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Under Florida law, a person can be arrested for and charged with a DUI offense absent evidence of their blood alcohol level. There are nonetheless limitations on when a police officer is permitted to arrest a person for misdemeanor DUI, though, as discussed in a recent Florida ruling<\/a> in which the court ultimately overturned the defendant\u2019s conviction. If you are charged with a DUI offense, \u00a0it is in your best interest to speak with a Clearwater DUI defense lawyer about your options for seeking a just outcome.<\/p>\n

The Factual and Procedural History of the Case<\/b><\/h2>\n

It is alleged that a police officer was summoned to the scene of an accident by a public safety aid. The officer then arrested the defendant for a misdemeanor DUI based solely on the information provided to him by the public safety officer and his road sobriety investigation. The officer did not conduct an investigation of the accident or observe the defendant operating or exercising actual physical possession over the vehicle involved in the accident.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the defendant pled no contest to the charge but reserved her right to appeal the issue of the lawfulness of her arrest. The state conceded it made an error on the issue of whether the defendant\u2019s arrest was lawful. Thus, the court reversed the defendant\u2019s conviction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Under Florida law, a person can be arrested for and charged with a DUI offense absent evidence of their blood alcohol level. There are nonetheless limitations on when a police officer is permitted to arrest a person for misdemeanor DUI, though, as discussed in a recent Florida ruling in which the court ultimately overturned the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui"],"yoast_head":"\nDUI Case: DUI Conviction Unlawful Arrest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charged with DUI? See how this ruling on DUI conviction following unlawful may help or hurt your defense in Pinellas County. 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