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Austin Police Officers Disciplined

In an Austin KXAN exclusive, we’ve learned APD disciplined a number of Austin cops last month for doing things the police chief calls either “inappropriate” or “dangerous.”

Austin Police are constantly asking you not speed or run red lights because something bad could happen.

According to police documents, Officer Darren Carver, driving a marked police car, was at the intersection of San Jacinto and 8th Street when he ran a red light causing a multi-car crash. Carver was not on his way to an emergency call. Read the rest of this entry »

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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because she was speeding. The officer reported that she was going 51 in a 34 mile per hour zone.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but she did the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). She stated that she didn’t know she could refuse them.

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath and her eyes were bloodshot. The officer said my client spoke with slurred speech. The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client lost her balance during instruction, began before being instructed, failed to touch heel to toe, stepped off the line, and used her arms for balance on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client exhibited 32clues of intoxication on the One Leg Stand test.

We took the case to court and let the State know we were going to fight the case. Eventually, the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS THE DWI and my client plead to a Non-DWI charge with a small fine. We were also able to get deferred adjudication on the charge. What this means is that, with a few exceptions, we will be able to “Seal” the entire incident from future employers. This win was especially nice since there were immigration issued involved.

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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because he went straight in a left turn only lane.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST AND REFUSED THE STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS (SFSTs). (This was not his first arrest for DWI)

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The officer said my client admitted to have been at “a bunch of clubs on 6th Street.”

We took the case to court and let the State know we were going to fight the case. Eventually, the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS THE DWI and my client plead to a Non-DWI charge with a small fine. We were also able to get deferred adjudication on the charge. What this means is that we will be able to “Seal” the entire incident from nearly all future employers.

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