Recent Posts in Breath Tests/Field Sobriety Tests Refusal 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 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 Jul 25, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Yesterday , we discussed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and the non-standard Field Sobriety tests. Begining in 1975, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began reviewing the ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Winder Morales, a former San Antonio police officer, accidentally killed a civilian in 2006. A Bexar County grand jury did not indict him in that accident because he was on-duty at the time. However, ...
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