How to fight a DUI charge in Hillsborough County: how our Tampa attorneys attack the stop, field sobriety tests, breath and blood results, and refusal charges.
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How to fight a DUI charge in Hillsborough County: how our Tampa attorneys attack the stop, field sobriety tests, breath and blood results, and refusal charges.
Continue reading ›Updated November 6, 2026 Only in two situations: you actually consent, or a court later finds true exigent circumstances based on the specific facts of your case. Otherwise, officers need a warrant. On September 2, 2026, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal in State v. Marlin affirmed the suppression of a forced blood draw in…
Continue reading ›Updated November 8, 2026 Key Takeaway: Only by clearing real legal hurdles. Your hospital records are protected by Florida’s constitutional right of privacy, and prosecutors cannot subpoena them without a court’s approval, proper notice to you, and a demonstrated connection — a “nexus” — between the records and the investigation. Florida’s appellate courts have quashed…
Continue reading ›Completely rewritten and updated September 1, 2026. Originally published February 22, 2026. Key Takeaway: DUI manslaughter under section 316.193(3)(c)3., Florida Statutes, is driving under the influence and, by that operation, causing or contributing to the death of another person or an unborn child. It is a second-degree felony with a 4-year mandatory minimum prison term…
Continue reading ›Updated November 6, 2026 DUI manslaughter cases in Florida are defended on two things the State has to prove: that the driver was impaired, and that the driving caused or contributed to a death. Both elements carry a heavy burden of proof, and both can be attacked. The chemical evidence, the lawfulness of the stop…
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