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Below we feature a sampling of case results from mid-February of 2019 to April 2019. On February 15, 2019, we represented nine clients: eight charged with reckless driving and one charged with DUI 3rd (felony). All eight clients avoided reckless driving convictions and the DUI client avoided a felony DUI conviction. Of those eight reckless driving charges, four were dismissed while the others were reduced to traffic infractions. Some of the screenshots are below.
Clients avoided convictions for driving on a suspended license, DUI, eluding, reckless driving, fictitious tags, no license, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, public intoxication, speeding, unsafe lane change, and hit and run. Wins occurred in cities such as Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Northampton, York and Suffolk.
Charge: Reckless Driving at 69/45
Disposition: Dismissed. Officer didn’t have equipment calibrated properly.
Charge: Reckless Driving at 80/55
Disposition: Defective Equipment. No points.
Charges: Driving on a Suspended License and Reckless Driving charge.
Disposition: Both Dismissed. Companion case below.
Charges: Driving on a Suspended License and Reckless Driving charge.
Disposition: Both Dismissed. Companion case above.
Charge: Reckless Driving at 81/60
Disposition: Dismissed.
Attorney Jeremiah Asercion from our office handled this case.
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 81/55
Disposition: Dismissed.
We plead not guilty and argued for a dismissal based on the rules of evidence and Trooper’s calibrations.
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 63/35
Disposition: Dismissed.
We plead not guilty and argued for a dismissal based on the rules of evidence and Officer’s calibrations.
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed.
Officer dropped the charge after we discussed the case.
Charge: Felony DUI charge. (In Virginia a DUI 3rd is charged as a felony)
Disposition: Reduced to reckless driving.
Client avoided a felony DUI.
Charge: Reckless Driving at 66/35
Disposition: Improper Driving
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 86/55
Disposition: Improper driving
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Improper driving
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February 26, 2019, Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Charge: Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Failure to Appear
Disposition: Both Dismissed.
Charge: Driving on a Suspended License
Disposition: Reduced to no license in possession (infraction).
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 85/60
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving by Speed at 84/55
Disposition: Dismissed.
Trooper agreed to drop charges after we explained why we would win.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 80/35
Disposition: Nolle Prossed. Or dropped by officer.
Charges: Reckless Driving, Violate Learner’s Permit, and Eluding
Disposition: RD reduced to improper driving (infraction), Violate learner’s permit reduced to failure to carry (infraction), and eluding dismissed. Eluding can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. See companion images below.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 70/45
Disposition: Defective Equipment (non-moving violation)
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 85/55
Disposition: Improper Driving
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 76/55
Disposition: Dismissed
Charge: Speeding at 67/50
Disposition: Defective Equipment
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 77/55
Disposition: Reduced to 9 over
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 89/55
Disposition: Reduced to speeding 84/55 (non-reckless)
Charge: Reckless Driving
Disposition: Reduced to improper driving.
Attorney Jeremiah Asercion from our office handled this case.
Charge: DUI 1st
Disposition: All jail time suspended, despite client causing an accident and .16 BAC! (We kept the BAC out because it happened on private property.)
Charge: Driving on a Suspended License from a former DUI
Disposition: Dismissed. Officer forgot to offer transcript into evidence.
Charge: Failure to Yield Right of Way
Disposition: Dismissed
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Reduced to improper driving.
Attorney Jeremiah Asercion from our office handled this case.
Charge: Reckless Driving for Driving too Fast for Conditions
Disposition: Dismissed
Charges: Illegal Inspection Sticker, Driving Under Suspended License, Failure to have Vehicle Inspected and Failure to Appear
Disposition: All four charges dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally
Disposition: Dismissed.
Docket shows amended charge, but even that was dismissed.
Charge: No License and Fictitious Tags (both misdemeanors)
Disposition: Reduced to Failure to Carry and Dismissed.
We initially lost in lower court but appealed to the Circuit Court. See image below as well.
Charge: 75/55 Speeding
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving for Accident
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving
Disposition: Dismissed.
Attorney Jeremiah Asercion from my office handled this case.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to 70/55, speeding.
Charge: Public Intoxication
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 65/35 and Failure to Appear
Disposition: Both Dismissed. See image below as well.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 84/55
Disposition: Reduced to improper driving.
Charge: Reckless Driving
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Unsafe Lane Change
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless driving by speed at 67/45
Disposition: Officer dropped charges after defect in his case was shown him.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 83/60
Disposition: Dismissed.
(Trooper was not willing to drop the charge after I showed him why he would lose, so we plead not guilty for the judge to decide.)
Charge: Reckless Driving Generally for Accident
Disposition: Dismissed.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 85/55
Disposition: Reduced to 19 over
Charge: Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Disposition: Dismissed.
We put on a bench trial after rejecting the prosecutor’s offer for no jail with a guilty plea.
Charge: Reckless Driving by speed at 81/60
Disposition: Defective Equipment Generally (no points)
Charges: Hit and Run and Reckless Driving
Disposition: Dismissed and reduced to improper driving (See below)
Charge: Reckless Driving
Disposition: Reduced to Improper Driving