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What Are The Aggravating Factors For A DWI Charge?

In situations where someone has been injured or taken to the hospital, that person can be charged with a felony offense of intoxication assault. If they are guilty of driving while intoxicated or accused of this crime, and there was child under fifteen years of age in the car, then they may be charged with ...

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Is The Ignition Interlock Device Required For A Drug DWI?

This is somewhat insane, but yes, you must have the interlock system in your car. An interlock device can detect alcohol on someone’s breath. It does not do anything to detect anything else such as drugs. Nevertheless, if a person has a second time DWI, even though it is an allegation of DWI by drugs, ...

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What Are The Top Misconceptions About DWI Charges In Texas?

One of them is if there is a breath or a blood test that is 0.08 or greater, that is the end and there is no way to fight it. They must be guilty and that they do not even need an attorney, and nothing can be further from the truth, because even though there ...

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Is There A Typical DWI Client That You See?

There are typical clients that we do see. Any working person who might have a drink or two after work or out to dinner with anyone, and on the way home, they make the mistake of reaching for the cell phone or they do not come to a complete stop at a traffic sign. Most ...

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How Is A DWI Defined In Texas?

DWI is defined as driving or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Intoxicated under Texas Law is defined as having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater, which can be breath, blood, urine, or not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of alcohol or controlled substances, drugs, medications prescribed or ...

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What Are The Penalties For A Drug DWI In Texas?

As far as the DWI itself, penalties are the same as for DWI with alcohol. The first time offense is a class B misdemeanor, with a punishment of three days to one-hundred and eighty days in jail, and up to a $2,000 fine. Just as in other DWI cases with alcohol, if a person has ...

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Are Additional Drug Related Charges Tacked On To Drug DWI Charges?

Quite often, when people are investigated for DWI, they will be charged with other offenses, such as possession of a controlled substance. Sometimes, it is prescription drugs, such as Xanax, or Adderall, these are commonly used prescribed drugs. People may have those in their pocket, but not in a prescription bottle. They will be arrested, ...

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Are DWI Drug Cases Easier To Defend Than Alcohol DWIs?

In some ways, DWI drug cases are easier to defend, but in some ways, they are harder. In all ways, it is complicated. Attorneys need to have experience defending DWI drug cases, so they are able to give a client the best chance of having a fair trial, and not falsely convicted of these offenses. ...

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Should Someone Ever Admit To Using Drugs In A DWI Drug Traffic Stop?

The most important thing is to not answer any questions. So yes, it is important for the person not to admit use of any drugs, controlled substance, medicine, prescribed, or otherwise, as that will be evidence used against them to prolong the detention, and possibly start an investigation that may lead to an arrest. Nevertheless, ...

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How Can Blood Tests Help To Defend A Drug DWI?

Blood tests for drugs, or controlled substances, like blood tests for alcohol, are subject to mistakes, and misinterpretation of the chromatograph used to define the levels of the substance they are looking for, that may cause the intoxication. Sometimes, the vials are mixed up. Blood tests are conducted in mass quantity with possibly fifty different ...

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