DUI
- DUI - Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh man acquitted in Crawford County on basis of illegal detention, where field sobriety tests (FST's) not given in least restrictive manner.
- DUI - Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh man had charges dismissed when a Port Authority (PAT) police officer exceeded his jurisdiction and made a therefore illegal arrest on streets of the City of Pittsburgh.
- DUI - Washington - DUI charges dropped when client's blood tests results obtained illegally without warrant by police.
- DUI - State Police - Pittsburgh - Client found not guilty after a jury trial based upon arguments of insufficient evidence of "intoxication".
- DUI - Commercial Vehicle - Pittsburgh - Commercial truck driver (CDL) cleared of charge of Driving Under the Influence of Controlled Substance based upon challenge to the charge as filed.
- DUI - East Hills - DUI case dropped by the District Attorney's office based on defense attorney's arguments of lack of evidence of driving.
- DUI - Baldwin - Allegheny County - Client found not guilty after a non-jury trial based upon argument that police officer's observations of Client driving fast and running a stop sign was not proof of intoxication. Also, expert witness testified that field sobriety tests were, at best, 65% accurate in predicting impairment. That means they are inaccurate 35% of the time. Being 35% inaccurate was more than enough to raise reasonable doubt.
- DUI - Westmoreland County - Client found not guilty after a non-jury trial based upon limited problems displayed by Client in driving his car while state police were behind him and trooper's improper administration of field sobriety tests.
- DUI - McKees Rocks - Allegheny County - Client with a BAC well above .15 was found not guilty by an Allegheny County jury. Client was asleep in the back of his tractor trailer when police approached him about an earlier accident allegedly involving his truck in the truck yard.
- DUI - North Side - Pittsburgh - Client with a BAC over .129 found not guilty of DUI in a non-jury trial. Was driving in the area of PNC Park and the Carnegie Science Center when pulled over by the State Police. Squealing of tires was not proof of impairment. Expert testified that a BAC of .129 over an hour after driving was not sufficient to infer impairment at the time of driving.
DUI Check Points
DUI Check points are road blocks that are set up, usually on busy roadways, in order to stop all vehicles that are traveling on the road way during a set period of time. As a result, check points many times result in a number of people being arrested or cited. Challenges to the legality of check points are raised on a case by case basis. Therefore, if a court would rule that a check point was set up in an illegal fashion, only the person challenging the check point would benefit from that ruling. In the cases below our clients challenged the check points and won. Other people stopped in that same check point would not benefit from the favorable ruling if they did not raise the same challenges.
- North Hills DUI Task Force - Pittsburgh - Client stopped in a DUI check point on Route 8 in Shaler Township. The task force was made up of Shaler Township, Etna, Hampton Township, Pine Township and Richland Township police officers. Our client's BAC was above .15. The Court held that the setup of the check point was not in compliance with constitutional guidelines established by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Case was won when the stop of our client was determined to be illegal based upon the motions we presented on the client's behalf and therefore all evidence obtained in the stop (including the blood drawn) was suppressed.
- West Hills DUI Task force - Pittsburgh - Client stopped in a DUI check point on Route 30 in Findlay Township near the Beaver County and Allegheny County boarder. The task force was made up of Findlay Township, Moon Township, Kennedy Township, Carnegie Borough, Robinson Township, Coraopolis Borough, and Crescent Township police officers. Our client's BAC was .134. The Court held that the location selected for the check point was not made in accordance with constitutional guidelines and therefore the stop of our client was illegal. All evidence obtained in the stop ( including the Blood drawn ) was suppressed.
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