If you are involved in a suspected DWI accident, the police will make every effort to take a blood sample from you for testing purposes. Even if you refuse to consent to such a test, a police officer can obtain a warrant from a magistrate if there is probable cause to suspect you were intoxicated […]
Like most states, Texas has enacted a Dram Shop Act in order to hold businesses that sell alcohol legally responsible for “over-serving” intoxicated customers. Dram shop laws typically come into play in personal injury and wrongful death claims that arise from the actions of an intoxicated individual to whom a business negligently over-served alcohol. While the […]
The main element of any accusation of a DWI offense by law enforcement is that the person accused of such an offense is, in fact, intoxicated during the time of their arrest. In many cases, when a person is arrested for DWI offense in the state of Texas, they don’t undergo any chemical testing to […]
When it comes to new DWI laws across the country, there are two prevailing schools of thought. One says we need more laws while the other says we don’t, we need to enforce the ones we’ve got. Guess which school is winning. Here are the laws actively being discussed at various levels of government and […]
In a recent post, we discussed the exigent circumstances exception for warrantless blood-alcohol testing currently being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. Until the law changes, however, Texas readers may appreciate knowing the current requirements of state law — as well as potential consequences for withholding consent to a DWI blood test. First and foremost, […]