After you have been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated the next step is for the officer to request a sample of your breath or blood. The breath test is taken at the jail using the intoxilyzer and the blood sample can be taken at the jail...
If you are a first-time offender in Tarrant County, you may qualify for a Pretrial Diversion program! Pretrial Diversion Programs are an alternative to prosecution which seeks to divert certain offenders from criminal proceedings into a program of supervision and counseling. When the diversion program...
On September 1, 2019, the Texas Legislature passed a bill making it possible to receive Deferred Adjudication for a first time Driving While Intoxicated offense if they qualify. Once the person completes the deferred adjudication period the case is dismissed! Just because a case is...
If you do not have a gold star, you may not be able to use your Texas driver’s license or identification card at the airport! The Real ID Act begins October 1, 2020, only state-issued driver licenses and identification cards that are fully compliant with...
With the legalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes spreading across the country, more and more employers are conducting drug tests, but could CBD cause you to fail one? In a perfect world, Cannabidiol (CBD) shouldn’t cause you to fail any random or scheduled drug...
UPDATED July 18, 2019 Possession of Brass Knuckles will be legal on September 1, 2019 For years, the Texas penal codes prohibited possession of “brass knuckles” (including plastic self-defense keyrings often shaped like animal heads) and classified the offense as a Class A Misdemeanor. That meant people...
Recently, many people have asked me about what happens after you are arrested for Driving While Intoxication (DWI). So here is a brief explanation of the post-arrest specimen request: After a police officer makes an arrest for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), the officer will ask the...
Roadside oral indicator tests are commonly used across North America and around the world to determine whether someone has drugs in their system, but what do they really show? When you’re pulled over driving your vehicle and the police officer or trooper thinks you may be...
A New Proposed Bail Law in Texas In recent years, the bail process in Texas has faced increased scrutiny. Critics call the way Texas judges decide bail amounts arbitrary and say it puts a higher burden on poorer defendants, who are often unable to “bail out”...
In an effort to end increasing incarceration of “minor” offenses, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced this week that they will reform office policies to end prosecution of certain crimes (Dallas News). Perhaps the most progressive of these reforms include declining to prosecute future...