Recent Posts in Intoxicated Category
Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Zendeh Del Law
The Texas Legislature has passed House Bill 3474 and Senate Bill 1331. These bills were passed to tackle the problem of fatal alcohol poisoning. These bills are concerned with the consumption and/or ...
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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 May 20, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A few weeks ago we posted a blog entry about a Bronx prosecutor who was arrested for DWI . There was some indication that she had been previously arrested for DWI, but that it had been taken care of ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
The day that Texas Lawmakers were holding hearings concerning DWI checkpoints and mandatory interlocks for first-time offenders, a DWI victim was advocating for tougher punishment for DWI offenders. ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Men's Health published an interesting article ranking America's Drunkest Cities. The magazine use very interesting criteria to establish its rankings. These are (1) Deaths from liver disease; (2) ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
An Arlington man was convicted for the fifth time for DWI . On August 2, 2009, Jose Isabel Lopez ran a stop sign and was pulled over by the police. The officer smelled alcohol on Lopez, observed beer ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
What is the legal definition of intoxication in Texas? The legal definition of intoxication in Texas is: (1) Not having the normal use of mental faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A Dallas police officer was arrested for DWI in Fort Worth last November. Around 11 p.m. on November 25, Fort Worth police officer spotted a black Honda on the side of the service road. The car was ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A fire chief in Dallas County, Missouri has resigned after being charged with DWI . In 2002 and 2004, the fire chief had been previously arrested for DWI. If this were Texas, he would be charged with ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A New York Man who was at court for a felony DWI showed up to court intoxicated. Not only was he intoxicated, but he brought an open can of beer to the court. In addition, he had four more cans of ...
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