Good DWI Attorney in Houston, Texas
If you have been arrested in Houston, Texas for driving while intoxicated, then you need a good criminal defense attorney who cares as much about the best possible outcome to your case as you do. You need a good criminal defense lawyer on your side who will fight to protect your rights.
When you have been charged with driving while intoxicated in Houston, Texas the best lawyer for you is an attorney who practices in criminal law. I am an experienced criminal defense lawyer, with over 15 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney and prosecutor. I have worked on a wide range of criminal cases as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. If there's one thing that I have learned over the years, it is that anyone can make a mistake, and mistakes have the potential to change a person's life forever. I do not believe that your future should be lost because of a single error in judgment.
If you have been arrested for DWI in Houston, then there are several thing that you need to know about Driving While Intoxicated and the consequences in Texas:
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a Deferred Adjudication is not available for those people charged with DWI;
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since there is no Deferred Ajudication, there is no need for a Petition for Non-Disclosure;
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you can not expunge a DWI conviction;
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there is no early release from a DWI probation;
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your driver's license can be suspended for at least 90 days and in some cases up to 2 years;
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in Harris County there is a pre-trial diversion program commonly referred to as DIVERT which is available only if you pass the very restrictive screening process, then after a year of probation your case is dismissed and you have no conviction for DWI, and your driver's license will not be suspended because there was no conviction.
To be convicted of DWI in Texas, the State must pove that you were operating a motor vehicle in a public place, and that at the time of operation you had an alcohol concentration of .08 or more; or that you did not possess the normal use of your mental or physical faculties because of alcohol or drugs.
Texas Penal Code Section 49.04. DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 49.09, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, with a minimum term of confinement of 72 hours. (c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that at the time of the offense the person operating the motor vehicle had an open container of alcohol in the person's immediate possession, the offense is a Class B misdemeanor, with a minimum term of confinement of six days.
Texas Penal Code Section 49.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Alcohol concentration" means the number of grams of alcohol per: (A) 210 liters of breath; (B) 100 milliliters of blood; or (C) 67 milliliters of urine. (2) "Intoxicated" means: (A) not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or (B) having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
I have over fourteen years of experience in the practice of criminal law, since 2003 I have been representing people arrested for DWI in Houston, Texas, as well as those arrested for other drunk driving charges which include:
- DWI Second Offense
- DWI Third Offense
- DWI with Child Passenger
- Intoxication Assault and Manslaughter
- Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and DUI
- Field Sobriety Tests
- BAC Tests
- Failing to Stop and Render Aid
- Failing to Stop and Give Information (FSGI)
- Driving While License is Suspended (DWLS)
When you've been arrested for DWI in Houston and when the best possible outcome matters, contact the Houston, Texas, Law Office of Mark A. Morasch today for a free initial consultation.
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If you have been arrested for DWI or Possession of Controlled Substance, then contact my office to discuss your case today. You can speak to someone weekday or weekend, day or night by calling 713-got-aDWI (that's 713-468-2394) or you can use the e-mail link for a response the next business day. In criminal cases I offer payment plans, and I accept Visa and MasterCard. Program 713-got-aDWI into your cell phone now, because you never know when you'll need help.
