Dallas DWI lawyer Robert Guest recently asked a question on the Texas DWI Defenders listserv:
Dearest Brain Trust,
I’ve been using the same DWI voir dire for a few years and I’m looking for some fresh questions for the
Jaime Spencer
The Austin Defense blog is published by a legal professional focused on criminal defense, particularly in Texas. The blog covers topics such as DWI (driving while intoxicated) defense strategies, jury selection questions, administrative law hearings, and legislative developments related to marijuana regulation. It also discusses judicial behavior and decision-making processes, providing insights relevant to defense attorneys and those interested in criminal law practice. The content reflects practical legal considerations and commentary on current issues affecting criminal defense and related administrative law matters in Texas.
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Cheetos and Goldfish For Texas Too (…Someday)
The ballot title and submission clause numbered Amendment 64 to the Colorado Constitution asked:
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning marijuana, and, in connection therewith, providing for the regulation of marijuana;
permitting a person twenty-one…
The Way To A Judge’s Heart Is Through His Stomach
Further deepening my growing suspicions that life may best be described as a series of random events comes this news via Discover Magazine, “Justice is served, but more so after lunch: how food-breaks sway the decisions of judges”. Yeah,…
So That’s What SOAH Stands For
Administrative Law Judges handle all sorts of cases for the State Office of Administrative Hearings – aka SOAH – from the tremendously boring, such as boat motor sales and use tax cases, to the no doubt endlessly fascinating scenarios where…
If By Whiskey Marijuana…
William Safire popularized the phrase “if by whiskey…” in his columns, and defined it in his Political Dictionary as, “Taking both sides of an issue; equivocating; a political straddle”. The term originates from a speech given by Soggy Sweat, a…
It’s Beginning To Taste A Lot Like Christmas
A client brought a nice Xmas gift to my office this week. Tamales. Delicious tamales. Homemade. But wait, it gets better than that…
Delicious homemade tamales… made by his mother. Merry Christmas to me.
And Merry Christmas to all, and to…
At Least He Wasn’t Tweeting For Clients
Jeffrey Partlow’s apparent lack of a law license hasn’t kept him out of the legal representation business over the last nine years:
A Dallas man arrested on suspicion of showing up to court intoxicated is now also accused of practicing…
Identifying Likely State’s Preemptory Challenges
I use one of the world’s most complicated and sophisticated voir dire note taking systems, consisting in no small part of adding plus and minus marks in each venire person’s allotted space on my sheets, and sometimes adding short annotations. It…
When Mrs. ACDL Gets Pulled Over
So, I get a text this morning walking out of my office on the way to court. Here’s the full exchange:
Got pulled over
Cop has my DL in his car
OK. It’s fine
They can’t get me for an unpaid…
No Curlicue Necessary
“Comedy has to be based on the truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue on the end.” – Sid Caesar. At 2:18 in silly video number 2, the pretrial hearing, comes one of the exchanges that…