Part III – The Prosecutor’s Internal Memo Explaining Why the DUI Checkpoint “Fails to Meet Constitutional Muster.” Through a public records request we obtained an internal memo from Assistant State Attorney, Vin Petty, to his supervisors, Bernie McCabe, Bruce Barlett, and Mike Halkitis, dated July 3, 2012, explaining why DUI charges should be dropped. An […]
December 27, 2012 – 23:05
The approach of New Year’s Eve means law enforcement officers throughout Florida begin to ramp up plans for DUI checkpoints that begin this weekend and continue through New Year’s Eve. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office announced that its Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Unit will conduct a DUI Checkpoint tomorrow, Friday, December 28, 2012 at 8:30 […]
September 10, 2012 – 12:02
Part II – Florida Should Ban DUI Checkpoints or Roadblocks As this case demonstrates, the Florida Highway Patrol should not be trusted to help local law enforcement agencies conduct DUI checkpoints or roadblocks. In these checkpoints thousands of law abiding citizens are delayed, stopped, and questioned. Out of the thousands of stops only a handful […]
Part I – DUI Attorney Jason Sammis was recently interviewed by Mike Deeson with Tampa Bay’s 10 News on an illegal DUI checkpoint in Pasco County, FL. The problems with this DUI sobriety checkpoint may have huge implications for the officers involved and for future DUI sobriety checkpoints conducted in Pasco County, FL. The next […]
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December 27, 2011 – 00:29
UPDATE: This DUI sobriety checkpoint in New Port Richey in Pasco County, FL, proves why Florida should ban checkpoints altogether. The officers at the New Port Richey Checkpoint managed to record their misconduct on video. We discovered the video during our representation of one person arrested for DUI during that checkpoint. Although the operational plan […]
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 […]
February 18, 2009 – 01:40
Arrested for DUI in Pasco County, Florida in Dade City or New Port Richey? Learn more about the Pasco County DUI Enforcement Mobile Unit.
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