With all of the recent publicity surrounding DWI Blood test cases, a few months back, I decided to write a paper on how to fight DWI blood test cases. Well, the paper was coming along very slowly, and I quickly realized my topic was too broad. I decided to narrow…
Well, it seems as if the blood draw debate is continuing.. this time in Austin. Austin DWI Attorney Jamie Spencer has been reporting on the Vampire Blood Draws heading to Austin Here, and Here. The newest twist is evident from the headline in this article on KXAN in Austin —…
A great point was made recently by Jamie Spencer (through George Scharmen at the Rusty Duncan Criminal Defense Seminar put on by TCDLA) regarding the cross examination of an officer about HGN. Jamie points out in "Nystagmus, Mostly Leave it Alone" that not a lot of cross examination is necessary. …
I have reported in the past that whenever a Judge or a police officer is arrested, they always refuse breath tests (and here). But when an average Joe is arrested, they will often submit. Well, it looks like one judge was able to take it a step further and get…
I read a pretty disturbing article in the Dallas Morning News yesterday. The article is entitled, "Dallas County commissioners ask judges to generate more revenue from courts" The crux of the article is that Dallas County wants more money, and they believe that the judges should be the ones generating…
In under three years on Ft. Worth’s police force, one officer is receiving accolades for arresting a ton of people for DWI. IN the article, "Going after DWI’s earns top honors", the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reported today. This officer apparently impressed the folks at MADD by being: responsible for more…
I just added a new Blogroll to the website. These are all of the sites on my blog reader that I read regularly. If I’m not floating your boat with my posts, try checking some of these out. If I missed anyone that is criminal law or DWI/DUI related anyone,…
I recently received a brochure entitled "How to Care For Someone Who Has Had Too Much To Drink" It was mainly intended for the college crowd. I’m not a doctor, but I figured someone might stumble on to my site looking for an answer to this question. Therefore, here is…
I spent this past weekend at a certification course to gain the same certification the police officers have in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. I was going to attempt a daily blog about the course, but I ended up too tired with with too much to do each day I went…
If you are place on deferred probation for a DUI charge, you were probably ordered to attend an Alcohol Awareness Course. The program is 6 hours long. This course, as told by the state: contains information on the following topics: societal values related to alcohol consumption by minors, the influence…