Category: Hillsborough DUI Attorney

CMI’s Arguments on Subpoena Duces Tecum for Intoxilyzer 8000 Source Code in Hillsborough County, FL

The Criminal Defense Attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm are engaged in a fight to obtain the source code of the Intoxilyzer 8000 in order to understand numerous glitches that resulted in at least one employee with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to unplug or otherwise falsify evidence that the instruments could not pass routine […]

Written by on November 4, 2010

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Destroyed CBT Videos of Agency Inspections

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is currently involved in quite a scandal because of video evidence showing the breath test inspectors are unplugging the machines (or otherwise causing unexplained “power outages”) which effectively erase any evidence that the machine is not working properly during routine monthly inspections. A departmental inspector with the FDLE was fired […]

Written by on September 18, 2010

Intoxilyzer 8000 “Source Code” Litigation in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

The Tampa DUI Attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm have filed numerous motions to obtain the “source code” of the Intoxilyzer 8000 which includes the “Florida specific software” that runs the breath test machines throughout the State of Florida. After seeing the progress made by DUI attorneys in other jurisdictions, most notably, Stuart I. Hyman […]

Written by on July 17, 2010

Two Hillsborough County DUI Checkpoints or Roadblocks Scheduled by HCSO in June of 2010

  More DUI Roadblocks Scheduled in Hillsborough County, Florida The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced on two scheduled DUI roadblock or checkpoints for the month of June. The first DUI roadblock (checkpoint and saturation) is scheduled for Friday, June 18, 2010, in Plant City (District II for Eastern Hillsborough County) from 10:00 p.m. until […]

Written by on June 5, 2010

BUI Enforcement to protect manatees from Crystal River to Venice over Memorial Day Weekend

Operation Safe Passage Florida BUI Enforcement and Boating Safety for Memorial Day Weekend May 29, 2010 through June 1, 2010 From Crystal River to Venice From May 29th through June 1st, a multi-agency safety initiative involving several law enforcement agencies will be participating in Operation Safe Passage which starts in Crystal River in Citris County, […]

Written by on May 27, 2010

Under Age 21 and DUI – Tampa Lawyer on Florida’s DUI Laws for Minors

Part of being young is taking chances. However, when young adults drive after consuming alcohol the consequences can be life changing. Florida takes a zero tolerance approach to punishing DUI offenses committed by people under the age of 21. Find out more about how the DUI attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm fight these complicated […]

Written by on April 25, 2010

Hillsborough County has two scheduled DUI checkpoints or roadblocks for April, 2010

The website for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office contains information about the DUI enforcement unit, including a published list of scheduled DUI checkpoints and roadblocks. If you haven’t checked out the HCSO’s website lately, they have added information about their YouTube Channel and other user-friendly features. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office DUI Roadblock and Checkpoints scheduled […]

Written by on April 2, 2010

No More Video of Breath Testing in Tampa, FL

Tampa DUI Lawyer discusses DUI video tapes and cameras at the central breath testing in the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office jail and the jail commander’s new policy of not allowing cameras to be installed in the newly built DUI breath test unit.

Written by on March 2, 2010

Florida Highway Patrol’s Hillsborough DUI Arrests during New Year Holiday Period

Florida Highway Patrol in Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco, Pinellas, Sumter, Citrus, and Hernando County made forty-five (45) drunk driving or driving under the influence (DUI) arrests during a five day period of the 2009 New Year’s Holiday period.

Written by on January 7, 2009

Requiring Ignition Interlock Device After a First DUI

Contact a Tampa DUI Attorney to learn about the extraordinary costs that result from a DUI conviction, including the Florida ignition interlock device required for a certain DUI convictions in the Tampa Bay Area.

Written by on January 3, 2009

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