Clermont County Municipal Court, Case No. 2012TRC004359

Jim ArnoldClermont County OVI/DUI, OVI/DUI Traffic Cases, Representative Cases

Union Township OVI/DUI

Client was charged by Union Township Police with 4511.19(A)(1)(h), Operating a Motor Vehicle with a concentration of greater than .17 of one gram or more of one gram by weight of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of his breath (BAC), which was measured by at the Union Township Police Department at .188. Client was also charged with 4511.19(A)(1)(a), Operating a Motor Vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drug of abuse (OVI/DUI), 4511.33 a marked lane violation, and possession of marijuana. Client was administered three standardized field sobriety tests, the walk and turn, one leg stand and horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test, which the officer noted were performed poorly. Counsel was able to negotiate a plea in which the drug possession charge was dismissed, and Client avoided the mandatory yellow plates.