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Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

DWI is a serious offense, and DWI arrests can result in significant penalties that can have devastating effects on your future.

You could lose your driver's license, even if your case is dismissed. If convicted, you face fines, court costs, insurance premium increases, loss of job opportunities, and jail.

On top of that, Texas DPS will impose an extra fee of at least $3,000 to keep a Driver's License.

Often the outcome of a DWI case depends on your prompt action. For example, you have only 15 days to request a contested hearing on the suspension of your driver's license after you receive a notice of suspension.

A significant portion of my practice is devoted to defending people accused of DWI. I have taught other lawyers effective defense strategies at DWI seminars.

As a  NHTSA Certified Field Sobriety Test Instructor, I am qualified to teach police officers how to give the field sobriety tests. I review every case to ensure that the Officer properly administered those tests. I evaluate whether there was a valid, constitutional reason for the traffic stop, and that the police followed the proper procedures in collecting any breath or blood specimen or other evidence.

An officer only needs "probable cause" to believe you committed a crime to make a legitimate arrest. But under the law of Texas, the prosecutor must prove your guilt BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT to a judge or jury in order to secure a conviction. This means even if a jury thinks you are "probably guilty", they MUST find you NOT GUILTY if there is a reasonable doubt about your guilt.

It also means that honest officers, doing their job correctly, can make an arrest based on "probable cause" in a case where there is still reasonable doubt.

And that means NOT GUILTY.

Call me as soon as possible if you find yourself charged with DWI.

(936) 564-8744 or (888) HEATH-LAW

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