1. Speeding or Breaking Some Other Traffic Law Most drivers who are arrested for DWI are not pulled over because they’re driving like they’re drunk. Most people are pulled over for speeding or other traffic violation. Once the officer pulls them over and starts talking to the driver, he expands the stop investigate the driver for DWI. Follow all traffic laws and if you don’t feel like paying attention to your Read More
Just Say No…to the Cops
Growing up in the 80’s, I was told many times to “just say no” if anyone offered me drugs. When I was older, girls were told they shouldn’t feel pressured by boys; that it was ok to say "no." But one public service announcement that I never heard was that I should say no to police. The Constitution gives us the right to say no to police, and we should. If an officer asks if he can search you, your car, your home, Read More
How You Can Keep a DWI from Affecting Your Future
If you don’t know my story, I was arrested and charged with DWI in 2001. It was a difficult thing to go through when it happened. It was just as difficult every time I applied for a job, when I applied for law school, and when I applied for my law license because I would have to explain that I had been arrested and why I had been arrested. What I didn’t know until I became a lawyer was that there are things that Read More
Driving While High
In Texas, someone can be charged with driving while intoxicated whether they are intoxicated from alcohol, marijuana, or some other intoxicating drug. Most people know that the legal limit for alcohol is a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or higher. What many people don’t know, is that there is no magic number for marijuana. In some states, like Colorado, you are above the legal limit if you have .05 nanograms Read More
