Lawrence Boyd is a great guy, and a badass Dallas DWI lawyer. He literally wrote the book on Texas ALR hearings. The best DWI lawyers in Texas pay to hear Mr. Boyd speak at seminars. I had the pleasure of hanging out with Lawrence at a conference last summer (SPI),…
The legislature has batted around the idea of DWI checkpoints for years. Fortunately, our elected officials have never decided to approve the deplorable practice of treating every Texas driver like a criminal sans cause. Despite the best efforts of MADD, Texans want the police solving crime, not harassing innocent motorists.…
The system has eaten one of it’s own. The Hammer got 3 to do, and 5 for 10. The same tuff on crime ethos that Tom championed for years has finally bitten him in the ass. Here’s newly minted felon, Tom DeLay, on crime. From OnTheIssues.Org Voted NO on funding…
Have a loved one stuck in the Kaufman county jail? Want to know what the charges are and how much bail is set at? Where is the Kaufman County Jail Located? 1900 U.S. 175, Kaufman, TX 75142. If you got to 175 and 34 and take the service road East,…
I’ll be on with Gary Johnson, 90.1 FM out of Austin tomorrow night at 8pm CT. http://www.ruleoflawradio.com/#listen Not sure what our topics are at this point. Gary asked what I wanted to speak on. I told him my best subjects are 1. War on Drugs/Cannabis Prohibition 2. Traffic Tickets 3.…
Kaufman County had a rare flying while intoxicated arrest this week. Allegedly, the pilot landed on FM 429 and was arrested shortly after. Best quote about this arrest from Kaufman Chief Public Defender Andrew Jordan. “This defendant may have trouble making bail… because he poses a flight risk.” Rim shot!…
Thanks to Houston Defense Lawyer Paul Kennedy for tracking down HB 189. I had some tepid enthusiasm after reading the Statesman article. The devil is in the details. What’s wrong with HB 189? Three quick points. 1. It’s deferred, but still counts a conviction? From 189 A deferred adjudication for…
Beat your spouse, sell some drugs, look at kiddie porn, steal a few Xbox’s from Wal Mart and you can get deferred probation in Texas. (Deferred probation does not result in a conviction if you finish probation). But, catch a case for DWI and deferred is not available. It has…
In case you missed it, Pat Robertson, yes that Pat Robertson, is questioning the wisdom of cannabis prohibition. I’m amazed it took this long for a Christian Conservative leader to come out against arresting and prosecuting adults for smoking weed. It seems to violate the Golden Rule/ “love your neighbor…
Today was the last bar meeting of the year. Here are your 2011 Kaufman County Bar Officers- President- Robert Guest Vice President- Daniel Floyd Treasurer- Becky Calabria Secretary- Laura Holder If you are interested in joining the Kaufman County bar, or if you are not getting notice of the meetings,…