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 after rear-ending another car at a red light.
My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but performed the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which she was unaware she could refuse.
The officer reported that my client emitted a strong odor of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and great difficulty standing and filling out the accident forms. The officer said my client displayed all 6 of the possible clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client failed to touch heel to toe, stepped off line and used her arms to balance during the Walk & Turn test. The officer further stated that my client used her arms to balance, swayed and put her foot down four times during the One Leg Stand test.
We took the case to court and let the State know that we were going to fight. Eventually the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS THE DWI and my client pled to a non-DWI offense and paid a small fine.