No DUI Conviction – Defendant, a CDL driver, was observed by Hillsborough County Deputy for speeding 70 in a 45 MPH zone. After being stopped, the Defendant performed field sobriety exercises and failed.  Defendant was transported to Orient Road jail where he provided breath samples of .103 and .109.  Defendant also admitted to drinking 4 Corona beers.  Despite the evidence of impairment, Stephen Higgins was able to get the charge amended to a Reckless Driving.

DUI Amended to Reckless – .188, .190!! – No Conviction
Defendant was stopped at the corner of Florida Ave. and Bearss Avenue in Tampa for making an illegal u-turn. Deputies smelled an odor of alcohol coming from her breath and requested that she perform field sobriety exercises which she failed. She was arrested, transported to central breath testing and blew a .188 and .190. Despite the level of her breath sample and performance on the FSE’s, our Tampa DUI lawyer was able to get her charge amended to a Reckless Driving with no conviction! (Ref. No. 0837-XDY)

DUI Amended to Reckless Driving
Defendant was stopped on Ashley Drive after Tampa Police officers observed him driving erratically on Kennedy Blvd, weaving in his lane, changing speeds and speeding. Upon contact with the officers, defendant appeared unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and failed the sobriety exercises. Defendant was arrested and refused to provide a breath sample. Despite the evidence, Tampa DUI lawyer Stephen Higgins was able to get the charge amended to Reckless Driving. (Ref. No. 0610-XCM)

DUI AMENDED TO RECKLESS DRIVING – .141, .142!! (September 2009)
Defendant was observed driving in Hillsborough County and was stopped for following too closely. Officers stopped defendant, arrested him after he failed Field Sobriety Excercises and defendant later provided a breath sample of .14. Over the course of several months, Tampa DUI attorney Stephen Higgins negotiated with the state attorney regarding the video surveillance obtained in the case and was able to get the charge amended to a Reckless Driving despite the level of defendant’s blow. (Ref. No. 6993-XAM)

DUI AMENDED TO RECKLESS – NO CONVICTION (September 2009)
After a night in Hyde Park – Tampa, defendant was stopped for speeding and failure to maintain a single lane. She submitted to Field Sobriety Excercises but failed. She was transproted to the jail and attempted to provide a breath sample. Deputies claimed she was improperly providing a sample, but she explained that she had asthma and was unable to blow properly. Deputies marked her case as a ‘refusal’. Based on this, Tampa DUI lawyers Stephen Higgins and Darren Finebloom were able to succesfully challenge the suspension of defendant’s license (and reinstate her full driving privileges) and get her DUI charge amended to a Reckless Driving – with no conviction!!

DUI AMENDED TO RECKLESS DRIVING – ALL DUI CHARGES DROPPED!
Defendant was charged with DUI in Tampa, Florida after he and a vehicle were found in a ditch. Tampa DUI lawyer Stephen Higgins, arguing vigorously on behalf of his client, refused to take an offer by the Pinellas County State Attorney’s office to reduce the charge. Knowing that they could not prove that defendant was ‘driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle,’ Stephen pushed the case to trial. Immediately prior to a jury being sworn, the State Attorney dropped all charges. Because Stephen had won the administrative hearing regarding defendant’s license, defendant never went one day without driving and no charges related to the incident will appear on his driving record. (Ref. No. CTC088661XAUASP)

DUI DROPPED!!

Defendant was pulled over in Tampa, Florida for allegedly running a red light. Defendant failed field sobriety exercises and was placed under arrest. At the jail, Sheriffs Office Personnel alleged defendant refused to provide a breath or urine analysis even after defendant provided a breath sample of .04. Counsel for the Defendant, Tampa DUI attorney Stephen Higgins, vigorously pushed the state to the brink of trial, arguing that defendant was stopped unlawfully, placed under unlawful arrest and did not refuse to provide a breath or alcohol sample. The State dropped the case. (Ref. 7518-XAM)