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Posted on Jun 17, 2013 By The Martinez Law Firm
Road rage is the act of driving angrily and aggressively without any regard to other motorists out on the road. Those who are struggling with road rage tend to speed, cut other off, tailgate, and do a ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2012 By Herman Martinez
With the holidays approaching, law enforcement will be on high alert for the increased number of drivers who are operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. In some locations the police presence will ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Herman Martinez
Yo soy unos de los unicos abogados que ser dedica ha casos de DWI en Houston. En Houston, Texas temenos dos nuevos juezes que hablan Espanol. Natalie Fleming y Paula Goodhart son juezes que hablan ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I was contemplating whether to write this blog here or on my DWI blog, but since it relates to other areas of criminal law I found it more appropriate to post it here. Does anyone really believe that ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Former Houston Rocket Steve "Franchise" Francis has been arrested for public intoxication in Los Angeles, California. He was an NBA all star while playing for the Rockets. He never fulfiled ...
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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 Sep 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The Houston Young Lawyers sponsored a meeting today with Judges Paula Goodhart and Natalie Fleming. Judge Goodhart was recently appointed to Harris County Criminal Court at Law #1. Judge Fleming was ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I had to deal with a rather unreasonable prosecutor today. Her position was that my client did so well when submitting to the police officer's standardized field sobriety tests was because of his ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Herman Martinez
I never think of Houston, Texas as a vacation spot like Miami, Orlando, or Los Angeles, but this summer I have seen an increase in people getting arrested for DWI in Houston while vacationing. The ...
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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 Jun 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
There is something that sunshine does to my body. The sun invigorates my body. Perhaps, it is my Cuban ancestry? Nothing helps me recharge more then taking a long weekend away from work and soaking up ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Our criminal defense firm regularly gets a phone call from someone that just had a person they know get arrested for a crime asking the above question. As I would do on most subjects if I was not a ...
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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 Apr 13, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI Lawyer I get really stressed at times. Recently, after a tough stretch I felt a little run down and apparently it showed since one of my clients brought it to my attention. The client ...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI attorney I read a lot of arrest reports. It is without fail that the police report mentions certain intoxication clues like strong odor of alcohol despite alcohol itself not having a ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2010 By Herman Martinez
As a Houston DWI Attorney I am surprised when an athlete or anyone else for that matter apologizes for a drunk driving arrest. For instance, Al Jefferson, Minnesota Timberwolve's center, did this ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2010 By Herman Martinez
It is sad when anyone has a mental illness. Mental illness can strike anyone. It does not discriminate between rich or poor,black or white, talented or no talent. For example, click here to see how a ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Congratulations to Natalie Fleming and Paula Goodhart for being appointed to misdemeanor courts 3, and 1, respectively. Ms. Fleming has been a visiting judge for various Harris County courts over last ...
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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
When people call my office after a DWI arrest they ask the question posted above. The answer is straighforward. Typically, the only reason a person would be required to apply for a SR22 arising out of ...
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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 Feb 23, 2010 By Herman Martinez
The NFL season may be over, but does not mean that their players do not stop making news. NFL players Will Allen and Byron Westbrook were arrested this weekend in seperate instances. It is a shame ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Today, I received the judge's decision regarding an ALR hearing in Houston I had last week. The judge decided to suspend my client's drivers license despite the fact that I won her DWI trial in ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Anyone that is a Houston DWI attorney attends the administrative law revocation (ALR) hearings regularly. The purpose of these hearings are to determine if your license will be suspended. An ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2010 By Herman Martinez
Since I have been a DWI attorney in Houston for over ten years I have seen a fair share of high blood alcohol results. The highest one that I represented was.4. I could not believe when I ran across ...
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