Ever been stopped on a DUI charge? Yes such things happen yet you could beat the system with the help of a criminal defense lawyer.
Driving under the influence charges demand fast action from you to ensure that your license won’t be suspended. The first thing you need to do of course is employ a lawyer so you can immediately be let go from jail.
In some instances, this does not happen since you are released on your own recognizance. However, a few will require you to post bail which your lawyer can arrange.
Once released, it’s now time for you to address this problem. In some states, a DUI charge generates two separate cases. The initial is filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles whereas the other is a criminal court case. Frequently, when faced with this problem, you might have to face these charges within 10 days from the date of the offense.
Just like any other criminal case, this starts with your arraignment. You will be asked to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Odds are, your criminal defense attorney will tell you to plead not guilty to these charges. This will give him or her time to evaluate the details of the case so your defense will be established.
There are lots of methods available that your attorney may use to get you out of a DUI and have proven to be effective.
Your lawyer may for instance dispute lack of probable cause for the first stop. This signifies there had been no motive at all to stop you and if that is the case, submit a petition to suppress any evidence that the police acquired when you had been stopped.
It is also possible to dispute flawed or unreliable BAC results. BAC stands for Blood Alcohol Content which is used to test if the person’s alcohol level has reached the maximum limit which makes him or her harmful to drive a car.
The results might be defective if your lawyer can prove that the evaluation was not correctly administered, the equipment utilized wasn’t properly maintained or you have a medical condition that could have an impact on the consistency of the test.
Another strategy is to attack the credibility of the arresting officer.
If your lawyer can question the police officer and confirm there are inconsistencies within their testimony in contrast to the police report they submitted, you just might have an opportunity of getting a not guilty verdict.
But when things are not working to your benefit and everything was carried out by the book, then your criminal defense lawyer might advise you to accept a favorable plea settlement. Doing this could get you lowered charges or sentencing concessions with the district attorney.
If you do not want to make a deal and choose to gamble in court and lose, you may try to appeal the court’s verdict. If you don’t, there will likely be an increase in your insurance cost, limitations on job options and also you will now have a permanent record.
Employing a criminal defense attorney will be the single method to get out of a drunk driving charge.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Attorney At Law | For Tworth Dwi
Arthur Anderson goes down. Enron goes down. Big CEOs in jail. The nation woke up one day and said enough is enough. Don't tell us that just because you hire the best accounting firm you can create your own tax breaks by creating sham companies; just because the SEC in the past has winked at insider trading we are going to continue to allow the big CEOs to get rich because they know when to trade or sell (even going after small trades like the Martha Stewart case).
Whether or not all those involved in the crackdown were deserving (in the Anderson case apparently one nose bleed CPA type brought the whole firm down due to bad ethics) I cannot say but what it obvious is that the press through the nation got the legislators and judges concerned and the rest is history.
The same needs to happen for DWI. Bad ass lawyers have a job to do but we don't serve as the press. Some of the 1.4 million DWI arrestees (this statistic in contrast to NHTSAs approx. 17k alcohol related deaths) need to stand up and cry foul !!
This country has a huge embarrasing problem when we are arresting 99 people for the one idiot who drank too much and killed someone. I WILL BE THE ONE TO SAY IT AND CALL A SPADE A SPADE: BASICALLY ANYONE WHO GETS PULLED OVER WITH ALCOHOL ON THEIR BREATH IS GOING TO JAIL.
The field sobriety tests are designed for failure and are ridiculous (this country would go into fullscale war if we made people do these tests to get their driver's licenses on the same NHTSA grading scales). Why the hell do we use breath test technology for evidentiary purposes when for all practical purposes you cannot retest the samples and the tolerance between two samples is so damn high that the body cannot even physically metabolize the difference (.02) within the 2 required minutes ?!? Give me a break why don't ya ?!
Now we have a MINIMUM $3k surcharge from Texas DPS you have to pay once you get convicted on top of fines, court costs and court related expenses ?! That is double punishment (OR DOUBLE JEOPARDY FOR YOU JUDGES AND LEGISLATORS READING THIS BLOG AND CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT) and serves NO purpose except for people like me to say "Texas DPS is in the business of making money."
This is no different than in the wild west days the local powers that be (the women's Temperance unions because you know the sheriff's were enjoying some drinks at the local saloon) would tax the hell out of liquor establishments to try to get rid of them. Women would parade around town with sign that said something to the effect of: "No lips that have touched liquor will touch mine" (the pics one can find are hilarious !).
Yet history repeats itself - the women's temperance union of the 1800s have now turned into MADD.
MADD is not about helping victims anymore (even their founder claims this and has left the organization: Candy Lightner whose daughter was killed in a DWI) they are about creating victims: the responsible social drinker into an undeserved criminal.
Mend need to quit being impotent and stand up to this nonsense- pillowtalk aside, geez ! Women need to quite lumping everybody together in blind distraction of the real victims out there. Common sense which is not so common anymore
Whether or not all those involved in the crackdown were deserving (in the Anderson case apparently one nose bleed CPA type brought the whole firm down due to bad ethics) I cannot say but what it obvious is that the press through the nation got the legislators and judges concerned and the rest is history.
The same needs to happen for DWI. Bad ass lawyers have a job to do but we don't serve as the press. Some of the 1.4 million DWI arrestees (this statistic in contrast to NHTSAs approx. 17k alcohol related deaths) need to stand up and cry foul !!
This country has a huge embarrasing problem when we are arresting 99 people for the one idiot who drank too much and killed someone. I WILL BE THE ONE TO SAY IT AND CALL A SPADE A SPADE: BASICALLY ANYONE WHO GETS PULLED OVER WITH ALCOHOL ON THEIR BREATH IS GOING TO JAIL.
The field sobriety tests are designed for failure and are ridiculous (this country would go into fullscale war if we made people do these tests to get their driver's licenses on the same NHTSA grading scales). Why the hell do we use breath test technology for evidentiary purposes when for all practical purposes you cannot retest the samples and the tolerance between two samples is so damn high that the body cannot even physically metabolize the difference (.02) within the 2 required minutes ?!? Give me a break why don't ya ?!
Now we have a MINIMUM $3k surcharge from Texas DPS you have to pay once you get convicted on top of fines, court costs and court related expenses ?! That is double punishment (OR DOUBLE JEOPARDY FOR YOU JUDGES AND LEGISLATORS READING THIS BLOG AND CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT) and serves NO purpose except for people like me to say "Texas DPS is in the business of making money."
This is no different than in the wild west days the local powers that be (the women's Temperance unions because you know the sheriff's were enjoying some drinks at the local saloon) would tax the hell out of liquor establishments to try to get rid of them. Women would parade around town with sign that said something to the effect of: "No lips that have touched liquor will touch mine" (the pics one can find are hilarious !).
Yet history repeats itself - the women's temperance union of the 1800s have now turned into MADD.
MADD is not about helping victims anymore (even their founder claims this and has left the organization: Candy Lightner whose daughter was killed in a DWI) they are about creating victims: the responsible social drinker into an undeserved criminal.
Mend need to quit being impotent and stand up to this nonsense- pillowtalk aside, geez ! Women need to quite lumping everybody together in blind distraction of the real victims out there. Common sense which is not so common anymore
Fort Worth Dwi Attorney | David Sloane
David Sloane is an experienced and aggressive Criminal Law Trial Attorney in Fort Worth, Texas with a focus of legal practice primarily in the areas of Criminal Defense; Driving while Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (commonly referred to as DWI or DUI) and Driving Under the Inflience by a Minor; Intoxicated Assault and Manslaughter; Marijuana and Drug Possession Cases and Sexual Assault.
We have an impressive track record of acquittals, dismissals and reductions for those charged with these crimes and have amassed a long list of satisfied clients. Our primary goal is to provide those accused of DWI with an aggressive and competent defense against their alleged Drunk Driving charges in the Ft.
Worth area.
Texas DWI matters are very complex and require an attorney that has the highest levels of skill and training. In addition to advanced legal training, David Sloane has been trained in the operation of the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath-testing equipment used by police in all Texas cities including Ft. Worth, and has previously taught Field Sobriety Testing to Police recruits.
David Sloane is one of few attorneys that are a Member of the National College of DUI Defense, a professional organization that only admits attorneys with the highest levels of training and experience in defending those charged with DWI. Their members represent the most experienced DWI defense attorneys in the country. Indeed, only 89 attorneys in the entire State of Texas possess these credentials.
In defense of those accused of Possession of Marijuana, David Sloane has a very successful track record of having these charges dismissed and never appearing on their record.
He has also defended a number of young men falsely accused of sexual assault or “date-rape” which resulted in the charges being dismissed. David Sloane is fiercely loyal to his clients and provides them with honest, direct, and sincere representation.
We have an impressive track record of acquittals, dismissals and reductions for those charged with these crimes and have amassed a long list of satisfied clients. Our primary goal is to provide those accused of DWI with an aggressive and competent defense against their alleged Drunk Driving charges in the Ft.
Worth area.
Texas DWI matters are very complex and require an attorney that has the highest levels of skill and training. In addition to advanced legal training, David Sloane has been trained in the operation of the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath-testing equipment used by police in all Texas cities including Ft. Worth, and has previously taught Field Sobriety Testing to Police recruits.
David Sloane is one of few attorneys that are a Member of the National College of DUI Defense, a professional organization that only admits attorneys with the highest levels of training and experience in defending those charged with DWI. Their members represent the most experienced DWI defense attorneys in the country. Indeed, only 89 attorneys in the entire State of Texas possess these credentials.
In defense of those accused of Possession of Marijuana, David Sloane has a very successful track record of having these charges dismissed and never appearing on their record.
He has also defended a number of young men falsely accused of sexual assault or “date-rape” which resulted in the charges being dismissed. David Sloane is fiercely loyal to his clients and provides them with honest, direct, and sincere representation.
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