If you are here, chances are that you have recently received a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) also known as a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in other states. The things that you are going through are not exactly the highlights of your life, but hopefully we can guide you through your DWI charge with minimal stress. It is our goal to bring you to comfort through the power of knowledge. Below, you will find several links and short descriptions of most of your questions.
What can we do for you?
Once we collect some basic information from you, we schedule a free consulation in our office as soon as possible. Immediate action on your part is required to ensure your ability to exercise all your rights in this matter. Once retained, The Coffey Firm, Texas DWI attorneys, start working on your case immediately. If you chose to hire us to defend your license, we request an Administrative License Revocation (ALR) Hearing on your behalf. Next, we contact the courts to obtain information about the charges filed against you. Generally, the charges are filed with the district attorney within a few weeks, but in some instances charges may not be filed for months or longer. There is a 2 year limit for filing of charges by the district attorney. Once we confirm that a charge has indeed been filed, then we begin to collect evidence of your case (police report, video tape, etc....) as a means to better defend your case. After gathering as much evidence as possible (generally video, police report, and after alr hearing results), our office will contact you for a case evaluation in our office. During the evaluation all available evidence will be reviewed with you in detail. Our Texas DWI attorneys will give you their professional opinion of your case. Many options could be available to you at that time including: setting the case for trial by jury; presentation of various motions to surpress, dismiss, or quash; plea bargin offers, or reduction offers.
Your License When you are released from jail, you receive a copy of the forms that were read to you during your "interview." One of these forms states something very important that is often overlooked. "The request for hearing must be received by the Texas D.P.S. no late than 15 days after you receive or are presumed to have received notice of suspension. Failure to request a hearing withing this time is a waiver of your right to a hearing." In other words you have fifteen days to defend your right to your license.
Know Your Rights - Texas DWI FactsA breath test or field sobriety test does not automatically prove you guilty. According to the federal government, accuracy of field sobriety tests are as follows:
HGN test...................77%
Walk and turn.............68%
One leg stand.............65% * at .10 BAC.
