DWI

Should I Talk With Police?

Should I Talk With Police?

Don’t talk with the police. Talk with a criminal defense lawyer, instead. You’ll almost certainly be told by that attorney the same thing:... Read more

How to Challenge DWI Blood Test

How to Challenge DWI Blood Test

Here’s a fact everyone should know: no lab has the power to render a guilty verdict.I’ve heard many variations on this theme: “You can’t... Read more

Blood Alcohol Testing Explained Simply

Blood Alcohol Testing Explained Simply

Your Attorney Must Understand how Blood Alcohol Testing WorksBlood alcohol testing is not that complex. A skilled DWI defense lawyer can always fight... Read more

Spring Break: 11 things you should know, legally

Spring Break: 11 things you should know, legally

That sweet time finally has come after a dreary winter: Spring Break.  Countless thousands of partying college students will flood beaches from... Read more

The King is Dead. Long Live the King.

The King is Dead. Long Live the King.

Lawrence Taylor  passed October 4, 2023, at age 81. You may not know who he was because few lawyers are famous. He should be.   The... Read more

Breath Test

Breath Test

One question is asked ??? of me in a social setting more than any other when people learn I am a DWI defense lawyer: “Should I blow or... Read more

LEGAL ADVICE FROM A SPRING BREAK LAWYER

LEGAL ADVICE FROM A SPRING BREAK LAWYER

Spring Break is almost upon us.  South Texas beaches will be partying with hundreds of thousands of people at a time.  Alcohol is every bit... Read more

Four Dumb Things People Do To Hurt Their Cases

Four Dumb Things People Do To Hurt Their Cases

Perhaps dumb is too harsh.  You don’t have to be dumb to do dumb things.  Avoiding unnecessary harm is often easily avoidable.  Try... Read more

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained — Part 1

5 Things Criminal Defense Lawyers Commonly Hear, Explained — Part 1

We criminal defense lawyers hear from many people from all walks of life. Many of the things we hear are the same. Most people are unfamiliar with... Read more

Expunction and Nondisclosure FAQs and Concerns

Expunction and Nondisclosure FAQs and Concerns

The information on this post has now moved to a new FAQ page. ... Read more

Brooks County, Texas: Ground Zero

Brooks County, Texas: Ground Zero

Brooks County, Texas, is a sleepy rural county with more than its share of poverty.  You’d never suspect it was a hotbed of activity, but it... Read more

Grand Jury: Constitutional Protection, But Easily Manipulated

Grand Jury: Constitutional Protection, But Easily Manipulated

You have a right to a grand jury.  Yes, you really do. Really.  It’s right there in The Fifth Amendment of our country’s... Read more

“They Didn’t Read Me My [Miranda] Rights.” And?

“They Didn’t Read Me My [Miranda] Rights.” And?

Reading Your Rights To You After Arrest Is Not RequiredMiranda Is One Of The Best-Known U.S. Supreme Court Case Names“They didn’t read me my... Read more

6 Things Which Don’t Win Your DWI (By Themselves)

6 Things Which Don’t Win Your DWI (By Themselves)

Your DWI May Have Some Great Defenses, But These Usually Aren’tIn some ways, these topics might be woven into your overall defense strategy, but... Read more

Should You Plead No Contest?

Should You Plead No Contest?

Few criminal law concepts are as simple and as misunderstood as the term “nolo contendere”, otherwise called “no contest”.  The two... Read more

Criminal Mis-In-Unjustice

Criminal Mis-In-Unjustice

Few systems designed by human beings can be as serious as one set up to take the very lives of people, their liberty, and their property. Our... Read more

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Bail Tales

Johnny Got Arrested the 1st Time – Bail Tales

 You may be trying to get Johnny out of jail as soon as possible right now.  You’re probably wondering what has happened up to this point... Read more

Self-Driving Cars: Get Used to the Thought of Them

Self-Driving Cars: Get Used to the Thought of Them

Google Self-Driving Cars: On Their Way to a Road Near You!Ten million self-driving cars may be on the road by 2020, according to Business... Read more

Kitchen Certification

Kitchen Certification

Imagine you run the public school systems’ kitchens throughout a state and have the title Executive Director of School Kitchens.You have a problem.... Read more

Body Cameras Key to Improving Police-Public Relations

Body Cameras Key to Improving Police-Public Relations

CCPD IS USING BODY CAMERAS, BUT THEY NEED MOREAccording to a report on KRIS-TV, approximately 1/3 of Corpus Christi Police Department uniformed... Read more

Gory, Blood Draw Labor Day Weekend in Corpus Christi

Gory, Blood Draw Labor Day Weekend in Corpus Christi

YOU ARE BEING THREATENED BY THE DAThe Nueces County District Attorney just threatened YOU in public fashion. The threat? You will be... Read more

What Being a Lawyer-Scientist Means to Me

What Being a Lawyer-Scientist Means to Me

No one made me become a Lawyer-Scientist. I chose to do it. Why? Simply put, I feel I owe it to my clients. That makes me willing to go out my way to... Read more

Series on Breath Testing, Part 1

Series on Breath Testing, Part 1

Breath Testing Blog Part 1 of 5You Will NOT Blow This TopicBreath testing for alcohol seems to be a mystery to the general public. For most people,... Read more

Series on Breath Testing, Part IV

Series on Breath Testing, Part IV

How Breath Testing WorksMeasuring AlcoholThe scientific principle behind the measurement of alcohol by a breath testing device used for court... Read more

Series on Breath Testing, Part II

Series on Breath Testing, Part II

Read part 1 >>>Winning or losing your DWI case understandably makes for compelling and highly personalized drama and consequences. Evidence... Read more

Series on Breath Testing, Part III

Series on Breath Testing, Part III

The Scientific Director Texas’ 50+-year old breath test program is administered by the “Scientific Director” of the Department of Public... Read more

Breath Tests in Court, Part V

Breath Tests in Court, Part V

What to Expect at a DWI Trial With a Breath TestA jury trial for a breath test is an opportunity to win a case when the state wasn't willing to offer... Read more