopped for failure to maintain lane and subsequently provided two breath tests reading .21%. Client ... desperately needed three month DUI school which was a feat considering that the 9 month school is typically required. Case resolved for minimum three year probation, fine of $1,794, THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL, and four days of SWAP (community service) in lieu of actual jail time. License suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months. Client's license would have been restricted for nine months if the longer program was required. An excellent result.

DUI and DWI

San Mateo County (SSF) .22% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/Collision

Feb 28, 2011

OUTCOME: Probation, Fine, No Jail & THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL.

Today I settled a high BAC DUI case in South San Francisco at Pre-Trial Conference for an exceptional result. Client was stopped by police after observed driving his vehicle on its rims which created ... sparks that drew the attention of officers. Client subsequently submitted to four breath tests, all above a .20%, with the highest being a .22%. Case settled for remarkable result of three years informal court probation, fine of $1,721, THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL, and four days of SWAP. Client's license suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months. Cases like these typically require a 9 month DUI school and a possible ignition interlock device, so this result was indeed remarkable.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County .21% First Offense DUI w/ Collision

Feb 24, 2011

OUTCOME: ENHANCEMENT DISMISSED & 3 MONTH DUI SCHOOL

Today I settled a difficult case for a client who had been involved in a significant collision with another driver on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Client submitted to breath test with result of . ... 21% BAC, thus making the 9 month DUI school a probability. I negotiated a disposition of the case in which the special allegation for excessive BAC was dismissed and client received three years informal court probation, fine of $1,710, THREE MONTH DUI SCHOOL, three days of SWAP (no actual jail) and 25 AA meetings. Client required to pay restitution to driver of other vehicle for property damage. Client's license suspended for thirty days and restricted for five months per DMV. An excellent result as the DA initially wanted a 9 month DUI school and installation of an ignition interlock device ("IID").

DUI and DWI

San Francisco DUI APS DMV Hearing BAC .08%

Feb 18, 2011

OUTCOME: DMV "SET ASIDE" NO LICENSE SUSPENSION HEARING WON

Today I received the Notification of Findings and Decision for a DMV hearing I submitted at the San Francisco Driver Safety Office on February 15, 2011. My client previously settled his San Mateo Coun ... ty DUI case for a reduction to reckless driving which meant that his DMV hearing meant everything. For the hearing, we retained forensic toxicologist Halle Weingarten who along with my client provided compelling testimony regarding a "rising" BAC. Additionally, I presented documents from the District Attorney's Office which tended to prove that the breath device was testing approximately .005% high...not much, but just enough to convince the hearing officer on a .08%, .09% BAC case. NO LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR CLIENT, NO SR-22, AND NO 3 MONTH DUI SCHOOL. Excellent result on a budget. Client's total costs approximately $2,500 excluding the court.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco 2007 DUI Expungement Petition

Feb 16, 2011

OUTCOME: PETITION GRANTED. DUI CONVICTION DISMISSED.

Today I finally resolved a 2007 DUI conviction for a former client by way of filing a Petition for Expungement pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4. I appeared in Department 18 and the Petition was g ... ranted thus dismissing the prior conviction and giving the client a clean record. The expungement is the "full circle" of DUI defense and assuming the client never gets arrested again, her record will be nearly clean as it was when she first hired me some years ago. Being retained by former clients to complete expungement petitions is the greatest compliment an attorney can get after representing them years ago.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

Feb 16, 2011

OUTCOME: PETITON GRANTED. RECKLESS DRIVING CONVICTION DISMISSED

Former client was convicted of reckless driving which was reduced from a DU in 2008. Client again retained me to handle the preparation of a Petition for Dismissal (expungement) pursuant to Penal Code ... Section 1203.4. I appeared in Department 18 in San Francisco on February 16, 2011 and the Order for Dismissal was granted and client's criminal record sanitized.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

Feb 16, 2011

OUTCOME: PETITON GRANTED. DUI CONVICTION DISMISSED

Former client was convicted of DUI in 2007. Client again retained me to handle the preparation of a Petition for Dismissal (expungement) pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4. I appeared in Departmen ... t 18 in San Francisco on February 16, 2011 and the Order for Dismissal was granted and client's criminal record sanitized.

DUI and DWI

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

Feb 16, 2011

OUTCOME: PETITON GRANTED. DUI CONVICTION DISMISSED

Former client was convicted of DUI in 2006. Client again retained me to handle the preparation of a Petition for Dismissal (expungement) pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4. I appeared in Department ... 18 in San Francisco on February 16, 2011 and the Order for Dismissal was granted and client's criminal record sanitized.

DUI and DWI

San Mateo County (SSF) .14% BAC 2nd Offense DUI

Feb 14, 2011

OUTCOME: CRIMINAL CASE DISMISSED!

Today I got a second offense DUI in San Mateo County, South San Francisco, DISMISSED! I filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence based on the fact that the tip that my client was DUI was not corroborated. ... I Pre-Tried the case last week and the DA wouldn't even consider my client's 150 plus AA meetings and 3 months of sobriety. The court offered 3 years of probation, fine of over $2,000, 18 month DUI school and 30 days JAIL. The DA's Office in San Mateo has been really slouching lately and not discovering evidence and just assuming the court would be cool with it. Anyway, we rejected the offer and then on the day of the hearing, the DA mad a motion to continue because they had not subpoenaed the dispatcher. The court finally agreed that the DA failed to exercise "due dilligence" and my client's case was DISMISSED! Still lost DMV, however, so client will have four months of suspension, an IID requirement and 18 month DUI school, but NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION.

Nors Elwood Davidson's Legal Cases (1087)

Alameda County (Hayward) .14% 2nd Offense DUI w/ Probation Violation

San Francisco County .21% BAC 1st Offense DUI

San Mateo County (SSF) .22% BAC 1st Offense DUI w/Collision

San Francisco County .21% First Offense DUI w/ Collision

San Francisco DUI APS DMV Hearing BAC .08%

San Francisco 2007 DUI Expungement Petition

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

San Francisco County DUI Expungement Petition

San Mateo County (SSF) .14% BAC 2nd Offense DUI