Month: November 2014

DUI / Driving Under the Influence / MADD / DMV / Driver License / Suspension / Revocation / AVVO / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 6, 2014

Q:     When a person gets a dui and pays for their crime by jail time and classes has proof of incident in VA moves to Fl does Fl dmv have the right to do double jeopardy and make that person do classes in Fl even though incident did not happen in Fl. Have to pay…

Diversion / PTI / Pre-Trial Intervention / Credit Card Fraud / Grand Theft / Restitution / AVVO / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 6, 2014

Q:     Am I facing charges of use a credit card the total an mount was spent was 7,900 dollars? The card was use 91 times at different stores I do have a record but nothing to do with gran theft or credit card fraud just driving traffic tickets. A:      PRO Criminal Defense Attorney…

Epic Law Enforcement FAIL! The Case of the “Legendary” Pedophile / Decorated Hero is Disgraced Pedophile / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 6, 2014

From Decorated Hero to Disgraced Pedophile. Epic Law Enforcement FAIL! Andrew Demers’s story is set in Maine and it even reads a little like a Stephen King novel – we can call this one “The Case of the Legendary Pedophile“. Andy was a cop.  In fact he was a top cop.  The now 74 y/o…

Teacher exercises poor judgment by cramming 11 kids into car, including 2 in trunk, without authority, to get some Goldfish / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 5, 2014

How Taking a Ride to Walmart for a Baked Snack can Cost a Career, by Heather Cagle Heather Cagle, that’s her below, in the picture-in-picture on the bottom right, faces termination from her teaching position in Catoosa, Oklahoma for going to Walmart to get some Goldfish. Well, that’s not exactly all of it…. She took…

DUI Arrestee Gets Additional Charges for Attempting to Eat Breathalyzer Results / Tampering / Obstruction / Reasonable Suspicion / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 5, 2014

Eating after drinking is a good idea…. Unless you are thinking about eating your breathalyzer printout…. Meet 40 y/o Kenneth Desomes…. yes, that’s him below: Kenneth was stopped for speeding by NY State Troopers at about 5:30 am on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014. As is the case with many a routine traffic stop, during the…

Subway Robber / Jared Diet / Crime Stoppers / Dumb Criminals / Bossa Nova / Chewbacca Defense / Zachary Syndrome / STFU / Invoke / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 5, 2014

Reason # 143 why you should STFU and NOT speak to the police: Meet 18 y/o Zachary Torrence, a/k/a “the Subway Robber” of Fairfield, AL.  Yes, that’s him below: Zachary earned his nickname after allegedly robbing – make that armed (with a gun) robbing – several (four -4 – to be exact) local ‘Bama Subway…

Halloween Partygoer Popped for DUI Dressed in Sex Police Costume & Passed Out Behind Wheel in Middle of Roadway / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 4, 2014

Halloween Party Goer Dressed as Cop Arrested for DUI while Passed-Out Behind the Wheel in the Middle of the Roadway and with her Radio Blaring. Unfortunately there is no picture to go along with the many news articles about Cynthia Sweigart, who was arrested for DUI at approximately 2:00 am on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014,…

Creative Lawyering / Rogue Off Duty Cop / Booze, Pills & Guns / Fleeing & Eluding / Former Marine / Personalize the Defendant / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 4, 2014

With the right client and facts “creative lawyering” can overcome the brutal combination of alcohol + Rx meds + guns, even when a rogue off-duty police officer is concerned Meet 31 y/o Joseph Lawrence, former Henderson, NV police officer.  Yes, that’s him below: After a police chase, in which Joe led cops the wrong way…

Background Check / Criminal History / Criminal Records / Successful Completion of Diversion / AVVO / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 4, 2014

Q:     If I successfully completed a pre trail diversion program should I tell my future employer before they do my background check?  I got arrested in 2012 for domestic violence (Florida) and got offered Pre Trail Diversion and I completed all my classes and changed my life. I never hit my girlfriend nor was…

Probation / Violation of Probation / VOP / Probation Violation Hearing / PVH / Burden of Proof / VOP Affidavit / AVVO / Michael A. Haber, Esq. **ARRESTED / **305DUI

November 4, 2014

Q:     What are the criteria/requirements for evidence for a violation of probation?  I understand that the standard of evidence is “the preponderance of the evidence”, 51%. I also understand that this takes place in front of a judge and not a jury.  However, is a VOP affidavit enough to get probation revoked? In other words,…

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