Case Results

• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for insufficient probable cause after the roadside tests were found to be unreliably performed. It is important to know more about the roadsides than the officers know themselves!
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for officer not appearing.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for not providing a hearing within 60 days. It is important to keep track of these technical issues, as you never know what may allow you to get an action dismissed!
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for officer not appearing.
• Client charged in Adams, CO with Harassment – Domestic Violence. The DA dismissed the case at trial.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for not administering the chemical test within 2 hours of driving. If police respond to an accident, sometimes it is difficult to know when the last actual physical control took place.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed because the officer never advised Client of express consent. It is important to review the body camera video because the reports are always the worst versions of the facts. Even though the reports alleged client refused the express consent, the video showed otherwise.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed because was advised of Miranda before Express Consent. If you advise someone they have the right to an attorney and then later say they don’t, that is confusing and grounds for express consent dismissal.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for improper Express Consent advisement. Even though the officer claimed Client refused the chemical test, the officer must provide sufficient evidence for the DMV to make that finding. Details are important!
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for not administering the chemical test within 2 hours of driving.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for officer not appearing.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed for officer not appearing.
• Client charged in Adams, CO with DUI and Careless Driving. A jury found Client Not Guilty of all charges at trial with a 4 minute verdict. Allegations were that Client rear ended another car on I-25, showed indicia of impairment to include odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and admitted to drinking alcohol. Client refused roadsides and chemical testing. This is DeChant Law’s fastest verdict coming in at jury 4 minutes!
• Client charged in Denver, CO with Third Degree Assault and False Imprisonment – Domestic Violence. A jury found Client Not Guilty of all charges at trial. Allegations were that Client hit the alleged victim and would not let the alleged victim leave the kitchen. The jury’s acquittal recognized that Client was actually the victim of domestic abuse.
• Client charged in Denver, CO with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. A jury found Client Not Guilty of all charges at trial. Allegations were that Client failed to register timely. The jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Adams, CO with Felony Strangulation – Domestic Violence. The DA dismissed the case at trial.
• Client charged in Adams, CO with Felony Menacing – Domestic Violence. The Court dismissed the case upon filing a Motion to Dismiss.
• Client charged in Adams, CO with two counts of Vehicular Assault and DUI. A jury found Client Not Guilty of all counts and convicted on a lesser DWAI only. Client received probation and avoided a felony conviction with potential prison. Allegation was that Client ran a red light, hitting another car causing serious bodily injury to the passengers. Client had 0.089 BAC, THC and amphetamines in his blood. The jury acquitted on vehicular assault and DUI!
• Client charged in Adams, CO with two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon. A jury found Client Not Guilty on both counts. Allegations were that Client hit two people with Client’s car as Client was leaving a bar following an altercation with the alleged victims. Jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Adams, CO with Third Degree Assault – Domestic Violence. The DA dismissed the case at trial.
• Client charged in Douglas, CO with DUI 1st . The DA dismissed the case upon filing a Motion to Dismiss for issues related to I-9000 breath machine. DeChant Law was able to review 5-CCR-1005-2 rules and regulations to establish the lack of substantial compliance with the breath testing procedure.
• Client charged in Arapahoe, CO with DUI 2nd. The DA dismissed the case at trial after DeChant Law educated the DA about the weaknesses in her case.
• Client charged in Jefferson, CO with DUI 3rd. – Not Guilty Jury Trial DUI 3rd. Allegations were that Client crashed an RV in a mall parking lot. Police arrived to find an RV stuck on a grassy hill and Client displayed several indicia of impairment. Jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Denver, CO with DUI 1st. The DA dismissed upon Motion for lack of probable cause.
• Client charged in Jefferson, CO with DUI-Drugs. A jury found Client Not Guilty at trial. Allegations were that Client rear ended a parked car in a residential neighborhood. Client admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana prior to driving. Client failed the roadside tests and refused chemical testing. Jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Douglas, CO with DUI 3rd. A jury found Client Not Guilty at trial. Allegations were that client rear ended another car on I-25 and had indicia of impairment such as an odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and bloodshot eyes. Client refused roadside testing and chemical testing. Jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Jefferson CO with DUI 3rd. The DA dismissed at pretrial conference for lack of probable cause.
• Client charged in Broomfield, CO with DUI-Drugs. The DA dismissed upon Motion to Suppress at the motion hearing. It is important to be able to educate the DA on the lack of impairment ADHD related medications would cause someone prescribed such medication.
• Client charged in Denver, CO with DUI-Drugs. The DA dismissed upon Motion to Suppress at the motion hearing. Consuming marijuana does not mean you are impaired!
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed at DMV hearing for lack of probable cause. Odor and irritated eyes are signs of alcohol consumption, not alcohol impairment. The subtle details are important.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed at DMV hearing for officer not appearing at hearing.
• Client charged in Arapahoe, CO with Felony DUI 5th. A jury found Client Not Guilty at trial. Allegations were that client hit a guard rail which broke off his entire rim. While driving on the brake rotor client rear-ended another car and fled the scene. Client was contacted minutes later urinating next to the truck in a parking lot and denied being the driver, refused roadside tests and a chemical test. Jury acquitted!
• Client charged in Arapahoe, CO with DUI 1st. The DA dismissed upon motion for issues with I-9000 breath machine operation.
• Client facing DMV Express Consent action to revoke driver’s license for DUI. Action dismissed at DMV hearing for improper express consent advisement. Officers cannot restrict your choice of test to only blood without an adequate basis.
• Client charged in Westminster, CO with Battery – Domestic Violence. The DA dismissed the case at a jury status conference.