Missouri Criminal Lawyers Blog

Our firm was retained by a client who was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. The client was stopped for eratic driving on the highway. The client failed some of the field sobriety tests and admitted that he had taken some prescription medication prior to driving. The client took a breath test that revealed that he had not been drinking. The Police Department had the client interviewed by the Drug Recognition Expert and the client was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.

DWI Defense Attorney, Gary J. Lauber, was able to present a defense that the client was not Driving While Intoxicated but that he was extremely tired from driving all night on little sleep. We also presented inconsistencies in the police report to show that he was not driving under the influence. The case was dismissed by the state prior to trial.

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The Sansone/Lauber Law Firm represented a man charged with Possession of Marijuana with intent to distribute. The client was stopped by police and the police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. The client was questioned and he admitted having drugs in his possession. The police then proceed to search the vehicle and found marijuana in a closed container inside of a backpack. The Marijuana was sealed in four separate bags. The officer proceeded to question the client and the client made some incriminating statements. The Client was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance With Intent to Distribute.

Attorney, Gary J. Lauber, of the Sansone/Lauber law firm argued that the search was questionable and that the client had no intention of selling the drugs. The state agreed and the Felony case was amended to a Misdemeanor with a small fine.

If you are charged with a drug case contact our firm for a free consultation.

Franklin County DWI trial Attorney Gary J. Lauber was retained to represent a client that was charged with DWI in the Circuit Court of Franklin County. The client was pulled over for swerving inside of his lane after he left a friend's house. The original officer had the client perform the standard field sobriety tests on the side of the road. The client was then forced to do the same field sobriety tests for a second officer on the DWI task force.

Franklin County DWI trial lawyer, Gary Lauber, on cross-examination was able to show at trial that the DWI task force police officer did not understand what he was supposed to look for when conducting the Field Sobriety tests. The DWI charge against the client was amended to a carelss and imprudent driving charge.

If you are charged with a DWI in Franklin County and then contact us to help you with your DWI today.

Our Missouri criminal law firm was retained by a man charged with DWI in North St. Louis County. Our client was pulled over because of a false report that the car he was driving was stolen. The client was surrounded by numerous police officers from three different police departments.

The client was taken from the car by the police at gun point and placed in handcuffs in the police car without any evidence of the St Louis DWI defendant drinking. The police arrested him for DWI and claimed that he refused to take the breath test. The client was not informed of his Miranda rights or his Missouri Implied consent rights. It is my opinion that the officer abused his power and decided to arrest the client without any basis. The whole arrest was recorded on the police officer's dash camera. The client was given a notice of refusal to take the breathalyzer which in Missouri means the client could lose his driving license for 1 year.

Our firm represented the client on the Petition for Review of his loss of driver's license. On appeal our firm argued that the police officer lied and we used the video of the arrest to show that the officer lied in his police report. The court agreed and found that the police officer was not credible and ordered the Department of Revenue to reinstate the client's full driving privileges.

Our firm represented a repeat DWI client for a Jefferson County DWI. The client was stopped by the police because they were unresponsive and blocking traffic. The alleged drunk driver was arrested and refused to take the breathalyzer.

Under Missouri Law, if you refuse to take a breath test you will lose your driving privileges for one year. Our Jefferson County DWI Lawyers filed a Petition for Review that prevented the Missouri Department of Revenue from taking our client's driver's license. The Petition for Review was set for trial three times with the Department of Revenue failing to produce key evidence in the case. The Judge found in favor of our client and the Refusal to Submit to a breath Test was taken off of the client's driving history.

If you have a DWI Refusal case in Jefferson County contact one of our Jefferson County DWI lawyers for a free consultation.