After a small hiatus from my blogging, I am back. I will be posting soon in a slightly different manner. Before, I was mostly searching around for articles and other blogs, and commenting on them. Instead, I am going to being my focus on DWI tactics, DWI trial strategies, and…
I thought one area to start the new blog focus was on explaining a little bit about the new Collin County Courthouse. As of right now, there are two separate courthouses handling the caseload for Collin County. The "District Courthouse" (handling Felonies, Larger Civil Cases, Divorce Cases, and Juvenile Cases),…
Many of my clients come into my office knowing that they want to fight their DWI case. I’m OK with that. In fact, as I have stated in past blogs, in general, there is very little to lose by going to trial on a DWI 1st case. Despite knowing we…
Although not directly related to DWI, a new ordinance enacted by the Frisco, TX City Council could have DWI and DUI ramifications. The City of Frisco enacted a new "curfew" for those under 17, spanning from Midnight to 6am. In my opinion, this is just another "solution" to a problem…
In a new law enacted at midnight tonight, Arizona will require all first time offenders convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device on their vehicles. The Arizona Republic Online reports that not only will 1st time offenders be required to install this device, but also, anyone whose…
In a recent blog post by blogger Robert Guest, he posts about some of the techniques taught to prosecutors when cross examining a defendant in a DWI case. These are the same techniques taught to me while working as a prosecutor. He reports from old manuals that he has: Today’s…
Congratulations to new DUI / Criminal Defense Blogger Steven D. Eversole, on his new Alabama DUI & Criminal Defense Law Blog. Steven has already gotten started with some great blog posts including: DUI Presumption of Innocence or Guilt? – Highlighting the rebuttable presumption of BAC levels Boating Under the Influence…
I last posted regarding CMI’s refusal to reveal their source code here. Apparently, court orders do not seem to phase this "government contracting" juggernaut. CNET now reports that CMI has missed their deadline for turning over the source code. According to CNET: The next step is a court hearing scheduled…
For quite some time now, DWI attorneys have been seeking the source code of the Intoxilyzer 5000. In a recent article posted on CNET, one defendant in Minnesota received a favorable decision. Congratulations to fellow DWI attorney Jeffrey Sheridan, of Strandemo, Sheridan & Dulas with the favorable ruling. . .…
The following is an article by Lawrence Taylor that is by far the best article I’ve seen on the "history" of breath testing. I thought about making comments to it, and adding my take on each of the pieces of the article, but I don’t want to mess up his…