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Live-blogging 1.2 - Texas v. R.B.

By Shawn Matlock

Well, after a day of absurdity in misdemeanor court, we had a verdict. Guilty. I hate DWI cases. This will become very evident with a later post. The trial was slightly different that most DWI trials. There was more than just one State witness. My client decided to testify, as well as his former girlfriend. Between the three total witnesses, I think my client and his girlfriend were better on the stand. The officer, not a great witness. One issue was whether the officer actually saw my client leaving the restaurant considering he was supposedly investigating another incident. As part of our case, I decided to have the office come down off the stand and draw a map of the area. This turned out to be fun. The officer came down from the stand and moved confidently to the board...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).