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Posted on Feb 28, 2014 By Billy Skinner & Associates
To understand your rights during a traffic stop, specifically as they relate to drug dog searches, you have to go back to Illinois v. Caballes. In this 2004 Supreme Court case, the state of Illinois ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2014 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Probable cause – that elusive term that many, if not all, criminal cases hinge on. Criminal charges begin with an arrest, and a lawful arrest cannot take place unless there was probable cause to ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2014 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a criminal offense that does carry with it the possibility of jail time. Penalties range in type and degree depending on the nature of the alleged drunk driving ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2014 By Billy Skinner & Associates
DWI stands for driving while intoxicated, also commonly referred to as drunk driving. DWI is both a criminal offense and an administrative matter. This means that not only are you at risk for criminal ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2014 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Motorists who are suspected of driving while intoxicated ( DWI ) or driving under the influence (DUI) are subjected to the implied consent law – the consent all drivers give to provide a breath ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
The holiday season has long been a troubling time for law enforcement officers throughout the country. Each year during the holidays, drunk driving causes thousands of preventable accidents, injuries, ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
When convicted of a DWI, one of the penalties you may face can include probation. This means that you are required to be monitored by a probation officer, and oftentimes must face additional ...
Continue reading "DWI Probation Violation: What to Expect in your Case" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Facing charges for driving while intoxicated ( DWI ) or driving under the influence (DUI) can be an overwhelming experience. When accused individuals are in search of legal representation they can ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Driving while intoxicated ( DWI ) and driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs are serious criminal offenses with serious criminal penalties. Although DWIs are often charged as misdemeanors, ...
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Posted on Aug 27, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
How much can a conviction for driving while intoxicated ( DWI ) or driving under the influence (DUI) in Houston cost? According to statistics, anywhere from $9,000 to $38,000, depending on the nature ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
If you are arrested under suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI), the state of Texas will subject you to two separate legal proceedings. Criminal cases, for ...
Continue reading "Time Limits, ALR Hearings & DWI Charges in Houston, TX" »
Posted on May 2, 2013 By Billy Skinner & Associates
If you are caught driving under the influence with a child in the car, it is an automatic felony in the state of Texas. The Texas DMV will immediately suspend the driver's license of anyone who is ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Billy Skinner & Associates
According to HPD, local man, Omar Ornelas Lopez, 27, made his 13-year-old nephew drive him around because he was too intoxicated to drive. Authorities claim the officer noticed the vehicle ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Billy Skinner & Associates
A driver in North Houston has been arrested following an accident in which one man was thrown from an elevated section of I-45 to the frontage road below. According to police, a man was working on his ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
A woman in South Carolina crashed her car while drunk and then tried to throw her four-year-old son over a fence while fleeing the scene. Since the incident, she has been banned from driving and ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Allen Kwan (34) has been arrested, charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of a NW Fwy construction worker. Kwan was allegedly speeding through an area on I-45N (near Crosstimbers) about ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
A man is under investigation for drunk driving after slamming his Audi into a vehicle in west Houston. According to police, the man had been speeding on Sam Houston Parkway near Clay when he crashed ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Matt Hardy, 36-yr-old Professional wrestler, is facing a driving while impaired charge in North Carolina after running off the road and hitting a tree in his 2009 Chevrolet Corvette. According to the ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
Harris County authorities have arrested Elena Fuentes, the 27-year-old Houston mother previously convicted of intoxicated manslaughter (in a crash that claimed her daughter’s life), again ...
Continue reading "Mom Convicted in Drunken Crash That Killed Daughter Arrested for DWI Again" »
Posted on Oct 6, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
Although Labor Day weekend delivered some much needed cooler temperatures for most in the Houston area, the holiday did bring the heat others as it was also a no-refusal weekend. During no-refusal ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Billy Skinner & Associates
Houston police chief, Charles McClelland, has fired Sgt. Ruben Trejo. Trejo, a patrol sergeant, was charged with drunk driving after he crashed into a school bus on his way to work. Chief McClelland ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
San Antonio bars are installing Alcobuddy machines in an effort to keep drunken customers off the roads. For $2 per test, the devices will allow patrons to blow into a disposable tube, just like the ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
San Antonio officials have announced plans to implement digital billboards that will display the names and photographs of suspects sought for drunk driving (DWI / DUI), intoxicated assault and ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
According to HPD, Stephen Guy Ellis was charged with intoxication manslaughter for causing a fatal crash on Highway 290. Ellis was reportedly under the influence while speeding in a silver Pontiac ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Billy Skinner
Juan Carlos Guerrero, a drunk driver that killed a retired Air Force serviceman more than 17 years ago, has finally been convicted of the crime. Guerrero eluded responsibility for the 1993 alcohol ...
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