Warren County DUI/OVI Court Cases

Mason OVI/DUI

Mason Ohio Municipal Court, Case No. 09TRC01116: Client was charged by Mason Police Department with a red light violation in violation of 4511.13, and Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence of alcohol in violation of Mason City Ordinance 333.01 (A)(1)(a). The Client refused to submit to a breath test. Client was stopped for driving off the right side of the road on two occasions and failing to stop at the stop bar at a red light, submitted to 3 standardized field sobriety tests, the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, the One Leg Stand test, and the Walk and Turn test which the officer indicated she did poorly. Counsel set the matter for a Motion to Suppress the results of the traffic stop, the standardized field sobriety tests, and probable cause to arrest. The day of the Motion to Supress, Counsel was able to negotiate a plea agreement to a lesser charge of Reckless Operation.

Mason Ohio Municipal Court, Case No. 09TRC00197: Client was charged by Warren County Sheriff with a Marked Lanes violation a violation of 4511.33, 4511.19 (A)(1)(a), Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence of alcohol and 4511.19(A)(1)(d), Operating a Motor Vehicle with a concentration of greater than .08 of one gram or more but less that .17 of one gram by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of his breath (BAC), which was measured by the Warren County Sheriff’s department at .150 with a BAC DataMaster machine. Client was stopped for lane violations, submitted to 3 standardized field sobriety tests, which the officer indicated he did poorly on. Counsel appealed the Administrative License Suspension (ALS) and the morning of the hearing, Counsel was able to negotiate a plea agreement to a lesser charge of Reckless Operation.

Mason Ohio Municipal Court, Case No. 08TRC04741: Client was charged by Warren County Sheriff with Improper Turn a violation of 4511.25, 4511.19 (A)(1)(a), Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence of alcohol and 4511.19(A)(1)(d), Operating a Motor Vehicle with a concentration of greater than .08 of one gram or more but less that .17 of one gram by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of his breath (BAC), which was measured by the Warren County Sheriff’s department at .130. Client was stopped for making an improper turn, submitted to 3 standardized field sobriety tests, which the officer indicated she did poorly on. Counsel set the matter for Motion to Suppress the results of the stop, field sobriety tests and the breath test, and the afternoon of the motion, counsel was able to negotiate a plea agreement to a lesser charge of Reckless Operation.

Mason Ohio Municipal Court, Case No. 08TRC05225: Client was charged by Mason Police Department with a marked lane violation in violation of Mason City Ordinance 331.08, and Operating a Motor Vehicle under the influence of alcohol in violation of Mason City Ordinance 333.01 (A)(1)(a). The Client refused to submit to a breath test. Client was stopped for weaving, submitted to 1 standardized field sobriety test, the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, which the officer indicated he failed. Counsel set the matter for a Motion to Suppress the results of the HGN test, and probable cause to arrest. The court suppressed the results of the HGN test as Counsel convinced the court that the officer did not administer the test properly, but did find probable cause to arrest. The matter was set for Jury Trial, and on the eve of trial, Counsel was able to negotiate a plea agreement to a lesser charge of Reckless Operation.

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