Recent Posts in DWI Category
Posted on May 1, 2012 By Houston DWI Attorney
In the state of Texas, there is something called an implied consent law. Basically, this means that anyone who registers for a driver's license in that state agrees to submit to field sobriety ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By Houston DWI Attorney
On March 14, 2012 two Texas Southern University students were driving down Scott Street when they were rear ended by a large SUV. The driver of the SUV attempted to flee the scene, but the students ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2012 By Houston DWI Lawyer
DWI laws in Houston are very similar to those in other cities; however Houston has its own twists. One of the most damaging aspect of Houston DWI law is the criminal record that you may likely face ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2012 By Houston DWI Attorney
On April 13, 2011 an officer of the Houston police department crashed his personal pickup truck into a school bus, while on his way to work. A blood test on this officer showed that his blood alcohol ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2012 By Herman Martinez
One of the many annoying things about getting arrested for drunk driving in Houston, Harris County, Texas is having to get an occupational driver's license if the ALR hearing is lost. Luckily, the ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Herman Martinez
When the Texas legislature was in session earlier this year I was concerned that they would pass too many DWI laws that would further impede the rights of Texas citizens. Anyone arrested for drunk ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Herman Martinez
I was in Las Vegas, Nevada this past weekend where I saw several billboards on the side of the road advertising for DWI /DUI arrest. I rarely come across any type of legal advertising in Houston much ...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2011 By Herman Martinez
The actual musical performer for the Houston Rodeo usually waits until after 9 p.m. to take the stage at the Houston Rodeo. This allows the concession stands to rack up enough sales for the night. I ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2011 By Herman Martinez
If you ever think that the state of Texas goes too far in trying to curb drunk driving you should check out this Ru ssian billboard . I would imagine that even the Mothers Against Drunk Driving group ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Herman Martinez
It seems like every year someone wearing the Breathalyzer costume for Halloween is arrested for drunk driving. I wonder if that person realizes that if they are stopped by a police officer while ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Herman Martinez
According to a published report 1 in 8 people were found to be intoxicated while attending a sporting event. That being said, Reliant Stadium holds over 70,000 fans every time the Texans play so ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Herman Martinez
It usually takes high publicity cases to illustrate how the law is different from one State to another. The recent arrest of current Tennessee Titans and former University of Texas Quarterback, Chris ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By Herman Martinez
The recent arrest of a Galveston County, Texas prosecutor for drunk driving is unfortunate. I will not belabor that point since Murray Newman's blog has a well written piece on this subject. What I am ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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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