September 22, 2010

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 11:05 am

The defendant, a United States Marine who recently returned from a tour in Iraq, was cited for operating negligently when State Police observed him traveling in excess of 95 mph and making aggressive lane changes. The State Police pursued the defendant and had to accelerate to speeds in excess of 120 mph to catch him. When the defendant was stopped he was also cited for operating with a suspended license, marked lanes violation and speeding. The defendant initially represented himself on the case but was unsuccessful in his attempts at resolving it without a finding of guilty and responsible finding on the civil infractions. A guilty finding on either criminal infraction not only carried the potential for jail but would result in the client’s driving license being suspended. When the District Attorney’s office moved the case towards trial, the defendant hired Attorney Topazio. After a lengthy period of negations with the District Attorney, today Attorney Topazio was successful in convincing the court to dismiss the criminal charges against his client on the payment of court fines and having his client found not responsible on both civil infractions.