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The Typical Fort Worth/ Tarrant County DWI

By Shawn Matlock

Driving While Intoxicated is perhaps the most unique criminal charge in Texas, and perhaps the most prosecuted. A DWI is essentially an opinion crime; that is, it is the opinion of the officer whether a person is charged with DWI,and the jury as to whether to convict.Contrary to popular belief, the police cannot stop a person unless they have a justified reason for doing so. Although that sounds like a benefit to people, in reality, the police can often justify virtually any stop of a citizen. In a DWI case, the most often cited reasons for the stop are weaving between the lanes of traffic, driving too fast (or too slow), and failing to signal. Once these infractions occur, the office may stop a citizen and begin his investigation into a possible DWI...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on October 25, 2008 (boomark / email).