My question involves criminal law for the state of: Florida
My son was on his way to work at 3am. His cigarette pack fell on the floor so when he had to stop at a red light, he leaned down to pick it up. When he sat up, not only did he notice the light was green, he also noticed a police car behind him with his lights on. So the cop and his trainee ask him has he been drinking and my son said not in the last 48 hours. So he had him do 3 FST which he passed all 3 with no problem. He then asked if he can search the car. With this being his first experience with the law, my son doesn't know what he can and can't do so does everything they asked him to do. Anyway, he found an empty package of synthetic marijuana but makes the comment that he couldnt arrest him for that since it was empty. But then asked him to blow. He did and blew a 0.07. So he was arrested. The cop told him a DUI could be anything. Drugs, alcohol or being to tired. We have no money for an attorney and neither does he. We told him to get a public defender but we're not sure what could happen to him. Is there anything he has to even fight? All this just because he didn't go as soon as the light turned green. We don't know the law and this is our family's first experience with this. Please help, Thanks

