With over 30 years experience fighting cases involving drinking and driving and other alcohol and drug related charges, Matthew knows a thing or two about the laws and regulations and how to use them to keep the Government honest and win cases.
In this case his client was arrested after he was found passed out in his Tesla in the middle of the street. The client was arrested after failing field sobriety tests and later took a blood test which revealed a .21 BAC. The client retained Top Tier DUI Attorney Matthew Ruff.
The attorney immediately requested all discovery (reports, etc.), and set out to ensure the State was able to prove their case with reliable, trustworthy evidence.
One of the issues Matt uncovered was the lack of evidence proving their blood collection was done within the required period of time, which in California is 3 hours of the time of driving. However, in this case the time of driving was never established by the police officers who investigated the crime and arrested the accused.
A formal hearing was demanded to challenge the evidence and request the case be thrown out. At the hearing, the DMV hearing officer ignored these arguments and imposed a suspension of the client’s driver’s license, notwithstanding clear evidentiary problems. Matthew immediately filed an administrative appeal arguing the hearing officer ignored the law and “rubber stamped” the flawed arrest report. See attached for a redacted copy of the administrative appeal brief.
After a tense 30 days the appeal court agreed with Attorney Ruff and reversed the hearing officer’s findings and decision, setting aside the suspension order and reinstating the client’s driver’s license and removing the arrest from his DMV record. See the actual decision below.
Matthew Ruff is a Top Tier DUI Lawyer with over 30 years experience fighting and winning DUI and drunk driving allegations by exposing weaknesses in the case and insufficiency of the evidence.
Matthew Ruff is NHTSA certified in FST Administration.
Office Locations
Matthew J Ruff, Long Beach DUI Attorney
444 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach CA 90802
(562) 473-5390
Matthew J Ruff, DUI Attorney
18411 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance CA 90504
(310) 527-4100
Matthew J Ruff, San Pedro DUI Attorney
222 W. 6th St.
San Pedro CA 90731
(310) 514-0877
Matthew J. Ruff, DUI Attorney
333 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90012
(877) 213-4453
Matthew J. Ruff, Huntington Beach DUI Attorney
17011 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Beach CA 92647
(877) 212-2090
Matthew Ruff, DUI Defense Lawyer -Santa Monica Office
100 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica CA 90401
(877) 213-4453
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