Blog Posts in 2010
Posted on Dec 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Earlier this year the Austin Police Chief floated the idea of creating a new DWI law for those that blow under the current legal limit of .08. I questioned the idea of creating a new DWI law here . I ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Just what we need for the Thanksgiving Holiday...another DWI crackdown by local enforcement. The current target is the Texas Renaissance Festival. Most disturbing is the fact that law enforcement are ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Most people including lawyers that do not practice DWI regularly think once a blood is taken the person is guilty of the crime. This could not be further from the truth. A person is always presumed to ...
Continue reading "Am I Guilty If I Consented To Blood Drawn In Harris County, Texas?" »
Posted on Nov 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
A couple of friends have mentioned a local news story about future vehicles being manufactured with a DWI device that is similar to the interlock. This device would not allow a vehicle to be started ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Generally speaking, if someone is intoxicated in Texas it does not matter if it is because of alcohol, illegal drug use, or prescribed medication. It is really sad when I have to represent someone ...
Continue reading "Will Drinking Alcohol While on Prescribed Medication be Used in My DWI Trial? " »
Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Now that the DIVERT program has reached its one year mark and contracts have been fulfilled cases are being dismissed daily in Harris County, Texas' misdemeanor courts. The tricky part is that the DWI ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Yes, it is true the mercury in some of the fish that is used in sushi rolls as well as soy sauce may contribute to a higher breath test result in DWI cases. Because certain fish like tuna contain high ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Even a year after the Harris County District Attorney's Office implemented the DIVERT program there are still some outstanding questions that some misdemeanor prosecutors choose not to answer. For ...
Continue reading "Will My Arrest as a Juvenile Keep Me From Entering the Houston DWI DIVERT Program?" »
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I previously mentioned that the Harris County District Attorney's Office received a grant that will allow them to have " DWI No Refusal" weekends all the time. Currently they are ...
Continue reading "Who is the Harris County,Texas DWI "No Refusal" Weekends Really Helping?" »
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Thisseems to be the newest line that search engine sales people are using when calling our law firm. For the most part, my assistant does a great job screening these calls, but when I am "on call" ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was at a picnic for Golden Retrievers with my dog, Dawson this weekend. Yes, you read that correctly. This is what people sometimes do that do not have children with their weekends. Actually, it was ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Getting an occupational driver's license in Harris County, Texas is not as straight forward as one would think. For starters, a person will need to get SR-22 insurance. Some courts even require this ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2010 By Herman Martinez
George Michael , one of the biggest music stars of the 80's, and a favorite of many girls during my teen age years has been getting into trouble pretty regularly the past few years. This type of ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2010 By Herman Martinez
This blog as the site suggests will be exclusive to DWI issues. I have two other blogs where I write about more general criminal defense topics. Since I have this DWI website I thought it would be a ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2010 By DWI Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our DWI Defense Blog . As the title suggests this blog will focus on DWI issues. We two other blogs that are more generally related to ciminal law issues so we ...
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