Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – Not Guilty After Trial

My client was traveling 52 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. She was pulled over by a North Riverside Police Officer. The Officer indicated the he smelled a strong odor of alcohol on my clients breath, bloodshot/glassy eyes and slurred speech. She then admitted to drinking wine earlier in the evening. The officer had her perform field sobriety tests in which the officer believed her to fail them. The officer then found open alcohol in a red solo cup in her vehicle. The officer arrested her for DUI based upon her driving, odor of alcohol, slurred speech and failing the field sobriety tests. This was the defendant’s first DUI, however, because of her job, she could not plead guilty. She hired my office to fight the case. We questioned the arresting officer harshly and proved that my client did better on the field sobriety tests than written on the arrest report! The judge agreed with us and found my client not guilty of DUI.