criminal defense attorney qualifications
Some lawyers can say...
- They are board certified in criminal law.
- They have tried more than 80 jury trials.
- They worked more than nine years as a prosecutor.
- They served as a Chief Prosecutor in a felony district court.
- They have taught trial advocacy at the University of Texas Law School.
- They have tried jury trials in both State and Federal Court.
- They worked as a briefing attorney for a US District Judge.
- They are Certified to administer Field Sobriety Tests, having completed the same course that DWI enforcement officers must take.
- They have tried a breath test case to a jury and won.
I CAN SAY ALL OF THOSE THINGS
How does all of this experience help you? Simple: I know the system inside and out. I know what prosecutors are looking for, how they assess a case, and what motivates them to offer the best plea bargains. If we can't strike a deal with the prosecutor, I won't waste my time - or your money - on defenses I know won't work. I will defend you aggressively and professionally.
Board Certified -- Criminal Law -- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Criminal Law Blog
June 26, 2009
What the cops aren’t telling you is that you have a choice.
They don’t mention that you have the freedom to choose whether to do the field sobriety tests. What they do is tell you in a “command voice” (that’s what they call it in the Police Academy) to “come over here and stand with your feet together and your hands at your sides.” And before you know it, they are administering field sobriety tests.
They don’t tell you in plain English that you are free to refuse to give a breath or blood sample.
They don’t tell you that for a first DWI arrest, the only consequence you get for refusing to blow, instead of blowing, is that if your license is suspended it will only be suspended for three additional months than it otherwise would have been if you had blown and the result were .08 or higher.
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