The Hudson Law Office

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Sarasota, Key West and Bradenton, Florida

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54 HUDSON CLIENTS will benefit from Sarasota and Manatee County Court rulings (after a second hearing) that the Intoxilyzer source code must be given to the defense.  (May 4, 2006) 

HUDSON CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY BY JURY, despite refusal to give breath sample and undisputed testimony that she had a "Jack and Coke" in her lap as the officer approached her car.  Acquittal is returned in 35 minutes.  Here is the court record of acquittal.  (March 30, 2006)

SIX HUDSON CLIENTS are among the 156 who will benefit from Sarasota Court ruling that Intoxilyzer source code must be given to defense. Read the opinion here.

DUI CASE DISMISSED BY STATE as jury selection is scheduled to begin.  Here is the court appearance record. (October 24, 2005)

APPELLATE VICTORY for Hudson client as 12th Circuit Court returns drivers license suspended by Department of Motor Vehicles.  (October 18, 2005)  Read the opinion.

JURY FINDS HUDSON CLIENT NOT GUILTY IN DUI CASE.  Sarasota jury deliberates only 25 minutes before returning acquittal.  (October 12, 2005) 

FELONY CASE DISMISSED on the day of trial.  State Attorney dismisses felony immediately before jury selection.  (October 5, 2005)

DUI CASE DISMISSED BY STATE ATTORNEY on day of trial as jury selection is set to begin.  (September 26, 2005)

STATE ATTORNEY DISMISSES CASE on day of trial.  (September 16, 2005)  See the dismissal.

SARASOTA COUNTY COURT SUPPRESSES evidence in DUI case on September 14, 2005.  All evidence thrown out of trial due to unreasonable traffic stop.   Case later dismissed on  September 21, 2005.   See the court's order.

MANATEE COUNTY COURT ORDERS the suppression of all evidence against Hudson client, finding there was no reasonable suspicion for the traffic stop.  Case dismissed on August 25, 2005.

DUI CASE DISMISSED ON MORNING OF JURY SELECTION after prosecutor decides that case cannot be won.  (August 8, 2005)

CASE OF VIOLATION OF PRETRIAL RELEASE DISMISSED ON DAY OF TRIAL. (August 3, 2005)

BATTERY CASE DISMISSED ON DAY OF TRIAL.  (July 13, 2005)

JURY FINDS HUDSON CLIENT NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES after trial in Sarasota County on charges of Resisting and Disorderly Conduct.  (May 27, 2005)

THIRD VICTORY IN ONE WEEK FOR HUDSON CLIENTS, as jury returns a verdict of Not Guilty in Manatee County DUI case.  (April 14, 2005)  Here's the verdict, and here's the judgment of acquittal.

MANATEE COUNTY COURT DISMISSES DUI CASE against Hudson client on morning of jury selection, April 11, 2005.  Here's the order.

SARASOTA COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY DISMISSES CASE against Hudson client on morning of jury selection, April 11, 2005.  

MANATEE COUNTY COURT SUPPRESSES DUI EVIDENCE from illegal arrest for the second Hudson client in two  days.   The court held that the police did not have reasonable grounds for a traffic stop.   The entire case against this client was dismissed on March 22, 2005.   Here's the order

MANATEE COUNTY COURT SUPPRESSES DUI EVIDENCE from illegal stop of Hudson client.  The court holds that the police did not have a reasonable suspicion to stop the motorist.  The case against this client was dismissed on March 17, 2005. Here's the order.

MANATEE COUNTY COURT SUPPRESSES EVIDENCE from illegal arrest, excludes all evidence from trial of Hudson client.  Read the order. (September 14, 2004)  Case later dismissed on September 21, 2004.

JURY VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY IN SARASOTA COUNTY, in case where defendant is discovered sleeping in car in left-turn lane with engine running, and refuses breath test. (July 27, 2004)

JURY VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY IN SARASOTA COUNTY, despite defendant's admission of drinking five beers and refusing breath test.   (June 9, 2004)

VICTORY IN MANATEE COUNTY as evidence against Hudson client is suppressed. (December 15, 2003)

HUDSON PREVENTS PROPERTY SEIZURE FOR CLIENT See the November 18, 2003 Sarasota Herald Tribune article about the fight against police overreaching in a forfeiture case.

VICTORY IN SARASOTA CIRCUIT COURT

Judge Lee Haworth orders suppression of cocaine.  Case against Hudson client is dismissed.  Read the opinion of the court.

HISTORIC VICTORY IN CLEVELAND FEDERAL COURT

See the article from the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on June 17, 2003, on our victory resulting in one of the largest suppression orders in twenty years.  <Click here to see article>

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