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| You thought it could never happen to you, but suddenly | | | | us to prepare our questions we ask them. |
| you find yourself in a situation that you did not expect. | | | | We will insist on receiving copies of any videos that |
| What do you do? Contact Texas drunk driving | | | | show your sobriety tests, whether in the field or at the |
| defense lawyers Jack Carroll or Don Becker to | | | | station. |
| protect your rights! The Texas Department of Motor | | | | We will insist on receiving copies of records showing |
| Vehicles can suspend your license if you refuse to | | | | that the equipment used for test was functioning |
| take a breath test, blood test, or urine test. WARNING! | | | | properly and that the person giving the test was |
| You have a limited amount of time (15 days) in which | | | | properly certified/ |
| to appeal this administrative license suspension. | | | | As you can see, what looks simple gets pretty |
| When you have been investigate or arrested for any | | | | complex. As your criminal defense attorney we will |
| criminal offense such as Driving While Intoxicated | | | | insist that all this information be provided and we will |
| (DWI), or any Felony Charge, you have an absolute | | | | walk through all this information as we discuss and |
| right to be concerned. Facing criminal charges may be | | | | proceed on your case. |
| one of the most frightening things you have | | | | DRIVER LICENSE SUSPENSION — Your arrest |
| encountered. Some of the possible consequences that | | | | may have included a cancellation of your Texas driving |
| can result from a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) | | | | privileges for a specific period of time. YOU HAVE |
| conviction include the restriction or loss of a | | | | ONLY 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF YOUR |
| driver’s license, an increase in insurance cost, | | | | ARREST TO REQUEST A HEARING ON THIS |
| fines, court costs, and even the possibility of jail. As | | | | MATTER. We believe that this hearing is extremely |
| you can see, Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) can be a | | | | important, not only to challenge your suspension but |
| very serious charge. | | | | also as an opportunity for your attorney to question |
| The Texas law says that the District Attorney need | | | | the arresting officer to find out exactly what he is |
| only to prove that after drinking you were not able to | | | | going to say in court. If you retain our firm to represent |
| drive your car in a normal capacity. That sounds | | | | you, part of that representation includes representing |
| pretty cut and dry, but it is not quite as simple as that. | | | | you at the driver license suspension. However, |
| You see, if challenged, the District Attorney must also | | | | remember you must request this hearing no later than |
| show all of the following: | | | | 15 days from your arrest so it is important that you |
| That the arresting officer made the arrest properly, | | | | contact us as soon as possible to schedule an |
| That you were properly advised of your rights, | | | | appointment. If your Texas driving privileges are |
| That the equipment the officer used to test you was | | | | ultimately suspended, in most cases we can get you |
| working, accurately, | | | | an Occupational License that will allow you to drive to |
| Etc. | | | | and from work. |
| Also, the office that administered the standard field | | | | WARNING TEXAS DRIVER LICENSE SURCHARGE! |
| sobriety tests should have successfully completed | | | | Beginning with any Texas DWI Conviction for an |
| the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | | | | offense committed on or after 09/01/03, the Texas |
| Standardized Field Sobriety Testing studenfst class | | | | Department If Public Safety is authorized to charge a |
| before administering these tests. We have handled | | | | surcharge on your Driver’s License. This charge |
| hundreds of (DWI) cases and know every trick and | | | | will range from $1,000.00 to $2000.000 a year for three |
| nuance officers use to cause you to fail. Before and | | | | years. Depending on whether you provided a breath |
| at trial we will grade the officers to ensure that he or | | | | sample, and the results were positive for intoxication, |
| she conducted the tests properly. If the tests were not | | | | you could be facing a $6,000.00 fee to keep your |
| conducted properly, this can be disclosed to the District | | | | license. |
| Attorney or the jury to show that the tests results | | | | The government with all of its resources can |
| were unreliable and should not be believed. | | | | frequently make your life miserable; regardless of |
| When you retain Jack or Don, not some underling, we | | | | whether you have actually committed the crime. Real |
| will insist that the District Attorney provide us with the | | | | life criminal law is NOT like television. Cases are not |
| names and address of anyone he plans to call as a | | | | resolved in one hour, and the solutions are normally not |
| witness as well as copies of every written or | | | | simple. |