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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Discusses Enhanced Penalties for Certain DUI Situations
If you are facing DUI charges, you may feel that the penalties that you will experience if you are convicted are harsh. While the penalties for a DUI conviction are harsh, there are a few situations in which a driver who is convicted of driving while intoxicated could receive penalties that are even greater than…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Offers Advice for Drivers Facing Their First DUI
DUI defense is something that most people do not think about until they have already been charged with a DUI. Since any driver is at risk of being charged with a DUI any time they drive anywhere and whether or not they have been drinking, it is a good idea to know in advance what…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Talks About the Role of Gender in DUI Cases
At the present time, women make up approximately one quarter of all DUI arrests. While this means that significantly fewer women are being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol than men, it also means that the number of women who are being arrested for DUI in recent years is much higher than it…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Explains Why Every DUI Defendant Needs an Attorney
Now that you have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, you may be wondering whether you should seek the assistance of a Texas DUI Defense Attorney. Every DUI charge can have serious consequences, and a Texas DUI Defense Attorney can give you the best chance at a positive outcome under the unique…
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Texas DUI Defense Attorney Explains SR-22 Insurance
If your driver’s license has been suspended, you may wonder whether there is any way that you could be allowed to drive to work, so that you don’t lose your job, in addition to losing your license. Fortunately, Texas does issue something called an occupational or essential need license, which allows drivers whose licenses who…
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East Texas DUI Defense Attorney Explains the Role of Science in DUI Defenses
Texas DUI defense attorneys use a variety of tools to build successful arguments in defense of their clients. A thorough knowledge of Texas DUI laws is one tool that Texas DUI defense attorneys use to spot weaknesses in the prosecution’s case that can be challenged with arguments based upon the law. Challenges to field sobriety…
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A Texas DUI – It All Starts With a Traffic Stop
If you feel as though your DUI investigation took you by surprise, you are not alone. After all, before you were stopped by the police, you were just driving around like everybody else on the road. Unfortunately, the moment that your vehicle caught the attention of a police officer, everything changed. The blue lights appeared…
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Man Arrested for DUI in Austin After 0.00 Breathalyzer Test
On January 13, 2013, Larry Davis ran a stop sign in Austin. He was stopped by police, and during the course of the vehicle stop, he was asked to perform field sobriety tests. Davis exited his vehicle and participated in the tests. The officer who made the stop said that when Davis performed field sobriety…
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Texas DUI Lawyer Provides Summary of Texas DUI Penalties
Just like drinking alcohol can be a difficult habit to break, the habit of drinking and driving can be hard to kick. Although the penalties for DUIs increase for repeat offenses, second and third offenses are not uncommon. Drinking alcohol suppresses a person’s ability to reason, so when people drink, they tend to make decisions…
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Can Mouth Alcohol Provide a Viable Texas DUI Defense?
Many people arrested for DUI in Texas are familiar with the term “mouth alcohol,” but wonder whether it is a valid defense or more of an urban myth. Because the most compelling piece of evidence used by prosecutors in most Texas DUI cases is a failed breathalyzer test, the accuracy of blood alcohol concentration (BAC)…