Recent Posts in Breath Test Category
Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I talked about the seminar that I attended a few weeks ago where Judge Goodhart and Judge Fleming spoke to the Harris County, Texas criminal defense. Their purpose was to give criminal defense lawyers ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The United Kingdom is considereing lowering the legal limit for driving while intoxicated (DWI) to .05. That would be less than a pint of beer of beer at dinner. I am sure M.A.D.D is all over this and ...
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Posted on May 18, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Judge Bill Harmon, Harris County Criminal Court Judge #2, has been the only judge that does not allow the DIVERT program in his court. I have written before how frustrating this is as a Houston DWI ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Texas Department of Transportation has printed what we have told clients for years. A DWI conviction is extremely expensive. If you are caught driving while intoxicated in Texas you could pay over ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Please not that there is isnt a difference between the terms drunk driving, dui, and dwi in Texas. Many people come to our office that they were not DWI. In our state it is all the same.
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Posted on Nov 11, 2009 By Herman Martinez
One of the advantages of being part of the National College of DUI Defense is that every member of the college helps one another. Recently, I was able help fellow DWI Attorney, Brad Schreiber of South ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2009 By Herman Martinez
A report from the Austin Statesman shows that despite the fact that 50 per cent of people that get arrested for DWI provide a breath sample that average does not apply to Texas politicians. ...
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Posted on May 28, 2009 By Herman Martinez
That is correct some states like Iowa and Minnesota make a seperate crime to refuse the breath test even if you are later found innocent of a DWI. Hopefully, we will never see the day that Texas makes ...
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Posted on May 11, 2009 By Herman Martinez
A Texas Department of Public Safety audit has revealed that the breath tests from eight Houston area police departments have been comprised because the test machines were not properly tested by the ...
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