DWI/DUI Case Results in Nashville, TN

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Driving Under the Influence

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Hall McFarlin III

Allegations

After a traffic stop for alleged lane drift, the client declined roadside sobriety tests and was taken to a station where a blood draw was performed. We immediately demanded the lab report and all dash and body camera footage to scrutinize the basis for the stop and whether proper consent warnings were given. The blood result came back elevated, but the documented measurement uncertainty put it near an enhancement threshold. We leveraged the consent advisement issue and testing margins in negotiations. The DUI was reduced to a lesser charge with straight probation.

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Driving Under the Influence

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Bennett

Allegations

Police arrested our client for DUI after a two-car collision, administering roadside tests and later securing a warrant for a hospital blood draw. From day one we documented the client's account that wet roads, a damaged tire, and fatigue played a major role in the crash. We demanded the body camera footage, the warrant and medical records, and full lab data. We challenged the reliability of the field testing and insisted on strict proof of the blood's handling and analysis. Facing those evidentiary issues and without definitive lab results, the state dismissed the case.

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DUI - First Offense

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Hall McFarlin III

Allegations

Stopped after driving on a blown tire from a minor collision, our client was arrested for DUI. They admitted to drinking, completed field sobriety tests, and consented to a blood draw, with no other substances reported. We secured the body and dash camera footage and the lab records, and handled bond compliance by arranging alcohol monitoring while the vehicle was in the shop. Armed with the evidence and mitigation showing immediate sobriety efforts and full compliance, we pressed the prosecution in negotiations. The state reduced the charge and the client received straight probation.

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DUI

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Lisa Eischeid

Allegations

After a late-night single-vehicle rollover on a wet road, a bystander called police. Medics transported the client, so no field sobriety tests were done at the scene. A hospital blood sample was taken, then a later police blood draw followed, using different testing methods. We pressed for the bodycam and full lab packets and challenged the blood evidence, citing plasma versus whole-blood testing, the absence of roadside tests, and the client’s coerced-consent concern at the ER. As a contested hearing approached and those problems persisted, the prosecution dismissed the case.

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DUI

Location

Davidson County, Birch Bldg, Court Room 5D

Allegations

After a wrong turn near a highway entrance led to a minor crash, officers investigated for impairment. The client declined a roadside breath test but later provided a hospital blood sample. We got involved quickly, securing body camera video and the full lab file, and pressed for a hearing while we scrutinized the basis for the stop and the blood draw procedures. With that pressure on the evidence, we negotiated a resolution for straight probation, avoiding harsher penalties and allowing the client to move forward.

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Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

Location

Davidson County, Birch Bldg, Court Room 5C

Allegations

Police responded to a single-vehicle crash and arrested our client for DUI after noting an odor of alcohol and claiming bloodshot eyes. We obtained and reviewed the body cam, which showed the client steady on their feet but sounding groggy, consistent with side airbags striking the head. There was no breath or blood test, and the client did not perform field sobriety tests, leaving the state with only subjective observations. We challenged the reliability of those observations and emphasized the lack of chemical evidence. After negotiations, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the case to reckless driving with straight probation.