I decided to take a deep breath before responding to the attack made by the prosecutor. I have taken that deep breath and will address the insanity of the Prosecutors argument, an insanity that I see bubbling over into the jury box in too many DWI trials.
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A Williamson County jury handed out a 60 year prison sentence to an Austin man yesterday for his 5th DWI conviction. The man had a wreck with a 17 year old boy and his blood result came back nearly three times over the limit at a .22 blood alcohol concentration.
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The article below gives several examples of behaviors displayed by Mr. Cabrera prior to and during his DWI arrest. The problem is all of his behaviors and actions are the wrong way to handle being questioned by the police.
Do not argue.
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Ex-APD officer pleads guilty to DWI: kxan.com
The initial footage you see shows Lenny walking into courtroom. Then we see Lenny entering a plea of "not guilty" to Judge Brooks, after prior attempts to resolution had failed.
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No one wants criminals serving in law enforcement, and the entity that controls the licensing of peace officers is beginning to take a tougher stance against officers with Driving While Intoxicated convictions.
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The current legal limit for driving with alcohol in your system is a .08. Austin Chief of Police Art Acevedo is supporting the creation of a new "DWI Lite" law that would criminalize driving with a BAC of a .05-.07. This law would create a new gray...
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And I could not help but notice that from the facts reported in the story none of the arrestees were involved in head on collisions or smashing into buildings. I have made it known far and wide that I am zealously opposed to "no refusal" weekends - you...
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Ex-deputy found NOT GUILTY of drunk driving. Check out the full story here.http://www.thetandd.com/news/local/article_c4695190-ec86-11df-a8d3-001cc4c03286.html
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He will be transferred to some other Marine base following an investigation into his arrest. His career, for all intents and purposes, is over. If he is eligible for retirement he will likely be asked to retire.It is sad to me that a man with such a great...
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