Recent Posts in Breath Test Category
Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Plano DWI Lawyer
New technology is being tested by probation officers in the state of Texas this month. A portable breathalyzer machine will help these officers determine whether individuals on probation are following ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Last week, news sources said that a New York City officer was arrested for driving while impaired ( DWI ). According to the police report, Officer C.M., 31, was discovered behind the wheel of his ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By Plano DWI Lawyer
In the city of Schertz, officers report that they placed a DWI suspect under arrest after he crashed his KIA into the back of an emergency response vehicle. Instead of stopping after the collision, ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Plano DWI Lawyer
It is bad enough when someone tries to drive intoxicated and endangers himself and other drivers. It is quite another when he has his two children in the backseat. That is exactly what happened to one ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Zendeh Del Law
As we have previously noted , a person will lose his or her license upon a refusal to submit to a chemical test (blood or breath test) when requested by an officer. Texas has an implied consent ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
As we have previously stated, the law implies a consent to the taking of a breath or blood test if you have been arrested for driving while intoxicated or boating while intoxicated . However, a person ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
In order for a police officer to take a specimen, the Texas Transportation Code regulates the manner in which the police act. First, the officer must specify the specimen to be taken--either a breath ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Unfortunately, yes. Everyone has the right to refuse to provide a breath or blood test when requested to do so by the police. However, in every state in America, there is an implied consent law. In ...
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Posted on May 31, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Because of a delayed flight from Los Angeles, Braylon Edwards a wide receiver of the New York Jets, missed his court date. Apparently, Edwards was in Los Angeles to workout with quarterback Mark ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Recently, we posted about an Albany police department spokesman who was arrested for DWI . Detective Miller was a well-known police officer and was very well decorated. As noted previously, he had two ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Representative Mark Buesgens was arrested for DWI last September after he drove into a ditch last September. He took the SFSTs and his results were posted on You Tube for the world to see. While ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Detective Miller, Albany Police, was arrested Friday night for suspicion of DWI. He was driving a department assigned vehicle and was stopped for driving without the headlights on. He failed the SFSTs ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
DWI offenders underwent "shock therapy" in New York as a result of court orders. Over 300 offenders were required to attend a seminar where victims of Intoxication Manslaughter recounted the tales of ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Several of the larger counties in Texas have discovered the difficulty in prosecuting people who refuse to submit to a breath or blood test. The pros and cons of refusing to submit to a blood or ...
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