Blog Posts in October, 2009
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Posted on Oct 30, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI Lawyer I like to keep up what other countries are doing with respect to their DWI laws. I was quite by surprise to learn that Ireland, a country known for drinking, and its Guiness ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2009 By Herman Martinez
I am off to another DWI seminar this weekend. I hope to learn even more about field sobriety tests, and how the police adminster them incorrectly. This is three full days of working through all the ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2009 By Herman Martinez
I wanted to acknowledge that the Houston, Harris County DWI mobile van turns one on Halloween. Last year a lot of fanfare was made about the way this vehicle was going to change how a DWI is handled ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer I get parents that can not believe that this is the case. In Texas, joy riding is called unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. This happens a lot when a teenager ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a DWI Attorney must people can not believe the low standard for a DWI arrest. Most people believe an intoxicated person would look like this guy. Unfortunately, prosecutors do not agree.
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 By Herman Martinez
It is with much regret to know that those of us that are DWI Lawyers lost one of the giants of DWI defense. Ed Loss, an Arizona DUI attorney passed away this week. My thoughts and prayers go out to ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Yes, please be prepared to be tested for drug use at your DIVERT interview. It would be a good idea to bring a copy of all your prescriptions to the interview as well. It has been my expereince as a ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Here is a crime that I have never seen as a DWI Lawyer...Driving your La-Z-Boy while intoxicated. Somehow a Minnesota man used a lawnmower engine to power his chair down the road, to get into an ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2009 By Herman Martinez
This is a question that I get regularly when someone's friend or family gets arrested for DWI in the middle of night in Houston. For a first time offender, the bond should be set at $500 if they have ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2009 By Herman Martinez
One of the many consequences of getting a DWI is the potential loss of your driver's license. If that occured a reinstatement fee was required to be paid after the suspension ended to have the ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2009 By Herman Martinez
It is never a good idea to get into an accident after someone has been drinking because the police are going to be called out to scene and it is likely that anyone that admits to having a drink will ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2009 By Herman Martinez
I have decided to add a more content specific site dedicated to DWI issues in Houston. The site will be found here. I hope that I will be able to blog about more of the day to day issues that arise ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI attorney I see many different types of cases. A person is always surprised when they are charged with a felony for their first DWI arrest. This commonly happens when a driver gets ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As I stated earlier this year, I feel like it is my duty as a DWI Lawyer to share my DWI knowledge with the public. Anyone searching for a DWI attorney or lawyer is bombarded with static websites that ...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI lawyer I always carry an extra videotape in my briefcase because I never know when I need to make a copy of a DWI arrest. Occasionally, the arrests are in a DVD format. Normally, I ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2009 By Herman Martinez
The SCRAM device is a new machine that is used as a substitute for the interlock device in DWI cases in Houston and around the country. The SCRAM is much more intrusive than the interlock because it ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2009 By Herman Martinez
When people know that they are going out drinking and driving it is always a good idea to have a designated driver that is not going to drink. When a designated driver is not available a person should ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Deetrice Wallace, a Department of Public Safety contractor who faked inspections of alcohol breath testing devices was convicted and sentenced to one year in the State Jail for Tampering with a ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a criminal defense attorney I enjoy reading an offense report where I can quickly identify different ways to beat the criminal charges against my client. My analysis is sometimes obliterated by ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2009 By Herman Martinez
This video shows the length that the city of Houston goes to end alcohol related accidents. It is an over the top production that attempts to show teenagers the worst case scenario of drinking and ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2009 By Herman Martinez
Similar to a recent appointment made by President Obama, Governor Perry has also a Hispanic Female to the State's Highest Civil Court. Perry appointed Eva Guzman, to be the first Hispanic female to ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2009 By Herman Martinez
The Oakland Raiders are known for having some colorful players on their team. During the 70's and 80's they would sign players that wore out their welcome with their teams or were released after ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By Herman Martinez
A Public Defender's Office (PD) has been approved by Harris County, Texas' Commissioners Court. Anyone who thinks this is a magic potion to the problems with the criminal justice system is naive. ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI Lawyer I enjoy keeping up with all the DWI arrest gadgets. Here is a new IPhone application that may help prevent a DWI arrest. If you would like more information regarding a DWI ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By Herman Martinez
In my practice as a Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer a few times a year I have clients that contemplate leaving the United States to avoid their pending charges. Most of the time I convince them that ...
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