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Just when you think it could not get worse for Laura Barfield, Florida’s Alcohol Testing Program and FDLE’s Departmental Inspectors, you come across a transcript from a courageous prosecutor with the State Attorney’s Office in Okaloosa County, Florida. At least one employee of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has used a cell phone […]
During a recent hearing, we learned that a Departmental Inspector with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Roger Skipper, claims that he “developed” Florida’s version of software used on the Intoxilyzer 8000. Roger Skipper has conducted thousands of departmental inspections on an annual basis and also after the machine is “returned from” repair. Amazingly, […]
Watch this new video released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office discussing the tactics used by the “Operation 3D” program. Operation 3D stands for “Don’t Drink & Drive.” The program conducts roadblocks that delay and detain law abiding citizens on the roadways throughout Hillsborough County. Thousands of citizens are delayed or detained just because they […]
Matthew E. Malhiot formerly worked with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as a departmental inspector. He has worked with the Intoxilyzer 8000 since its inception in Florida. He was also intimately involved in the development of the Florida software. The software allows for some of the numerical results to be reported, while other numerical […]
The attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm in Tampa, FL, represent clients throughout the greater Tampa Bay area on boating under the influence (BUI) charges. Visit our case results to learn more about a BUI case we took to trial in Pasco County. We can help you decide what to do next after a BUI […]
The news has been filled with stories recently about the new “No Refusal” DUI Checkpoints coming to Tampa Bay. Other counties in Florida have already experimented with forced blood draws after stopping someone for DUI during a checkpoint or roadblock. Could these types of checkpoints be coming to the Tampa Bay area? Update: Since I […]
The Tampa DUI Attorneys at the Sammis Law Firm have filed numerous motions to obtain the “source code” of the Intoxilyzer 8000 which includes the “Florida specific software” that runs the breath test machines throughout the State of Florida. After seeing the progress made by DUI attorneys in other jurisdictions, most notably, Stuart I. Hyman […]
More DUI Roadblocks Scheduled in Hillsborough County, Florida The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced on two scheduled DUI roadblock or checkpoints for the month of June. The first DUI roadblock (checkpoint and saturation) is scheduled for Friday, June 18, 2010, in Plant City (District II for Eastern Hillsborough County) from 10:00 p.m. until […]
DUI Roadblocks or Checkpoints in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL One constitutional requirement for a DUI checkpoint mandates that the checkpoint is scheduled in advance, and that certain details about the roadblock are announced to the public in advance. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office publishes such a list of DUI roadblocks, checkpoints, saturations and heightened patrols. […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIb0WdXF3wQ&feature=player_embedded] What a great idea to show high school students the potential consequences of drinking and driving. (This video is from a prior mock crash conducted a Durant High School in 2008.) The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Mock DUI Crash at Brandon High School on Friday, April 23, 2010. The crash was on […]
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