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. ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
If someone intentionally or knowingly appropriates property belonging to another without consent, that’s theft.
Theft charges are classified based on the value of the property. If the theft is under $100 in value, then it’s a Class C misdemeanor, which is the same level as a traffic ticket. If the value is from $100 to $750, then it’s a Class B misdemeanor, and that actually carries a punishment of ...
We have a large number of theft cases involving shoplifting. This includes intentional theft, such as someone passing the checkout location at a store without paying for a product. There are also other thefts, such as those involving theft of stolen property, for example, someone stealing or appropriating property or using property, knowing that it ...
Usually, the people accused of theft will always be arrested, either if they are caught soon after the theft or are arrested on a warrant for something that happened previously. Of course, any time there is an arrest, you are taken to jail and will remain there until you make bond, which you are certainly ...
