Driving While Intoxicated – DL Hearing DISMISSED
My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer stopped my client because he saw her get out of her car and stumble into a convenience store. The officer reported that my client admitting to drinking 4 glasses of wine.
My client PROVIDED A BREATH TEST. My client didn’t know she could refuse the tests. The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath. She provided two breath specimens with a reported BAC of .176 and .177.
My client also did the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). The Officer said my client exhibited all 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The Officer said that my client displayed 5 of the 8 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The Officer said that my client used her arms for balance and put her foot down four times on the One Leg Stand test.
We appealed the so called “automatic” suspension of her driver’s license.
We filed discovery requests and subpoenaed all the officers involved to justify our client’s arrest and the suspension.We argued to the ALR judge that DPS couldn’t prove all the necessary elements necessary to suspend my client’s license. The judge ruled that we were correct and denied DPS’ request to suspend my client’s license. Her LICENSE WAS NOT SUSPENDED.