Frisco is now voting on whether or not to allow longer alcohol serving hours for bars and restaurants. The proposed (bill?) will allow restaurants and bars to serve until 2 AM, instead of the current Midnight. I have been approached by many friends and colleagues about the possibility of Frisco…
In an interesting move, the city of Freeport is requiring public event organizers to offer safe rides home from events offering alcohol. I think this is a neat move.. they could have simply said, “lets put more police on the street,” but instead decided to actually try prevention. I’ve always…
In one of the most insane propositions I have ever seen, Lawrence Taylor reports on a bill going through the Senate in Tennessee. The proponent of the bill wants to stop DUI (and DWI) lawyers from advertising their expertise because it is getting to hard to convict people accused of…
I read an article today on the online version of the Tyler Morning Telegraph. It is entitled "MADD President: More To Be Done To Prevent Deaths." Some interesting thoughts of MADD… Here are some of the quotes of MADD’s political agenda and hopes to remove all free will from our…
I wrote here in the past about the recent induction of new Texas members into the membership of the NCDD. NCDD is the National College of DUI / DWI Defense. NCDD is the premier organization among DWI and DUI defenders across the nation. I figured I might as well keep…
Here is an interesting article on mandatory blood draws for DWI cases. This has been the latest trend in trying to convict those suspected of DWI. I haven’t really written much about it, but I am planning on it in the future. There seems to be some serious constitutional, administrative,…
Well, I’m happy to say this was a great week for me and my clients in Collin County. Tuesday, 2 License suspension hearings, Wednesday Jury Trial, Thursday Bench Trial. So I’m thinking, wow, how am I going to get all this done? Well, Tuesday rolls around, and both license suspension…
A few people have emailed me asking if I have given up blogging. It is nice to know that someone out there noticed. Well, I got very busy, and got kind of behind on blogging on a regular basis. Once I was behind, I felt like I was getting deeper…
Just an example of what the government can do. This was not written by me, but rather a fellow lawyer in the community. Worth a read, although not DWI related. STATEMENT OF JON MAY IN SUPPORT OF BENEDICT P. KUEHNE An innocent man has been charged with a…
I reported in the past here and here, about CMI, the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer’s reluctance to tell the world how their machines determine and calculate the alcohol concentration in someone’s breath. This calculation, of course, has the power of making someone a convicted criminal for the rest of their…