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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for his SECOND DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because he failed to turn on his headlights.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client exhibited only 4 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed, used his arms for balance, hopped and put his foot down 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 offense with a small fine.

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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 was speeding 60 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour speed zone.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot, watery and glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client exhibited only 1 clue of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed, used his arms for balance and put his foot down 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 offense with a small fine.

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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the University of Texas Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because he had a headlight out.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 4 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test.
The officer said that my client exhibited 4 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed 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 Offense with a small fine.

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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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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 was speeding, 46/35.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot, watery and glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client exhibited 3 of the 8 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed, hopped, and used his arms for balance 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 offense with a small fine.

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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for DWI in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas by an officer with the Round Rock Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because she was weaving and striking concrete barriers as she drove down the highway.

My client SUBMITTED TO A BLOOD TEST, which came back positive for Cocaine and Xanax.

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 Offense. This will allow my client to have the DWI erased from her record, and deny that she was ever arrested for DWI.

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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 he came into contact with my client because he was involved in a collision.

My client PROVIDED A BREATH TEST. My client didn’t know he could refuse the tests. The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and bloodshot and glassy eyes. He provided two breath specimens with a reported BAC of .098 and .096.

My client also did the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client exhibited 3 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client put his foot down 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 offense. This will allow us to have the DWI completely erased from his record.

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DWI Dismissed

My client was arrested for DWI in Manor, Texas by an officer with the Manor Police Department. The officer reported that she stopped my client because he had a license plate light not functioning.

My client REFUSED TO PROVIDE A BREATH TEST. (It was not my client’s first arrest for DWI) The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and bloodshot and glassy eyes.

My client also did the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). The officer said my client exhibited 6 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client exhibited 2 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed and used his arms for balance 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 offense. This will allow us to have the DWI completely erased from his record.

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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 stated that he stopped my client because he said that my client fit the description of someone reported as causing a disturbance.

My client REFUSED TO PROVIDE A BREATH TEST. It wasn’t his first arrest for DWI. The Officer stated that my client had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and had bloodshot, glassy and watery eyes. He also stated that my client spoke with slurred speech.

My client did the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs). He stated that he didn’t know he could refuse them. 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 refused to perform the One Leg Stand test.

We appealed the so called “automatic” suspension of his 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. His LICENSE WAS NOT SUSPENDED.

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