by RJ Ferraro | Mar 10, 2016 | DUI Defense
When it comes to drinking and driving, Florida is an implied consent state. Legally, what this means is that if you are pulled over on suspicion of DUI and asked to take a breath test, the very fact you were benefitting from the state’s roadways implies that you...
by RJ Ferraro | Feb 24, 2016 | DUI Defense
When an officer pulls over a driver they suspect of driving while intoxicated, the most common method to determine whether to make an arrest for DUI is by administering a field sobriety test. The most popular field sobriety test is a breath test, and the results show...
by RJ Ferraro | Feb 10, 2016 | DUI Defense
The way most DUI charges are filed is by “failing” a field sobriety test. This is because without proof that you are driving while intoxicated the authorities have no evidence to make a DUI charge “stick”. The most common field sobriety test is the breath test, which...
by RJ Ferraro | Nov 25, 2015 | Criminal Defense, DUI Defense
Any time someone talks about being pulled over for DUI, the question of whether a breath or blood test is required always arises. The legal concept of “implied consent” can be hard to understand, but it basically means that by enjoying the right to drive on the...
by RJ Ferraro | Nov 10, 2015 | DUI Defense
Nearly every DUI arrest is the result of a driver “failing” a breath test. But, there are a lot of misconceptions about what makes a breath test valid, when a breath test can be refused and what the consequences are if you do refuse, and how to challenge the test’s...
