Why DWI Defendants Ask About Chances Here's what every DWI defendant wants to know: what are my chances of winning or losing on the charge? It's a good question. DWI defendants are right to focus on the outcome. DWI defendants generally know or soon learn that they can have a lot riding on a D...
If you're a regular or occasional user of cannabidiol (CBD) products, you're no doubt concerned about whether using CBD can lead to an unintentional DWI if a police officer mistakes CBD for marijuana or THC. If you're facing an arrest for a DWI while under the influence of CBD or THC, you're no...
The stress of deployments and combats can be challenging for many military service members. And more than half of military members report that they believe seeking mental health treatment would be detrimental to their careers. As a result, perhaps it's not surprising that veterans have much hig...
Blackouts after drinking alcohol are a medically well-documented and publicly pretty well-known phenomenon. People don't always remember where, when, and how much they drink. What isn't always so clear to a DWI defendant is the consequence of a blackout. What happens if you've suffered a DWI ar...
Police have been using alcohol breathalyzers for decades to detect potential DWI offenses, despite the unreliability of alcohol breathalyzers. Houston police use the Intoxilyzer 9000 breathalyzer to infer your blood alcohol concentration for DWI charges. Houston prosecutors can convict on a Tex...
Self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, or just AI assist. Whatever you call them, their artificial intelligence can work wonders in keeping a vehicle on the road and even avoiding crashes. But vehicle AI assist technology isn't perfect, especially when combined with the imperfections of the dr...
Facing an arrest is always frightening. The threat of possible jail time, fines, and damage to your reputation is anxiety-inducing. But if you have joint custody of your children after a separation or divorce, your biggest concern may be what can happen to your custody arrangements. Can you los...
An arrest is frightening. You're undoubtedly wondering what will happen next and where you're going. Many of our clients are also concerned about the possible consequences of a conviction and whether they'll spend time in jail or prison. Also, our clients want to know where they'll be incarcera...
Driving while intoxicated is a serious problem in Texas, and our criminal code can levy serious penalties for a DWI conviction. But we all make mistakes. It can be easy to get arrested for DWI if you have too much wine with dinner or a few too many beers at the game. But a DWI conviction can ha...
Domestic violence can be a problem in any relationship, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. When discussing intimate partner violence, we typically picture a large man beating up a smaller woman. A 2014 study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy reported that 25% to 75% of LGBTQ+ c...
Domestic violence is a serious problem in Texas and across the country. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, there were nearly 200,000 domestic violence incidents in the state in 2011, involving more than 194,000 domestic violence offenders. According to a study by the University...
When we go out in the evening, whether to a restaurant or a club, we never expect it to end in an altercation. But sometimes, it happens. In fact, a recent shooting outside a Houston nightclub ended with one person dead and two injured. But while we tend to hear about only the most serious crim...
Increases in Psychedelic Drugs and Driving The public appears to be taking a greater interest in psychedelic drugs to the point that millions of Americans are using them. For some, using psychedelic drugs seems more adventurous and experimental than dangerous or addictive. But psychedelic drug...
Drivers facing a Texas DWI charge usually first think of their freedom, hoping to avoid any jail time. They may next think of their finances, hoping to avoid stiff monetary fines and penalties. But DWI charges and convictions can bring other serious collateral consequences, including affecting ...
The Problem of a Second or Subsequent DWI Most drivers know that second, third, fourth, or subsequent DWIs generally bring progressively stiffer penalties. Those stiffer penalties should make sense: if a drunk driver doesn't learn the lesson after a first DWI, the stiffer penalties of subseque...
Rising Marijuana and Alcohol Use Leads to DWI Charges Therapeutic and recreational use of marijuana, whether smoked, chewed as gummies, or otherwise consumed, is clearly on the rise nationally and across Texas. Texas hasn't joined the many states legalizing marijuana for recreational use, only...
Beware Rules of Thumb for Alcohol Absorption So, you've had some alcohol to drink at the bar or party. Does waiting it out before driving home make any sense? You'll hear the rules of thumb for how quickly a body absorbs and dissipates alcohol. Those guidelines include things like “wait one ho...
No one expects to get into a fight when they head off for some fun at a party or a bar, but sometimes it happens. Passions and tempers can be high if everyone is drinking, and even if you were just defending yourself or someone else, you could end up arrested. In this article, we'll discuss the...
Every year brings another one of these unfortunate stories of a college athlete's DWI charge suddenly placing the athlete's school scholarship and sports future at risk. A recent story broke about a star Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver suffering arrest on DWI, weapons, and marijuana possession c...
Sometimes, a car crash can end tragically, especially if the driver attempts to evade the police. A recent deadly crash demonstrates how police chases can sometimes end. Police Chase in North Houston The chase began when police attempted to pull over a car driving without headlights, suspecti...
A recent Texas Observer press report recounts just how bad Houston's Forensic Science Center once was for the criminally accused, including motor vehicle drivers charged with a Harris County DWI in Houston. According to the report, local and national media stories labeled the Center the country...
The problem leading to a DWI arrest isn't just the fateful “one for the road.” The problem can instead be just one drink. One drink isn't always enough to make the driver legally intoxicated under Texas DWI laws. One drink may not raise the driver's blood alcohol above the legal .08% limit (.04...
It's never a good time to face an arrest for driving while intoxicated. But if you're currently going through a divorce, particularly if child custody is an issue, this can be a frightening time. It is unfortunately common for good folks be be arrested for a first time DWI with a pending divorc...
Attorney Doug. Murphy recently received the 2023 Lawyer of the Year for DWI Defense recognition by Best Lawyers. This prominent award from U.S. News & World Report is based entirely on peer review surveys of the quality of legal services provided by each lawyer. Best Lawyers has recognized Do...
It's always frightening when the police pull you over for a suspected DWI, but if you have kids in the car, it can be even more serious. Did you know that a DWI with kids in the car can also result in felony charges? That's what a Harris County man recently discovered. Driving Erratically with...
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