Case Results

Case:  STATE V.  R.B.
Charges: The Defendant was charged with Driving Under the Influence.
Result: Charge reduced to Reckless Driving.

Case:  STATE V.  R.B.
Charges:  The Defendant was charged with Careless Driving.  
Result: Case dismissed.

Case:  STATE V.  S.L.
Charges:  The Defendant was charged with misdemeanor Expired Vehicle Registration.    
Result: Case dismissed.

Case:  STATE V.  D.P.
Charges:  The Defendant was charged with misdemeanor Driving with Suspended License.    
Result: Charge to lesser charge.

Case:  STATE V.  D.J.
Charges: The defendant was charged with Driving Under the Influence. The Division of Motor Vehicles suspended his driver's license for one year for refusing to take the breath test.
Summary: The Rivas Law Firm contested the breath test refusal with the Division of Motor Vehicles in a hearing. The law firm won the hearing, and the administrative suspension of the license was lifted.

Case:  STATE V.  K.S.
Charges: The defendant was charged with Driving Under the Influence. His driver's license was also administratively suspended for one year for allegedly refusing to take a urine test.
Summary: The Rivas Law Firm conducted a Formal Review Hearing at the Division of Motor Vehicles and successfully challenged whether the defendant had actually refused to take the test. The administrative suspension of the defendant's license was lifted.

The Rivas Law Firm then resolved the DUI charges by negotiating with the prosecutor to reduce the criminal charge to a civil traffic infraction.