Monthly Archives: July 2013

DUI Checkpoint Coming to Brandon, FL, in Hillsborough County on Thursday

July 19, 2013 – 08:24

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced that another DUI Checkpoint will be conducted in Brandon, FL, near JC Handley Park at 3104 S. Kings Avenue and Bloomingdale Avenue. The Brandon DUI Checkpoint will start on July 25th at 10:00 p.m. and is required to end at 4:00 a.m. on July 26th. The Breath Alcohol […]

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To Waive or Not to Waive – Request for Eligibility Review after a DUI Arrest in Florida

July 17, 2013 – 16:46

Florida law recently changed the rules on formal review hearings after a DUI arrest. Just because you CAN waive your right to a formal review hearing does not mean you SHOULD waive your rights. I’m still telling my clients to let me file the demand for a formal review hearing (instead of forever waiving those […]

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Watch Out for Falling Surge Protectors – More Problems with the Intoxilyzer 8000

July 15, 2013 – 13:25

When Florida purchased the Intoxilyzer 8000 it needed an easy way to show a jury that the machine worked. To do this, officials with the State of Florida worked with the manufacturer of the machine to designed a series of monthly tests. The monthly test is called the “Agency Inspection.” At trial the prosecutor admits […]

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