DWI Dismissed
My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The officer reported that my client was stopped because he was driving on a shoulder of the roadway.
My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).
The trooper reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot and watery. The trooper reported that my client had slurred and mumbled speech. The trooper said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The trooper said that my client displayed 4 of the 8 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The trooper said that my client swayed on the One Leg Stand test. My Client told the trooper that he drank 7 beers. My client was also charged with having an illegal weapon in the vehicle.
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 the weapons charge and my client pled to a Non-DWI charge.