Blog Posts in June, 2011
Posted on Jun 24, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As we noted previously, the State must prove that you are intoxicated by proving that you (1) have a BAC of 0.08 or (2) loss the normal use of his or her mental or physical faculties. if the police ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As we noted previously, the State must prove that you are intoxicated by proving that you (1) have a BAC of 0.08 or (2) loss the normal use of his or her mental or physical faculties. if the police ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Yesterday, we discussed the legal definition of intoxication and noted that there are two ways to be intoxicated. If a person does not have normal use of his or her mental or physical faculties, then ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Continuing our blog entry about the definition of intoxication, today we will address the legal definition of intoxication. Texas legislature defined intoxication as "not having the normal use of ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
There are several elements that the State must prove in order to convict a person of DWI . Obviously, the State has to prove that a person was driving a car while they were intoxicated--but what does ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As the summer heats up, so does our commentary on boating while intoxicated . As stated, it is one of the least publicized crimes in Texas. However, a substantial number of people get arrested for ...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Yesterday, we blogged about the little discussed offense of boating while intoxicated . Though it is very similar to DWI , there are some slight differences (above and beyond the obvious that the ...
Continue reading "When Can An Officer Board My Boat To Investigate Me For Boating While Intoxicated?" »
Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Boating while intoxicated ("BWI") is very similar to DWI . Texas law states that it is illegal to operate a watercraft with a BAC level of 0.08 or higher OR when you have lost your normal physical or ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
We have been discussing the conditions of probation for DWI in Texas. The following terms of probation for DWI offenders are generally for those offenders that the court believes needs more ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
In our last blog entry we examined what a typical Texas DWI probation would look like. Remember, there is no community supervision deferred adjudication for DWI--only community supervision probation. ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Many clients prefer the option of being place on community supervision or probation rather than be placed in jail if he or she is convicted of DWI . Generally, the length of probation, thought it ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
One of the most common questions we get asked about DWI in Texas is: how severe is the punishment for someone convicted of a DWI? As of right now, deferred adjudication is not an option for someone ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Gustavo Camacho, 31, has been convicted of two DWI 's. Last Friday, Camacho was driving his 1993 Ford Ranger and struck a Nissan Sentra. The Sentra was then forced, due to the impact, into a GMC ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
One DWI arrest in a lifetime is more than enough. One DWI in one night is too much. Imagine a situation where that night of partying involves two separate DWI arrests in a 10 hour time span. John ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As this blog has noted several times, there is a growing trend in the Texas local law enforcement community to no longer tolerate a refusal after a DWI arrest. No refusal is really a misnomer. As a ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Savanna Cruz, a 25-year-old Plano woman, was arrested for DWI after midnight several days ago after she was involved in a wreck with a Richardson police officer. The Richardson police officer and ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Johoan Rodriguez struck Houston police officer Kevin Will. The collision killed Officer Will. Officer Will was with the vehicular crimes division and was investigating a ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As we noted earlier , in a heavily publicized trial in San Antonio, Texas, Winder Morales, a former San Antonio Police Department officer, was found guilty of DWI earlier this year. The punishment ...
Continue reading "Update: Ex-San Antonio Police Officer Receives Probation For DWI" »