State v. RB Pinellas County
CRC0911210CFANO
The Defendant was originally charged with Felony DUI a 4th Offense. The police responded to the Defendant’s home and saw a vehicle crashed into the home. The Defendant was on scene and inebriated. His step son was also on scene but was not questioned by the police. The police made a decision early on that the Defendant was the driver and would be arrested for DUI. Darren Finebloom filed a motion to dismiss the Felony DUI based on two of the Defendant’s prior convictions being uncounselled. After 6 months of litigation the felony charges were dismissed. Once in Misdemeanor court Darren Finebloom filed several motions including a motion to suppress, motion to dismiss and several other evidentiary motions. The State realized they would have a difficult time proving this case reluctantly reduced the charges to reckless driving.
