{"id":504,"date":"2019-03-20T16:34:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T20:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampacriminallawyer.net\/?p=504"},"modified":"2026-01-09T03:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:49:04","slug":"florida-court-rules-that-the-identity-of-the-defendant-is-not-necessary-to-establish-the-commission-of-a-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-rules-that-the-identity-of-the-defendant-is-not-necessary-to-establish-the-commission-of-a-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Court Rules that the Identity of the Defendant is not Necessary to Establish the Commission of a DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is axiomatic that the State cannot convict a person of a DUI based on suspicion alone. In other words, if the State lacks concrete evidence that a DUI \u00a0has been committed, a defendant cannot be found guilty of DUI.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a Florida appellate court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4dca.org\/content\/download\/426857\/4632947\/file\/180133_1708_01232019_09160945_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analyzed<\/a> whether the identity of a DUI defendant is necessary to establish that a DUI has been committed. If you are a Tampa resident and are charged with a DUI or another crime, it is essential to retain a capable Tampa criminal defense attorney to assist you in protecting your rights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alleged Facts Regarding the Defendant\u2019s DUI<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allegedly, a police officer observed a black SUV swerving through traffic at a speed that was twenty miles an hour over the posted speed limit. The officer observed the driver of the vehicle when it traveled past him, and noted that she was wearing a pink shirt and had long hair. The officer activated his emergency lights and sirens, and the driver increased her speed. The officer watched the vehicle run a red light and strike a valve box on the side of the road, after which he ended his pursuit.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneytampa.net\/blog\/florida-court-rules-that-the-identity-of-the-defendant-is-not-necessary-to-establish-the-commission-of-a-dui\/#more-504\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is axiomatic that the State cannot convict a person of a DUI based on suspicion alone. In other words, if the State lacks concrete evidence that a DUI \u00a0has been committed, a defendant cannot be found guilty of DUI. Recently, a Florida appellate court analyzed whether the identity of a DUI defendant is necessary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dui"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Florida DUI: Identity Not Needed to Prove DUI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read how a court said DUI can be proven without clear identity, and why the facts still matter for your defense.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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