Austin Texas Drunk Driving Defense, Ken Gibson, Attorney at Law

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.

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 for driving without headlights at nighttime.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but she 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 from her breath and that she had glassy, bloodshot eyes. 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 lost balance during the instructions, turned improperly, 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 put her foot down and swayed 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. This will allow us to have the DWI arrest removed from her record.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an deputy with the Travis County Sheriff’s Office. The officer reported that my client was stopped for failing to signal intent to turn.

My client REFUSED the Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) and the Breath Test. This wasn’t my client’s first arrest.

The officer reported that my client emitted an odor of alcohol from his breath, had red, watery eyes and slurred speech. The officer said my client admitted to having a couple of drinks that evening. They also found a gun in my client’s truck.

We took the case to court and let the State know that we were going to fight. We showed the prosecutor what a poor job the deputy did investigating my client for DWI. Eventually the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS THE DWI, which will allow us to have any mention of the DWI arrest completely erased from his record.

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 for almost hitting the police cruiser, coming to a complete stop at a green light, then making a left turn without signaling intent.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did perform the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which he was unaware he could refuse.

The officer reported that my client emitted a strong odor of alcohol from his breath and had bloodshot, glassy eyes. 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 refused to follow instructions during the Walk & Turn test. The officer stated that my client lost his balance during the instructions for the test, turned improperly, failed to touch heel to toe and began the test before being instructed to. The officer further stated that my client put his foot down, swayed and used his arms to balance 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, this is particularly good because it will allow us to have the DWI arrest completely erased from his record. THis win was especially nice because my client is in the education profession and would have lost his job of 18 years had he been convicted.

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 for failing to signal intent to change lanes and failing to maintain a single lane.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but did perform the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which he was unaware that he could refuse.

The officer reported that my client emitted an odor of alcohol from his breath, had red, watery eyes and dilated pupils. 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 lost his balance during the instructions and used his arms to balance during the Walk & Turn test. The officer further reported that over a quarter of a pound of marijuana was found in my client’s trunk during the search incident to his arrest.

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 minor traffic ticket and agreed to pay a small fine. We also got the Marijuana case reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. This will allow us to have the DWI arrest completely erased from his record.

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 for doing 46 in a 30 mile-per-hour zone.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but did perform the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which he was unaware that he could refuse.

The officer reported that my client emitted an odor of alcohol from his breath, had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. 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 turned improperly and stopped while walking during the Walk & Turn test. The officer stated that my client swayed and used his arms to maintain balance 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 minor traffic ticket and agreed to pay a small fine. This will allow us to have the DWI arrest completely erased from his record.

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 for driving the wrong way on a one way street.

My client provided a BLOOD TEST SAMPLE and performed the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). She didn’t know she could refuse all the tests.

The officer reported that my client emitted a strong odor of alcohol from her breath and had bloodshot eyes. 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 used her arms to maintain balance, turned improperly and stopped during the test on the Walk & Turn test. The officer stated that my client swayed and hopped to maintain her balance 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 minor traffic ticket and paid a small fine. This is especially good because it allows us to have any mention of the DWI arrest completely erased from her record.

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 for driving through a flashing red light without stopping.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but did do the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which he was unaware that he could refuse.

The officer reported that my client had bloodshot, glassy eyes as well as an odor of alcohol coming from his person. The officer said my client showed 4 of the 6 possible clues on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client displayed 5 of the 8 possible clues during the Walk & Turn test, including: losing balance during the instructions, failing to touch heel to toe, using arms for balance, turning improperly and stepping off line. The officer stated that my client showed all 4 possible clues of intoxication during the One Leg Stand test, including: hopping and using arms to maintain balance, swaying and putting his foot down twice.

We took the case to court and let the State know that we intended to fight. Eventually the prosecutor agreed to DISMISS THE DWI and my client pled to a minor traffic ticket and paid a small fine. This will allow us to have his DWI arrest completely removed from his record.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer reported that my client cut across two lanes of heavy traffic without signaling then struck a guardrail on the highway entrance with enough force to deploy both of the airbags in her vehicle.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST AND THE STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS (SFSTs), which she knew she had a right to refuse.

The officer reported that my client had slurred speech, red, glassy eyes and a strong odor of alcohol emitting from her breath. The officer said my client admitted to having a couple of glasses of wine, one beer and one mixed drink. The officer stated that my client refused to perform any of the SFSTs.

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, which will allow us to have the DWI completely erased from her record.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer reported that my client ran a red light.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but did perform the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), which he did not know he could refuse.

The officer stated that my client emitted a strong odor of alcohol from his breath, that he had bloodshot and watery eyes and that he was unsteady. The officer further stated that my client admitted to drinking about 5 beers over the course of the night. The officer reported that my client displayed all 6 of the possible clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer stated that my client used his arms for balance and stepped off line during the Walk & Turn test and that he put his foot down during the One Leg Stand test.

We took the case to court and let the State know we were going to fight. The prosecutor eventually agreed to DISMISS THE DWI and my client pled to a non-DWI offense, which will allow us to have the DWI completely erased from his record.