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 because he ran a red light.

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

The officer reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The officer reported that my client had slurred speech. 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 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. This was a particularly good win, because this was my client’s 2nd DWI, which upon conviction, would require mandatory jail time.

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 driving without 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 4 of the 8 clues 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.

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 and failed to use her turn signal.

My client PROVIDED A BLOOD TEST, and performed the standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

The officer reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from her breath and her eyes were 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 5 of the 8 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client swayed, used her arms for balance and put her 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 charge with a small fine.

My client was arrested for DWI in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas by an officer with the Georgetown Police Department. The officer reported that my client was stopped because he was weaving as he drove down the highway.

My client PROVIDED A BREATH TEST. My client didn’t know he could refuse the tests. He provided two breath specimens with a reported BAC of .131 and .139. The officer reported that my client had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy.

My client also did the 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 3 of the 8 clues of intoxication on the Walk & Turn test. The Officer said that my client was not able to hold his foot up for the requested length of time 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 keep his driver’s license from being suspended in the ALR process.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by an officer with the Austin Police Department. The officer said he stopped her because she was weaving.

The officer reported that he detected an odor of alcohol from my client and had glassy and watery eyes. My client PROVIDED A BREATH SAMPLE. She provided two breath specimens with a reported BAC of .19 and .201. She REFUSED THE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. She stated that she didn’t know she could refuse the breath test. Her previous attorney never told her she could refuse. This was especially frustrating since this was not her first DWI.

We took the case to court and let the State know we were going to fight the case. After challenging the legal sufficiency of the stop, it was apparent that the Judge was going to grant our Motion to Suppress all the evidence. The prosecutor agreed to outright DISMISS THE DWI. (No probation, no fine, no community service)

The wonderful thing about this is that we will now file a motion to have all the arrest records destroyed. This will allow my client to legally deny that she was EVER arrested for this charge. Also, had she been convicted of the 2nd DWI, she would have faced mandatory jail time.

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 ran a red light.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).The officer reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 5 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client failed to touch heel to toe, turned improperly and stepped off the line on the Walk & Turn 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 ticket with a small fine. We were also able to get the Non-DWI case deferred, so after the deferral period, we will be able to have that record sealed.

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 ran a red light.

My client REFUSED THE BREATH TEST, but he did do the standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).The officer reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The officer said my client exhibited 5 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client failed to touch heel to toe, turned improperly and stepped off the line on the Walk & Turn 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 ticket with a small fine. We were also able to get the Non-DWI case deferred, so after the deferral period, we will be able to have that record sealed.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by a Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Trooper reported that my client was stopped because he traveled at a high rate of speed right next to the stopped Trooper, when the Trooper had his overhead lights on.

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

The Trooper reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The Trooper also stated that my client also slurred his words. The Trooper said my client exhibited 4 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The Trooper said that my client lost his balance during instruction, turned improperly and took the wrong number of steps on the Walk & Turn test. The Trooper said that my client exhibited 3 clues 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 pled to a traffic ticket with a small fine.

My client was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas by a Trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Trooper reported that my client was stopped because he traveled at a high rate of speed right next to the stopped Trooper, when the Trooper had his overhead lights on.

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

The officer reported that my client had an odor of alcohol coming from his breath and his eyes were glassy. The officer also stated that my client also slurred his words. The officer said my client exhibited 4 clues of intoxication on the HGN (eye jerking) test. The officer said that my client lost his balance during instruction, turned improperly and took the wrong number of steps on the Walk & Turn test. The officer said that my client exhibited 3 clues 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 pled to a traffic ticket with 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 because he was traveling at a slow rate of speed with his hand out the window exhibiting his middle finger to another car. (a form of road rage)

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 turned improperly and stepped off the line on the Walk & Turn 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 pled to Deferred Adjudication on a non-DWI Charge. Once he has completed his deferral period, we can get that record sealed which will allow him to deny that it ever happened. In short, our client will end up with NO convictions of anything.