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Case dismissed – Clients driving privileges returned

Our client (the defendant) was stopped for speeding, 55 in a 45.  The officer noted a very strong odor of unknown alcoholic beverage, slurred speech, bloodshot and watery eyes.  Defendant admitted drinking alcohol.  Defendant initially refused to take either a blood or a breath test and so the officer drove him to the Larimer County Detention …

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Know your rights when pulled over!

We recently represented a client for a driver’s license hearing where our client (the defendant) refused to do a blood test when requested by the officer.  Defendant was pulled over for speeding and having a defective taillight.  The officer noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, bloodshot eyes, and observed two clues of horizontal gaze nystagmus. During a search, …

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District Attorney agrees to dismiss case after one year supervision

Defendant was an underage young man, stopped for failing to stop at a red light and for having three people on a two-person motor scooter. He exhibited blood shot eyes, slurred speech, and admitted drinking but refused a blood or breath test. The District Attorney agreed to dismiss the case after one year supervision, provided …

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State could not prove that alcohol test was taken within two hours of driving

Our client’s driver’s license in a situation where an accident occurred and Defendant was contacted and later blew a breath sample of .205. We won the driver’s license hearing, retaining Defendant’s driving privileges because the State could not prove when the accident occurred, and therefore, could not prove that the test was taken within two …

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Case dismissed after one year, if the Defendant remains law abiding and completes classes

Defendant was pulled over for weaving three times outside his lane, exhibited bloodshot eyes, thick, slurred speech, had the odor of alcoholic beverage and had admitted drinking. Defendant did a blood test with a result of .096. The District Attorney agreed to dismiss the case after one year, if the Defendant remained law abiding completed …

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District Attorney agrees to dismiss case after one year if Defendant remains law abiding

Defendant was contacted for weaving across the dotted line, seemed very lethargic, had bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcoholic beverage, admitted to drinking wine and did not provide the officer the properly requested registration information upon contact. Defendant did roadside sobriety maneuvers, which he failed, including a preliminary breath test that gave a result of .109. …

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