Recently, a friend asked me about a newfangled anti-DWI device that he had heard about. What is it? What does it do? The device is called an ignition interlock. They’ve actually been around for a while now. Of course, it’s been headline news due to the recent case that went…
“That was in the past; I’ve paid my debt to society.” Criminal defense attorneys hear that quite a bit. The truth of the matter is that your past counts. A lot. When a potential employer looks over your job resume’, do you think he or she considers the fact that…
Okay, no it hasn’t gone that far. But where do we draw the line at how far police can go to collect evidence in a driving while intoxicated arrest? This issue is being pushed to the limit. Texas law enforcement agencies argue that alcohol testing is legitimate requirement for being…
It appears yet another lab is in hot water due to poor protocol. The Austin Police Department crime lab has been in and out of the news for years now. As you may recall, the DNA analysis section was actually shut down following claims of improper testing. In 2012, the…
On the Watergate scandal, Nixon was quoted as saying, “It’s not the crime that gets you…it’s the cover up.” Nixon knew that he may have avoided the whole Watergate scandal if instead of lying and covering his tracks, he had admitted his wrongdoing early on. Mismanagement is one thing; obstruction…
Maybe not. A Texas Department of Public Safety’s crime lab scientist is under fire for conflicting statements he made in a misdemeanor DWI trial this month. In May of 2013 the DPS crime lab switched two samples and delivered the wrong results to the police. The error resulted in a…
Worried about getting a driving while intoxicated charge in Montgomery County, Texas? You should be. It’s that time of year. We are getting into the holiday seasons. With the Conroe Catfish Festival and the Texas Renaissance Festival already upon us, law enforcement will be out looking for drunk drivers in…
National topics in the news today include two DWI related stories. First, in our own Montgomery County, Texas, a man received a fifty-year sentence for a driving while intoxicated charge and second, an Ohio man was arrested for driving drunk on a lawn mower. Lawn mower you say? I know…
Don’t take the tests. In a DWI investigation, the officer’s job is to gather evidence against you. The police will record everything you do or say. The officer has a microphone on his lapel. So when he walks up to your vehicle everything will be documented. The patrol vehicle has…