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When Judges Protect Their Own

By Lawrence Taylor

I’ve posted stories over the past week about what happens to cops, prosecutors and judges when they’re arrested for drunk driving — or, more accurately, what doesn’t happen.  Following is yet another example of the prevalent DUI double standard: Plenty of Blame to Go Around in Tarrant Judge’s DWI Case Dallas, TX.  Jan. 29 – Tarrant County Judge Elizabeth Berry was stopped for speeding last year in Alvarado, south of Fort Worth. She refused to take a field sobriety test, a breath test or a blood test, so a municipal judge signed a search warrant authorizing a blood test against her wishes. Last week, after a three-hour hearing, Judge Robert Dohoney ruled that the results of the blood test can’t be used against Berry because the arresting officer’s supporting affidavit was too vague...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).