I want to give a big thank you to everyone who purchased our book – “A Cup Of Coffee With 10 Of The Top DUI Attorneys In The United States” last night during the launch. The launch turned out to be an incredible success, and reached “Amazon Best Seller” list…
Well, there’s a new law in town, and the local police and District Attorneys are already pushing it hard. Its a DWI with a breath or blood alcohol level of .15 or more. The amended text of Penal Code 49.04 reads: (d) If it is shown on the trial of…
After being arrested for DWI, a police officer will read the citizen accused their "Statutory Warnings" before asking them to submit to a breath test. This form, the DIC-24, goes through the warnings to a person discussing potential license suspension for refusal, failure, and hearing requests. It was originally created…
About a month ago, I wrote an article Crime Victim Dies of Complications, detailing a certain tree planted in front of the courthouse to commemorate crime victims. I took a picture showing that the tree had apparently died and been cut down. I also found it interesting that no one puts…
It appears a local crime victim has dies of injuries. Reports are unclear as to whether the death is related to injuries sustained from the initial crime. I snapped this photo recently of the "Crime Victim Tree" planted just outside of the new Collin County Courthouse. As you can see,…
From my college town of Gainesville, Florida, and their paper, the Gainesville Sun, comes this interesting piece. Dare I say, “Go Gators!?!” —- By Cindy Swirko Staff writer Debra Oberlin, 48, was arrested after she had difficulty on a field sobriety test. She registered a .234 and .239 on breath alcohol…
I’m pleased to announce the release of the Texas DWI Guide App! This app is available free from iTunes I created this app for the Public, Attorneys, and Peace Officers. The Texas DWI Guide is the premier guide on all things regarding DWI / DUI charges. The most powerful Driving While…
It seems as if the Federal Government is now getting into the mix of deciding what the individual states should and should not be allowed to do to punish first time DWI / DUI offenders. Today, an article in the USA today explained that the Federal Government has a pending bill that would…
A new bill proposed in the Senate by Senator Whitmire seems to be the same as that of HB 1906. The bill deals with lowering the surcharge for someone who successfully completes the DWI/Drug Court program. As I stated before, this only helps someone that completes the course, which can…
A new House Bill proposed by Representative Coleman affects the surcharges assessed on those convicted of DWI. Right now, if you are convicted of DWI first, you owe the state $3,000 over 3 years just to keep your driving privledges. The bill seems to say that the 3,000 is now a…