DWI Stops, Arrests, and Traffic Ticket Dismissals

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Please beware the Police are out in full force seeking out drivers who have enjoyed their weekend and "adult beverages" a little too much. There are also quotas and targets set up to seek out and detain drivers to issue traffic tickets, and to possibly make arrests for...DWI. If you have been driving within the last few nights you have probably seen flashing police lights everywhere. So...be careful and please don't drink and drive.

Edward Garrison handles traffic tickets and will often get your ticket dismissed in such a way that it will not appear on your state driving record. Edward Garrison, Texas DWI Lawyer, also aggressively defends citizens accused of DWI allover Texas.

Cops usually do not ask you to step out of your car to give you a speeding ticket, right? Please know that when you are pulled over on the side of the road by the police, and the cop asks you to step out of the car, THE POLICE ARE PROBABLY INVESTIGATING YOU FOR A DWI ARREST. Be smart. Be careful. Be cool.

When you are stopped and questioned by the police, you are:
(1) NOT REQUIRED to say anything, except to identify yourself;
(2) NOT REQUIRED to perform any of the Field Sobriety Tests;
(3) NOT REQUIRED to provide a breath or blood specimen.
(4) YOU SHOULD ask for your lawyer, Edward Garrison at 210-273-4291

If you are arrested for a DWI, serious consequences will follow, including, being booked and having an arrest record for DWI, possible driver's license suspension, driver's license surcharges of thousands of dollars over a period of years, possible limitations to travel to foreign countries, possible increases or denial of automobile insurance, possible limitations on your career choice, the social stigma of being arrested and possibly convicted, fines, fees...and so many more.

If you are arrested for DWI, seek out the counsel of a qualified and experienced DWI lawyer. Edward Garrison, TexasDWILawyer.com, all over Texas at 210-273-4291. Have a safe and Happy Weekend.

"If it were easy, everyone would be doing it."

EDWARD WADE GARRISON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
210-273-4291; 888-507-8544, Toll Free
www.TexasDWILawyer.com
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DWI and HIPAA

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If you are doing DWI defense, you owe it to yourself and to your clients to familiarize yourself with HIPAA. Many judges don't really know what the law is about or how it applies to private health information. In criminal cases, HIPAA may protect against the admission of improperly subpoenaed hospital medical records and may also lead to the exclusion of any such evidence.

I had two DWI jury trials this year in Bexar County involving single car accidents. The hospital blood draw records were improperly subpoenaed and were erroneously admitted as evidence at trial. The judge in the first case admitted from the bench he had not even heard of HIPAA, and the judge in the most recent case was certain that HIPAA did not apply to criminal cases.

There is an excellent article about HIPAA and DWI in the September issue of the Champion Magazine that I have forwarded to several judges. Let's not forget its our job to be familiar with the laws that affect our clients and cases and also to educate the Courts where necessary.

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Regards,

Edward Garrison
Attorney at Law
5411 IH 10 W
San Antonio, TX 78201
210-733-4291
210-733-4294, FAX
http://www.garrison-law.com

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