Recent Eisenberg Law Drunk Driving Wins

Since June of 2008, Mark Eisenberg has had four drunk driving charges dismissed and one jury trial in which he received an acquittal on an operating while intoxicated charge.

In one case in Dane County, police officers went into a security locked building without permission.  They arrested the defendant in her home and charged her with OWI/DUI.  The drunk driving charge was dismissed on the grounds that the police did not have the right to be in the security locked building. 

Another case in Dane County involved police officers from the Monona Police Department arguing that they had stopped the defendant’s vehicle because his taillight was out.  Marsha Lysen obtained the video from the squad car following the defendant’s vehicle.  The video revealed the taillight was on and working at all times.  That case was dismissed. 

In a third and similar case in Columbia County, a police officer indicated that the defendant’s taillight was out.  While this time there was no video, the defendant took her car, when she got out of jail the next day, to the police station.  A different police officer confirmed that her taillights were all in working order.  The judge did not believe the arresting officer, and the case was dismissed.  This was the defendant’s third drunk driving charge.

In a case in Stoughton, the defendant was reported to be driving erratically.  She pulled into her garage.  The police officer jumped out of his car and ran into the garage to arrest her.  It was her second OWI charge.  The case was dismissed because the police officer invaded the curtilage of the  defendant’s home without a warrant. 

A trial was held in September, 2008, in which a defendant had a .18 blood alcohol concentration.  The jury found the defendant not guilty of operating while intoxicated.

Stephen Eisenberg has had two not guilty verdicts and another OWI/DUI case dismissed since August, 2008.  In a case in Dane County, the defendant was stopped for allegedly weaving in the roadway.  Her BAC was .12.  Upon a review of the police video, it was determined that defendant’s car did not weave to the extent that justified a stop.  The trial court suppressed the evidence and the charges were dismissed. 

A Sauk County man charged with his third offense OWI/DUI went to trial in August, 2008.  He had a blood alcohol concentration of .26.  Steve Eisenberg argued that his client was not operating the motor vehicle at the time of the accident.  The jury found him not guilty.

In March, 2009, a woman was charged with a second offense OWI/DUI.  The case did not involve alcohol, but the prescription drug Xanax or Alprazolam.  The State called expert witnesses to testify that the woman was under the influence of Xanax, a central nervous system depressant, at the time she was driving her vehicle at 2:30 a.m.  A Washington County jury returned a verdict of not guilty. 

If you or a loved one have been charged with OWI/DUI, you need to contact an experienced drunk driving attorney. Call Eisenberg Law Offices, S.C. for a free consultation at (608) 256-8356.

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