If you are convicted of DWI and placed on probation, a requirement will be that you must attend a DWI Education Course. The course is 12 hours long, and according to the State, " is designed to help DWI offenders increase their knowledge about alcohol and drugs as these substances…
Congrats to Troy Burleson of Plano, TX on the start of his new blog, the Plano DWI Lawyer Blog. Guess I’m no longer the only local guy blogging on DWI issues in the Collin County. Troy has started off with a bang with such topics as: Mandatory DWI Blood Tests:…
I occasionally handle criminal appeals. DWI criminal appeals are usually pretty rare, and even more rarely successful. Handling an appeal is a little like Monday morning quarterbacking… A lot of "why didn’t they say XXX or XXX?" is running through my head. The appeal I am reading now has an…
A recent article in the Dallas Morning News is talking about a new law passed by Texas to help nab more uninsured motorists. The topic of this post is not whether or not it is a good law, waste of time, etc., but rather who helped champion the law…. Yup,…
Yesterday I was told by a prosecutor (after setting a case for Jury Trial), "I hear you are a much different person in trial." I questioned what that meant … but the prosecutor started back-peddling, saying, "I don’t know," and "I don’t remember where I heard that from." So, what…
Texas Transportation Code § 724.013. PROHIBITION ON TAKING SPECIMEN IF PERSON REFUSES; EXCEPTION. Except as provided by Section 724.012(b), a specimen may not be taken if a person refuses to submit to the taking of a specimen designated by a peace officer. What part of this does the State not…
Austin, TX DWI Lawyer Jamie Spencer recently posted about whether or not someone should "call out" of those arrested for DWI or other crimes on blogs. He explains: I don’t blog about so-and-so got arrested for such-and-such. It’s -Not my style -Seems like making fun of people in the same…
Thanks to Georgia DUI attorney Rob Leonard for showing us this video. Interesting stuff…
The Dallas Morning News has reported that the legislator that helped pass the surcharge for DWI drivers was arrested and charged with DWI himself. Naturally, "He refused a Breathalyzer and blood test, according to the affidavit." according to the Austin-American Statesman. Anyone out there surprised he refused to give a…
One night a police officer was staking out a particularly rowdy bar for possible DWI violations. At closing time, he saw a fellow stumble out of the bar, trip on the curb and try his keys on five different cars before he found his. The man sat in the front…