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
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Texas DWI Laws and Defense of DWI Charges
The Austin DWI Lawyer blog, published by Jaime Spencer, focuses on legal issues related to driving while intoxicated (DWI) cases in Texas. It covers topics such as jury selection strategies specific to DWI trials, administrative law hearings including license revocations, challenges with witness testimony especially police officers, and technical issues involving SCRAM alcohol monitoring devices. The blog also discusses practical defense considerations, courtroom procedures, and critiques of legal marketing practices targeting DWI defendants and attorneys. It provides insights into the nuances of DWI defense, including evidentiary standards and procedural tactics.
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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…
Witness Chicken (The Police Version)
Maybe your client is guilty. Maybe it will be easy for the State to prove that your client is guilty. That is, if they can get their witnesses to show up.
There are all sorts of reasons that defense lawyers…
SCRAM Violation? Maybe, Maybe Not…
From an out of state commenter:
I received a summons today to appear in court next week. The papers did not even include what the appearance would be for. I have been on the SCRAM bracelet for two months…
DWI Defendants Are Coming! Away! Which Way?
Just in from a marketer via email, with the title line “Thousands of DUI Defendents are Coming!”:
Because we are the #1 Google ranked DUI/DWI website, thousands of DUI/DWI defendents[sic – I couldn’t bring myself to misspell it in the…
The Will Of The People
Here’s the text of the resolution, along with my running commentary , on last week’s City Council agenda regarding the possibility of Austin police officers – instead of registered nurses or otherwise medically qualified and trained personnel – collecting…
A Not So Anonymous Tip
The 911 call: Caller: Somebody’s really drunk driving down Granton Road.” Dispatch: Okay are you behind them, or… Caller: No, I am them. Dispatch: You am them? Caller: Yes, I am them.…
Sprung From Cages Out On Highway Nine
From the “Tramps Like Us” version of passed-out-while-intoxicated comes this “DWI” arrest out of New Jersey:
A Holmdel man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police found him lying on the grass near his parked car, police said today……
Do Cops Get To Make Up New DWI Laws?
The Dallas Morning News Crime Blog ran a story recently about stepped up DWI enforcement for a holiday weekend:
The message: If you drink and drive during the Labor Day holiday, you will go to jail.
That’s the word from…
The Last Thing You Need When You’re In Trial
…is to check your iPhone during a break and realize that one of your so-called friends has snapped an unfavorable picture of you crossing a deputy and sent it out via email to everyone you know.…