Naples Marijuana DUI Lawyer

Hiring an experienced marijuana DUI attorney in Naples, like Robert H. Hanaford and his team at the Law Office of Robert H. Hanaford, can significantly improve your chances of facing far lighter consequences, or even none at all. A marijuana DUI arrest or charge is not a conviction. Our team strives to construct solid defenses that lead to dismissals or significantly reduced charges or penalties whenever possible.

The defenses available for a marijuana DUI charge in Naples will depend on the unique facts and circumstances of your case. However, some common defenses may include:

• Challenging your alleged level of impairment: Recent studies have called into doubt the reliability of common police field sobriety tests or bodily fluid tests in detecting marijuana impairment in drivers. If police in Naples used these methods to establish your alleged level of impairment, the charge may not survive scrutiny in court.
• Questioning reasonable suspicion: The police must have reasonable suspicion of a traffic or other offense to pull you over and, further, to conduct field sobriety tests. Police dash or body camera footage can sometimes reveal information that undermines the asserted basis for those initial investigations.
• Disputing marijuana use: To support a conviction for marijuana DUI in Naples, your alleged impairment must stem from the use of a specific controlled or intoxicating substance as defined by Florida law. It is sometimes possible to undermine the claim that a person charged with a marijuana DUI had ingested one of those substances.

These are just a few examples of defenses that an experienced criminal defense attorney could utilize in a Naples marijuana DUI case. At the Law Office of Robert H. Hanaford, we scrutinize the evidence to pinpoint every viable defense available to our clients. Then, we set to work building the strongest possible case in favor of a dismissal or reduction of the charges, or for a lenient sentence in the event of a conviction.