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Recent Clark & Towne Results
NOT GUILTY -- April 2010
Client out with large group of friends, on way home stopped for speeding, arrested for DUI in Gwinnett County. Resolved with plea to speeding, DUI completly dismissed (no Reckless Driving).
Wonderful things happen when you tell the prosecution: my client is NOT GUILTY of DUI.
 
Roadblock charges reduced -- March 2010
Client stopped at roadblock. Refused all field sobriety tests and breath test. Resolved as reckless driving with no jail, no license suspension. Gwinnett Recorder's Court.
 
Refused SFSTs / 2nd DUI got amazing minimal time -- March 2010
Client disabled his car striking a fixed object; responding officer cited him for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Client refused field sobriety tests and breath test. Not a first DUI, last conviction more than 8 years prior. Pled to both citations. Judge's sentence included 10 days in jail. Typical expected Gwinnett sentence had client not followed advice prior to court: six months in jail. Gwinnett State Court.
 
Absolute minimal jail time -- February 2010
Stop for speeding, given citations for failure to maintain lane, following too closely and DUI. Client did poorly on field sobriety tests, no video. Not a first DUI; last conviction more than 8 years prior. Pled to DUI and following too closely (no accident), with minimums for a second DUI (72 hours in jail). Typical expected Dekalb sentence had client not followed advice prior to court: three months in jail. Dekalb State Court.
 
Reckless driving with no jail, no license suspension -- January 2010
Stop for weaving; client did field sobriety tests, captured on video. NHTSA manual recommends that these field sobriety tests NOT be given to anyone above age 65, so prosecutor disregarded field tests and breath results of 0.12 for that reason. Resolved as reckless driving with no jail, no license suspension. Suwanee court.
 
Resolved as reckless driving. No jail. Jan 2010
Stop for speeding and driving recklessly; client did field sobriety tests captured on very fuzzy video; arrested for DUI and test result was 0.09. Resolved as reckless driving with no jail, no license suspension.. Sandy Springs court.
 
Worked out deal to minimum on DUI'sentence. December 2009

Client scraped parked car at bar, drove off. Stopped after officer saw weaving. Client did poorly on field tests; agreed to breath test.   Arrested for weaving, DUI and Hit & Run, which would mean no work  permit.  Worked out deal to minimum on Dui sentence, dismissal of Hit 
& Run. Client got work permit.

Client lost job after DUI and has been "under-employed" since. Judge  with heart cut fine to minimum allowed by law.
 
No jail. No license suspension. December 2009
Client stopped and didn't go when light turned green. Officers smelled alcohol; saw bloodshot, watery eyes, driver refused all tests. Result: Reckless driving. No jail. No license suspension.
 
Charges reduced, no jail, no license suspension; no job ramifications -- 2009
Client stopped for weaving. Two intoxicated passengers in the car. Three  Snellville officers arrive, assess the situation and arrest client for  DUI. Breath test result 0.089/0.096. Resolved as reckless driving; no  jail, no license suspension; no job ramifications.
 
2nd DUI: charges reduced, no license suspension; no jail -- 2009
Client stopped after taking often-used short-cut through median. According to officer, failed field sobriety. Client took breath test. Investigation revealed legitimate reasons why officer erroneously assumed client was under the influence of alcohol, including prior DUI arrest that Clark & Towne won at trial. Case resolved as Reckless Driving. No license suspension, no jail.
 
Saved client 1 year off license suspension & significant jail time -- 2009
Client arrested for DUI, possession of marijuana and six moving violations. While waiting for court, client failed to follow our advice and got a new case in another county. Negotiated dismissal of all charges except for DUI. Saved client one year off license suspension and significant jail.
 
Reduced charges, no license suspension; no jail-- 2009
Client stopped for brake light not working.  Failed field sobriety,  agreed to take breath tests, over the limit. Case went on for months.  We thoroughly investigated and had video  tape independently "assessed" by a potential expert witness. On court date, case resolved as Reckless Driving.  No license suspension, no jail.
 
Expert DUI Defense
Every DUI case is different, but as you can see from the trial results below, Clark & Towne Attorneys can handle just about any DUI situation with their expert defense. You may read about cases here that sound a bit like the situation you are now facing. And you may read a few that will make you think your situation could be worse. Clark & Towne has handled them all and can handle yours, too. Contact them today for a free case review (770) 338-2338.
 
DUI Dismissed, reduced charge, no jail time, no license suspensiont, March 2008

R.C., Gwinnett State Court, March 2008: Client arrested after failing field sobriety tests and blowing over the legal limit.  RESULT: DUI DISMISSED, REDUCED CHARGE, NO JAIL, NO LICENSE SUSPENSION.
 
DUI dismissed, reduced charge, no jail, no license suspension, August 2008

T.O., Gwinnett State Court, August 2008:  Client was in one-car accident, admitted drinking "apparently too much," refused testing, hospital blood test results showed him over twice the legal limit at 0.19% RESULT: DUI DISMISSED, REDUCED CHARGE, NO JAIL, NO LICENSE SUSPENSION
 
Reduced charge, no DUI, no license suspension, no jail, January 2009

A.B., Gwinnett County State Court, January 2009: Under 21 client was arrested at 3:00 a.m. and blew over the legal limit (0.056%). RESULT: REDUCED CHARGE: NO DUI, NO LICENSE SUSPENSION, NO JAIL.
 
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