Today presenting on how to cross examine the Blood Drawer (Nurse, qualified technician, etc) was attorney Kelly Case. A really great job. So good, I don’t really want to give up the strategy or specific questions on my blog. If any attorneys are interested in my notes or thoughts, I’ll send…
Today’s lecture on Cross of the Chain of Custody Witness was presented by Houston DWI Lawyer Tyler Flood. A very good showing. It was in the Q & A style of a cross examination, so a bit hard to put into a blog the exact questions. But here are some of the points…
Well, it seems there are some new rules in store for us as well, however, this time, they are coming from the legislature in the form of Transportation Code changes. Before, it was SOAH’s rules changes and subpoena form changes. In the past I wrote about recent rule changes in the…
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…
There is a lot of whispering, some shouting, and other ambient noise about changes in judges in Collin County. I decided to write a bit about it. Please keep in mind that none of my information is either verified or has any real sources to it. None of the attorneys,…
I often get asked, "what will happen on our first court setting / appearance" on a Collin County DWI? The answer is, "not much." The first court appearance is part of what we term the information processing period. It is simply a first chance for us to begin gathering the discovery…
A big thank you to Lawrence Taylor, who told us recently about DWI/DUI roadblocks in my former stomping grounds of Gainesville, Florida, home of the Florida Gators (and Tim Tebow). In fact, I interned at at the State Attorney’s Office and Public Defender’s Office in Gainesville. Many states have been pushing…
In a DWI case, it is the officer’s opinion that the accused is guilty being the main source of evidence in the case. Juries are then asked by the State’s attorneys to trust the officer, that his/her judgement was correct. A friend sent me this picture yesterday which demonstrates how officers…
I dont usually post video clips. Especially because every time I see one posted, I’ve seen it 50 times already. But here is an old one, that I have just never seen before. From the 1983 Steve Martin movie, "The Man With Two Brains." Enjoy.