Houston DWI Lawyer

You need a Houston criminal defense attorney to represent you if you have been charged with DWI.

A DWI is a serious offense. A first time DWI is a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000.00 fine. In the event that you are convicted or plead guilty to a DWI, there is a surcharge of $1,000.00 minimum for the next three years. Since the punishment is so severe, you need competent aggressive representation.

From the moment that an officer makes visual contact with your car, he/she is beginning to build a case against you. The case starts with the officer concluding that there is probable cause to stop you. Common examples of probable cause are a burned out tail light or failure to maintain a single lane,(weaving). Of course, if it is later determined that the officer did not have probable cause to pull you over, your case may be dismissed.

In the interim, once you are pulled over, the officer is trained to look for signs consistent with intoxication. Such signs may include but are not limited to the smell of alcohol, red eyes and fumbling. Once the officer suspects intoxication you are asked to take a field sobriety test which is designed for you to fail. The breathalyzer which Texas uses is particularly flawed.

You need a lawyer that will rip the states case apart starting with probable cause through the initial stop and field sobriety test and if need be the breathalyzer. Hire Rand Mintzer, Houston criminal defense attorney to fight on your behalf.