State v. S.M.
Practice Area: DUI
Result: Not Guilty of DUI at bench trial: 11/12/2014
Outcome: After being stopped for failing to maintain lane the defendant was charged with DUI and had a breath test result of .152 on an Intoxilyzer 5000. Mr. Thomas moved the case out of a Municipal Court into State Court in order to present a motion to suppress the breath test. In state court Mr. Thomas was able to successfully argue that the defendant had been induced to take a breath test due to remarks made by the arresting officer (and caught on a police video). At the subsequent bench trial the defendant was found guilty of failing to maintain lane but not guilty of DUI.

State v. M.A
Practice Area: DUI/DWI
Reduced to lesser offense: 8/20/2014
Outcome: The defendant was stopped for not having her headlights on while driving on the interstate. After stopping the defendant, the arresting officer administered field sobriety tests and claimed to have observed several indicators of intoxication. The defendant was arrested and took the breath rest with a result of .071 and .101. Since the defendant was a member of the United States Army, her entire career could have been jeopardized by this charge. The case was called for trial several times and the defendant maintained her innocence and Mr. Thomas insisted on a jury trial. Eventually the state agreed to reduce the charge to a traffic offense.